After reviewing places to spend our day in Jamaica we decided on taking a trip with Jamaica Liberty Tours to Blue Hole. WELL WORTH IT!!! Our guide at Blue Hole, Daniel was extremely knowledgeable, helpful, safety conscious, and FUN! Daniel was great guiding us through the beautiful waterfalls. He even took on the task of manning our camera/camcorder allowing us to have no worries and simply enjoy the beautiful scenery and me and my husband to have a wonderful day without the constant thought of "we should get a picture of that" because Daniel took care of it for us. My husband and I had an amazing day and now have a great memory and we have lots of pictures and recordings of it courtesy of Daniel to relive it everyday! We will definitely revisit Blue Hole next time we have to opportunity to go to Jamaica!
We enjoyed are few hours at Blue Hole about 8 miles from Ocho Rios (use cheaper transfers to/from than Juta vans that charged us $70 US total return for four of us, which seemed excessive for short drive). Jumping off falls into ponds below, or off cliffs for more daring like our son, or rope and swinging into and dropping into pond below. Not for older people that do not like jumping in water etc. Guides we had were good and made it safe as possible as well took some pictures with our cameras as we did it.Admission fair $10 us per adult (did not charge our mother anything since she was not being guided or swimming etc. but she got to see some of the activities we did). Lots of fun if you are adventurous and not afraid of water.
We were a little skeptical when we got to the Blue Hole. It may have been because we were the first group that day. The spot itself isn't endorsed by the cruise ships which is actually great because it wasn't crowded at all. Ricardo was our guide and he was incredible. He took care of our camera, and took pictures for us along the way. It actually started to rain and Ricardo hid our camera in some rocks while he ran up the entrance to grab a bag to keep them dry. A person we meet later on the ship said he lost his Go Pro when he jumped and his guide dove down and got it for him. Bring some cash to tip your guide when your done and don't forget water shoes. There is a lot of rocks.
Georgeous and AWESOME! Kids had a blast 10 to 17. They jumped off all the cliffs and so did the parents. Cheap and not commercialized!
Fantastic Spot to Visit!! Cruise ships don't stop here so you have to make your own arrangements. We booked with Courtney Taylor Tours, and Dave our driver was great. He actually grew up and lives in the area which was cool because he showed us spots on the way (where he goes to church, his kids go to school etc - felt a bit more personal). Blue Hole is a bit off the beaten path near Ochos Rios. Definitely worth the trip! Go early in the morning, as it was getting busier as we were leaving. Our guide was fantastic, took pics for us, and was so good with our kids (one is adventurous and he was energetic and encouraged her to do some great jumps, the other shy and reserved and our guide helped him walk around on the rocks and gently encourage him - by the end our 10 yr old son did a few of the jumps and then wished as we were leaving that he had done more :) Our guide was so much fun but also gave us a show - doing some high dives and amazing twists, turns and somersaults in the air!Bring water shoes, it helps on the rocks, but you can buy some at the entrance if you want.Be sure to tip the guides - they do a great job
Deelon was a wonderful guide to the Blue Hole and its amazing waterfalls. He helped me climb up to find the beautiful upper falls and then took my camera to get closer photos (along with many of my wife and I) Then he gave us an incredible exhibition of "falls climbing" and acrobat swinging from ropes over the falls.The unique blue water has to be seen to be believed !
Make sure your driver takes you right to the top where a man with a clip board will take your name and $10. There are people further down who will offer to take you to the 'Blue Hole' but they will take you elsewhere. I was told people are digging other blue holes nearby to capitalise on the original.You really need a guide to show you the place, as there are lots of places for jumping and diving which is great fun, but only a guide will know where its safe to do so.
Robert was an excellent guide, the water was beautiful, not too many tourists...PERFECT! Crystal clear water, high dive, rope swing, several other jumps...great day!
This excursion was the highlight of our day!!!! We hired Tony O'Reilly Tours to take us to Dolphin Cove first then The Blue Hole. The drive to the Blue Hole is hairy but Tony made us feel safe and he kept all of our belongings safe. Ann Marie was our guide and she was awesome! She took my phone on the entire adventure and took pics for us the whole way!!! We climbed falls, jumped off falls, went in caves, jumped off rocks and rope swings. My kids LOVED it! They are 10/12. Annmarie made us feel safe and she was kind and never made us feel rushed. If she is there…ask for her as your guide. She made that whole day for us!!!! A must see!!!!
Please go visit this area INSTEAD of the tourist swamped Dunn's River Falls before it is discovered and ruined by the masses.