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Shaw Park Gardens & Waterfalls

PO Box 17, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
876 974 2723
Ranked #5 of 26 attractions in Ocho Rios
4.5 of 5 stars 31 Reviews
Type: Gardens
Activities: Viewing foliage
Description: Beautiful, well-kept gardens just a short walk from the center of town.
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Houston, Texas, United States
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 29, 2012
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I really enjoyed the tuor of the gardens, the tour guide was excellents, he was very informative and showed a great appreciation for his job. Sorry I can't remember his name. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 25, 2012

Beautiful, pictureque. We went for a stroll after climbing Dunn's River Falls. More

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Pittsfield
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 24, 2012
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Beautiful place to visit all sorts of flowers and trees you have never seen before $10 per adult and $ 2 for my 10 yr old. Well worth the money. We all learned alot More

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Saint Paul, Minnesota
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 7, 2012

Shaw park is up the hill above the old Enchanted Gardens hotel. The turtle river runs through to start the waterfalls that cascades down the hill. If you love plants you will like this place. It's peaceful and quiet, not crowded at all. The old swimming pool is a pond now. It was a nice place for a picnic. More

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ohio
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36 reviews 36 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 6, 2012

We enjoyed a personal tour of the gardens on a warm spring afternoon. The tour guide told us that all of the tourist groups had come through that morning, so we had the gardens all to ourselves! Our knowledgeable guide told us about the tropical flowers, plants, and trees in the gardens, and then we saw the waterfalls at the... More

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Villa Park, Illinois
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 2, 2012

We did Shaw Park as part of an all day out of Falmouth (snorkeling, Dunn's Falls). It was beautiful. Our guide, Percy, was great. He obviously loves the park and knows everything about the animals and foliage. I love plants, so I found it fascinating. The kids loved it too. My husband liked it, but was not as jazzed. The... More

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Bloomingdale, Illinois
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8 reviews 8 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 31, 2012
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Gardens a re beautiful. Saw humming birds and many beautiful plants. The gardens were the former location of the hotel I stayed at. The James Bond movie "Live and Let Die " was filmed at the gardens pool. Tour guide was friendly bit expected tip. He followed me back to tour bus for tip. I was less than thrilled/ My... More

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New York City, New York
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed March 23, 2012
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Everything was beautiful inside of the gardens, but on the way up and back down, there were vendors on the sides f the road wanting your money. They are everywhere in Jamaica, trying to haggle with you to the point where you can feel cornered. Stick with your group, and you should be fine. More

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Dartmouth, Canada
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 23, 2012

These botannical gardens were very lovely. The tour guide was very imformative. Large property of gardens. More

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Sturgeon Bay
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 22, 2012

We loved Shaw Park. It has beautiful flowers, an awesome waterfall, a banyon tree from 1929 and Jamaica's own hummingbirds, The Doctor Hummingbird. The male hummingbirds stake out certain trees in the gardens. There are lots of opportunities to take pictures of them. More

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