Bamboo Beach Club · Rio Bueno, Trelawny
An hour at River Rapids Jamaica on a gentle tubing float, then two hours at Bamboo Beach Club with lunch. It's the only tubing day on this site with a meal included, and it picks up from the cruise ports.
Two stops on one ticket. First River Rapids Jamaica on the Rio Bueno, an hour on the itinerary, where guides tie the tubes together and float the group down. Guests describe a gentle river with cold water and a few mild rapids; one guest timed about 30 minutes actually on the water.
Then a short drive to Bamboo Beach Club for two hours: covered loungers, the sea, music and lunch. Guests mention hot, fresh local food, small plates and drinks such as rum punch; a few found the service patchy. On days with no cruise ship in port it can be almost empty.
Pick it if you want the river and a beach afternoon without planning two trips. If you mostly want tubing, the Rio Bueno trip gives you longer on the water for less. Children under 6 ride in larger tubes on a parent's lap, and the weight limit is 280 lb.
The time at checkout is approximate; the team emails your real pickup. Cruise pickups follow the docking time.
Guests mention traffic and drivers who talk Jamaican history. One guest timed the bus from the cruise terminal at a little over an hour.
Briefing, helmets and life jackets, then the float, tubes strapped together.
Back on the bus to Bamboo Beach Club.
Lunch, loungers, swimming and drinks, then the drive back.
★★★★★It's a nice relaxing type of excursion. We were all strapped together in a circle and the water never gets or stays very rapid. Water was cold! Never felt in danger. [...] At the Bamboo beach, the water was the perfect temperature, the chairs were comfortable and most were covered. The meal was good, hot and fresh.
★★★★★Amazing experience. The driver from the cruise port was informative and funny. River tubing was a blast and surprisingly refreshing. The beach break was very relaxing with lovely water, complimentary drinks and excellent food.
★★★★★The river tubing was the best part and our tour guide Roy was a Rey of sunshine. We did the tour with our kids, 10 and 11, and it was their favorite part of the whole trip. Safety was a top priority throughout!
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The itinerary gives an hour at River Rapids Jamaica. One guest timed 45 minutes in total, with 30 of them on the water.
Yes. Lunch at the beach club is part of the trip, and guests mention drinks as well.
Yes. Children 3 to 11 book at the child rate, and under-6s ride in a larger tube on a parent's lap.
Yes. Pickups run from the Montego Bay and Falmouth cruise terminals, timed to your ship's docking.
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A gentle river float, then lunch and drinks at a beach club, with pickup from Montego Bay.
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