Description:
For a fee, you can relax on the beach or climb with a guide to the top of the falls. You can splash in the waters at the bottom of them or drop into the cool pools higher up between the cascades of water. A beach restaurant serves lackluster snacks and drinks, and dressing rooms are available. If you're planning to climb the falls, wear sneakers or sport sandals to protect your feet from the sharp rocks and to prevent slipping.
Climbing the falls with the crowds is a chance to experience some 180m (600 ft.) of cold but clear mountain water. In contrast to the heat swirling around you, the splashing water hitting your face and bare legs is cooling on a hot day. The problem here is slipping and falling, especially if you're joined to a chain of hands linking body to body. In spite of the slight danger, there seem to be few accidents. The falls aren't exactly a wilderness experience, with all the tour buses carrying cruise ship passengers here. The place is always overrun.
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User Reviews for Dunn's River Falls
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Had a BLAST - definitely do this at least once
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We actually went in 2004 with two other couples who had been before, so they knew the ropes. We didn't go with the group tour where everyone had to hold hands (if someone slips...
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- posted on 10.01.11
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Wouldn't go back ..
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After seeing Niagara, Dunn's wasn't much to see. We went on Carnival Cruise. Like everyone has stated before, all you find there are hustlers. Everything is overpriced and...
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- posted on 07.18.11
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Beautiful Falls, False Advertisement.
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I went with a small group to the Falls last week on a Carnival Cruise. The experience of climbing the Falls was great, and everyone was helpful and friendly. The whole time on the trip,...
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- posted on 05.19.11
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Contact:
- visit website
- tel: +1 876 974 2857
- fax: +1 876 974 5197
- send email
Address:
- Highway A3
- Rte. A3
- Ocho Rios, St. Ann
Hours:
- Daily 8:30am-4pm
Strenuousness:
- No Sweat
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