Overview

Discover the beauty of the South Coast with a boat tour. Launch up Jamaica’s largest navigable river and through Jamaica’s largest wetland area, Black River Safari the Black River lower morass. The 1 1/2-hour boat tour up the Black River is well worth it. Cruise in a comfortable Safari boat past giant Red Mangrove trees with their stilt-like roots cascading from heights of over 40′ down into the tranquil waters. See the rare and endangered American Crocodile in its natural habitat and view some of the 100 species of exotic birds in these unspoiled wetlands. You can also view local fishermen still catching fresh crabs in long, thin, traditional wooden canoes – in the same river as the crocodiles!

Between Treasure Beach and Black River, you will be taken by a fishing boat to a rustic wooden bar built on a sand bar a quarter mile out to sea. The Pelican Bar is the perfect place to sunbathe, drink beer, swim, and eat fresh fried fish. The Pelican Bar began as local fisherman Floyd Forbes’s dream of a bar built out to sea, resting on stilts. Large wooden planks were transported on his fishing boat. In 2001 the bar was completed and it was named “The Pelican Bar” after the large flocks of Pelicans who rested on the sandbank. It soon became popular with locals and tourists as a place of picture-perfect serenity. Watch the beautiful sunset (weather permitting) as well as the cliff diving and listen to the Reggae Band. A perfect place to sit back, and relax with a cocktail in hand. The boat ride is between 15- 20 minutes but worth the travel.