Beach Days in Jamaica: 10 Worth the Crossing

1.Bamboo Beach Club VIP Access with Lunch & Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 249 reviews · from $95Our pick

You’ll ride from a Montego Bay hotel or port to Bamboo Beach Club near Ocho Rios for about three hours of VIP beach time. Your host brings six house cocktails, soft drinks, and a four-course Jamaican lunch to your padded lounger, while the Kool Bartenders perform a mixology demonstration.

“My partner and I had the entire beach to ourselves! The staff 10/10, the food 10/10, the views 100% need to see. The owner of the property introduced himself to us. Everything was great and the beach was beautiful.”

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2.Bamboo Beach Club with Specialty Lunch & Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 191 reviews · from $69

You’ll spend about three hours at Bamboo Beach Club in Braco, with beach chairs, Jamaican tapas, drinks, music, and a cocktail demonstration. Pickup is offered from hotels in Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, and Falmouth, but not from cruise piers. Ask about VIP seating and drink inclusions before booking.

“Getting out of the port was stressful and confusing. Our tour guide made sure to find us and stay in touch through the app. We ended up with the beach to ourselves it was amazing. Beautiful water, great food, our guide was amazing and the drinks were STRONG! Would definitely go back. Some areas of the small beach front were gravel.”

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3.Montego Bay River Tubing & Bamboo Beach Club + Lunch & Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 161 reviews · from $99

Float the Rio Bueno with guides such as Dwayne, Davian, or Ben, then spend two hours at Bamboo Beach Club with beach chairs, rum punch, cocktail demonstrations, lemonade, and a four-course Jamaican tapas lunch. The river is gentle rather than wild, and water shoes are a smart choice.

“I give this day tour 5 stars, me and my family loved it from the start to the end. Starting with our kind driver Banji he was great and I loved that while on the road he was telling us about the history of Montego Bay. We arrived at the tubing and Read more”

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4.Bamboo Beach Break

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 112 reviews · from $45Best value

Ride an air-conditioned coach along Jamaica’s north coast to Bamboo Beach Club, where your chair, entry, and a certified lifeguard are included. Enjoy reggae music and cocktail demonstrations, then pay extra for food, drinks, massage, or snorkel gear. Shared transport can include other beach or tubing groups.

“Purchased the bamboo beach break but somehow ended getting picked up with two groups who were tubing and taken to the place where the tubing was going to happen. The driver took us to the beach after the others started tubinRead more”

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5.Negril Seven Miles Beach Day and Rick’s Cafe Sunset Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · from $125Top rated

Ride privately from Montego Bay to Negril in an air-conditioned vehicle with Wi-Fi, drinks, and an English-speaking driver-guide. Swim and relax at Seven Mile Beach, stop at Patsy’s Coffee Shop, then watch sunset and cliff performers at Rick’s Cafe. Cornell, Devon, and Sanjay have served as guides.

“The tour was really good and our driver Sanjay was really nice. I loved Negril's Beach and Rick's Cafe.”

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6.Bamboo Beach Club VIP Access with Lunch and Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 99 reviews · from $95

Spend about five hours at Bamboo Beach Club near Ocho Rios, with roughly three hours on a private beach. VIP access includes padded lounge seating, champagne, cocktails, rum punch, sodas, a four-course lunch, reggae music, and a bartender’s cocktail demonstration. Pickup is offered, but cruise passengers should confirm the meeting point and start time.

“Some of the positives. The food was really nice. The view and scenery was amazing. And the servers were friendly. The reasons I gave it 3 stars were as follows: we weren't part of a cruise ship, we paid privately for the VIP experience and we Read more”

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7.Bamboo Beach Club with Lunch and Cocktails

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 97 reviews · from $69

Spend about three hours at Bamboo Beach Club after a 35-minute coastal drive from Montego Bay. You get a beach chair, tapas-style Jamaican lunch, house drinks, lemonade, cocktail demonstrations, music, and time in the sea. Guides such as Duane, Cara, Benny, and Jayan have earned praise for friendly service and good local stories.

“Benny the driver was amazing and I enjoyed Sasha and the staff at the club. It was really private and we got to tray a lot of different foods”

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8.River Tubing, Lunch and Cocktails at Bamboo Beach Club

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 86 reviews · from $99

Float the Rio Bueno on a guided inner-tube ride, then spend time at Bamboo Beach Club with a four-course Jamaican tapas lunch, house drinks, beach chairs, and cocktail demonstrations. Guides such as Dwayne, David, Nye, and Natalia help keep the day friendly and organized. Expect about five hours, including transport.

“Absolutely loved it & enjoyed ourselves. This was a great option for us since we were only visiting for a few hours because we came to Ocho Rios by a cruise ship. The whole process was easy...from booking to being picked up at the pRead more”

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9.Blue Hole, Dunn’s River, and Beach Club Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 55 reviews · 8h 30m · from $159

Spend 510 minutes moving from Blue Hole’s clear swimming pools to Dunn’s River Falls, then unwind at Bamboo Beach Club. Guides lead the water activities, with Krisan and Sasha praised for friendly help on some departures. Lunch, six drinks, a beach chair, transport, and a lifeguard are included.

“Experience was very nice and good value for money! Krisan and Sasha were our guides and they are very informational and friendly. Our driver, Jevaire, came on time and we had a smooth transportation all throughout. Blue Hole is magical and Dunn's River was fun. Lunch was amazing! Highly recommended! 🙂💗”

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10.Dunn’s River Falls & Lunch at Bamboo Beach Club

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 51 reviews · 8 hours · from $109

Travel from Montego Bay to Dunn’s River Falls for a guided climb up its wet limestone steps, then unwind at Bamboo Beach Club. You’ll get round-trip transport, a beach chair, tapas lunch, and house drinks. Drivers such as Stryker, Denny, and Banton have earned praise for making the long ride informative and easy.

“Incredible trip up the falls, so picturesque. Loved the experience, perhaps a little guidance from the rep re nature, animals etc although we appreciate their primary objective would have been to safety. The Bamboo Beach club was ok. Very quiet, with average food a weak cocktails.”

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