Our best friends along with my husband and I were on our annual Carnival cruise vacation and wanted to go back to Jamaica. Our excursion was Rafting on the Martha Brae. We traveled over an hour from the cruise ship to the river on a bus that was decent. The driver was very good as was the guide who talked about the history of Jamaica. We stopped ...

You get on a raft made from 11 bamboo stalks tied together in a peaceful, beautiful river. You can swim along side the raft if you want to. You then travel through a bamboo forest, and when the wind blows, it's like listening to soft drum sounds. You see thing like "shy lady" plants, river side stands, etc. Your guide makes all the difference. Make sure you tip him well.