Jamaica's longest river, Black River, is a tropical wildlife haven. Spend time on its languid waters with this full day tour, taking in ancient mangrove swamps and prehistoric crocodiles and having a refreshing dip in the waterfall pools of the famous YS Falls.

You'll take a scenic drive through densely forested mountains before climbing aboard your pontoon boat. Drift silently downriver, soaking up the sights and sounds of the jungle – all the while learning about the ecosystem's specific wildlife from your local guide.

Glide past huge mangroves and beady-eyed crocodiles peeping from the water, which your guide will lure to the surface for some great photo ops by tossing food from the boat. Finish your trip at the beautiful, cascading waters of the YS Falls, where you'll cool off in the refreshing waters of one of its natural pools.

Still alot of storm damage black river was ok but ys falls not alot open to long on coach over 5 hours total and only about a 3 hours total at both venues storm didn't help. travelling on coach was very scary very dangerous floods everywhere and roads are dangerous massive craters everywhere

Highly recommend this trip

YS falls was lovely but after a 3hr ride to get there after picking up from other hotels you need more than 90mins to enjoy it. Black river was only a 30 mins experience this is not long enough. Other people have said they had 90mins at this experience. Then another 3 hr ride home. I know the roads cant be helped but it was a very uncomfortable ride with bumps every few minutes. Not worth the £100 pp

Although my scores are low, this is because of the YS falls. The bus journey was like a game of dodgems. The guide at YS was in such a rush to get you done and through that we were not offered the opportunity to do either of the rope swings. Then we were just left by the guide to sit in a pool while he waited for a tip. The 'lockers were just a white plastic bag that was left in the shop. However, I must say the black river section was eye opening and very informative from the guide Daniel.

Trip cancelled twice do to lack of numbers, the second time was after the scheduled tour pick up time which I find very poor.

Cis and Robert the driver were amazing. Robert was driving very carefully and Cis was very informative and friendly.

Why you’ll love this…

Crocodile photo opportunities
Amazing scenery and tropical wildlife
Learning about local ecosystem
Waterfall pool swimming

Important to know

This tour is not wheelchair accessible. Bring bathing gear, water shoes, towel, hat and sunblock. This tour requires a minimum of 8 participants

Cancellation policy

Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins.

What’s included

Transport to and from hotels
Lunch and refreshments
Guide
Nature park entrance fees

Booking fee

Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.

Pickup points

To see which pickup points are available, check under availability & prices.

Provider

TUI JAMAICA LTD

What people say about this experience

4.4/5

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Based on 478 reviews

Review categories

Safety

2.2/5

Service

3.8/5

Staff

3.4/5

Value for money

1.8/5

All ratings (478)

5 stars (280)

59%

4 stars (155)

32%

3 stars (36)

2 stars (4)

1 star (3)

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Dan g
Travelled with a group of friends
24 May 2026
3.4
United Kingdom
Still alot of storm damage black river was ok but ys falls not alot open to long on coach over 5 hours total and only about a 3 hours total at both venues storm didn't help. travelling on coach was very scary very dangerous floods everywhere and roads are dangerous massive craters everywhere
T
T.Smith
Travelled as a couple
24 May 2026
5
United Kingdom
Highly recommend this trip
M
Marrianne
Travelled as a couple
22 May 2026
3
United Kingdom
YS falls was lovely but after a 3hr ride to get there after picking up from other hotels you need more than 90mins to enjoy it. Black river was only a 30 mins experience this is not long enough. Other people have said they had 90mins at this experience. Then another 3 hr ride home. I know the roads cant be helped but it was a very uncomfortable ride with bumps every few minutes. Not worth the £100 pp
C
Chris
Travelled as a couple
18 May 2026
3
United Kingdom
Although my scores are low, this is because of the YS falls. The bus journey was like a game of dodgems. The guide at YS was in such a rush to get you done and through that we were not offered the opportunity to do either of the rope swings. Then we were just left by the guide to sit in a pool while he waited for a tip. The 'lockers were just a white plastic bag that was left in the shop. However, I must say the black river section was eye opening and very informative from the guide Daniel.
R
Richard Minns
Travelled as a couple
26 April 2026
1
United Kingdom
Trip cancelled twice do to lack of numbers, the second time was after the scheduled tour pick up time which I find very poor.
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N Scotting.
Travelled as a couple
17 April 2026
5
United Kingdom
Cis and Robert the driver were amazing. Robert was driving very carefully and Cis was very informative and friendly.