Pro

Quiet, hassle-free and few tourists.
Con

This may be about to change.
In a nutshell

Jamaica's best kept secret...for now.
morgr Says: About 8 or 10km east of Port Antonio is Winnifred beach. You couldn't make a better choice in choosing a beach in the Port A area to spend the day at. Though Winnifred is technically a public beach, and hence should be free of charge, I came across a fellow claiming that he...
On the beach: A typical restaurant
Joan58 Says: At Frenchman's Cove there is a little tipical restaurant on the beach. Just a cabin with some tables on the sand. We found the restaurant a little expensive, so we drank just a beer and went without lunch. Anyway the grilled fish dishes were really tempting!
Well the options are buses or...
caprice4u Says: Well the options are buses or taxi, be prepared to sit on a strangers knee in a taxi or mini bus, this is perfectly normal, you share taxi's and hail them from the side of the street. Be aware that the driving has a high degree of creative licence and expect an interesting...
morgr Says: Throughout Jamaica you will find street-side vendors selling what they call 'jelly'. Jelly is basically frozen/frosted coconut juice, and when bought from street vendors typically comes in a plastic bag of some sort, making it awkward to drink. Sometimes street vendors also...
Joan58 Says: 'June too soon, July stand by, August prepare you must, September remember, October all over'. This is the hurricane season. In 1988 hurricane Gilbert passed over Jamaica and caused great damage. The Blue Lagoon Restaurant was completely destroyed. The restaurant was rebuilt...
Joan58 Says: To visite tourist places is interesting and fun, but the most absorbing experience is to be among the local people. In Port Antonio I went around Musgrave Market. I have no pictures of this market because I felt a little embarassed to take pictures or to film the real life...
Joan58 Says: At Port Antonio there isn't mass tourism. East of the town there are some expensive holiday villages and private residences. Now they are trying to promote the tourism and organized tours on the Rio Grande, when you can sail down the river rafting for three hours. I didn't...
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If you're going to Jamaica travel to the mountain village Nine Miles and see the mausoleum of Bob Marley, Jamaica?s most famous Rastafarian son. During the rest of your Jamaica vacation, enjoy the year-round sun on a hiking trip through the Blue Mountains, take a helicopter over the uncharted hills of Cockpit Country, lie on the rose-colored sand or surf in the turquoise waters at Long Bay, and discover a 600-foot waterfall that crashes into the deep sea of Ocho Rios, abundant in world-class reef.

Peaceful Picnic Here.
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Port Antonio is a small town on the eastern coast of Jamaica and is the capital city of Portland Parish. The town was well known in 19th century for the bananas trade (do you remember the song 'Banana...
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An excellent retreat from the crowds and noise in the capital city, Port Antonio is a fairly laid back town as yet relatively untouched by tourism. Though there is not a whole lot to do within the...
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Port Antonio, capital of Portland Parish, is located on the north-eastern coast of Jamaica. It is the port town where the famous banana ships used to load their cargo ("Tally Man, Tally Man, tally me...
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caprice4u's new Port Antonio Page

Beautiful people, fab places, travelled to a small place called Priestmans River, stayed with a family there, wonderous experience, will go again without kids, who I took to 'get in touch with their...
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Port Antonio, where tourism started

According to our guide, Port Antonio was where Jamaican tourism started but you won't find the big all inclusives around here, tourism developed to the current level elsewhere on the island.
Build your own Port Antonio page
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