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Enjoying the montane forests of the Blue Mountains

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Walking in Cockpit Country's karstic environment

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Seeing Jamaica's endemic birds

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Photographing Jamaican endemic herptiles

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Exploring the contrasts at Portland Ridge

Discover Jamaica

Mar 16-24, 2027

9 days | Jamaica | Quest Nature Tours

We're putting finishing touches on this exciting tour. Please email us to register interest and to be the first to access a detailed itinerary. Dates subject to change slightly.

Jamaica has a very special flavour all its own, and we’re not referring only to its jerk chicken. This island nation surprisingly hosts many species found nowhere else; for instance, its 28 endemic bird species are the most of any island in the West Indies, testament to Jamaica’s impressive mix of altitude, topography, and climate. We’ve designed this tour to include a range of Jamaica’s habitats, including dry lowland forest, wooded foothills, cloud forest, arid scrub, coastal mangrove lagoons, and freshwater wetlands. Through this experience of diversity, we’ll develop a sense of Jamaican nature as a whole, while giving ourselves opportunities to observe its signature species.

The colourful Jamaican Tody, Black-billed and Yellow-billed Parrots, Jamaican Woodpecker, Arrow-headed Warbler, and Jamaican Oriole are some of the island’s notable birds that we’ll watch for. Expect also to encounter many North American breeding songbirds, including several of the familiar wood-warblers that migrate through and (in many cases) breed in North America. Endemic plants such as the Thatch Palm and various reptiles and amphibians are also part of the cast of tropical flora and fauna.

Join us for this tour that promises to be an eye-opening view of this Caribbean gem – be a part of the discovery with them!

Tour Cost (per person):

TBA Includes all taxes and gratuities

Group Size:

9 - 12 participants

What’s included: Accommodations based on double occupancy in hotel listed; gratuities for services provided by Quest; ground transportation; activities as described in the detailed itinerary; park entrance fees; airport transfers if travelling as per the recommended group flight itinerary; meals as described in the itinerary; services of Quest leader and a local Jamaican naturalist leader

FEATURED ON THE BLOG

Jamaica's Beautiful Birds, Blooms, and Bugs

By: Chris Earley

"Jamaica taught me more than I ever imagined!"

Itinerary at a Glance

Day	Activity
1	Meet in Kingston
2	To Port Antonio
3	Ecclesdown Road and Port Antonio
4	Transfer to Blue Mountains, Hardwar Gap
5	To Marshall’s Pen via Portland Ridge
6	Black River
7	Cockpit Country
8	To Montego Bay, Rocklands Bird Sanctuary
9	Depart Montego Bay

Your Tour Leader

Ann Haynes-Sutton is a conservation ecologist who has spent her working life in Jamaica. She is the senior author of “A photographic guide to the birds of Jamaica” published by Princeton University in 2009, and has been leading bird and natural history tours in Jamaica and other islands for many years.

Tour Cost (per person):

TBA Includes all taxes and gratuities

Group Size:

9 - 12 participants

What You'll See: