The trip on a bam-boo raft takes about 45 minutes to the mouth of the river with the option of a dip at a swimming hole. For two weeks in June the Ocho Rios Jazz festival presents outstanding local and international jazz artist at different venues. The 18 hole par 71 course and clubhouse have recently been revamped and a gourmet restaurant added. Sandals guests play free but other visitors are welcome and pay a green fee. Super Clubs Golf Club at Runaway Bay is an 18 hole par 72 championship course.
Visitors welcome and pay a green fee.
Driving range and practice greens. Resident Pro Seymour Rose is considered one of the longest hitters in the world. At Phoenix Park near Moneague the genesis of the bauxite industry is commemorated by a roadside plaque made from the first aluminum cast from Jamaican ore. The story goes that the alumina content of St Ann's 'red dirt' was discovered when the original owner, Sir Alfred d'Costa became distressed with the poor condition of his cattle and sent abroad samples of the soil for analysis and the high bauxite content was revealed. In the process the open pits left after mining are bulldozed, filled, graded and covered with at least 6 inches of the top soil scraped off when mining started.