Port Antonio Visitors Guide

When you've had your fill of Jamaica's bustling resorts like Montego Bay and Ocho Rios, there's a sure antidote to the tourist scene: Port Antonio. This quiet getaway is located on Jamaica's east end and is favored by those looking to get away from it all.

Port Antonio first came to the attention of the travel world thanks to resident Errol Flynn. The rambunctious actor had a home on Navy Island, just off the coast of Port Antonio and entertained many celebrities in his verdant hideaway.

In the 1950s Errol Flynn started what has become one of Jamaica's top tourist activities. Noting the banana farmers taking their produce down to market on long bamboo rafts on the Rio Grande, he one day asked for a ride. Soon the notorious lover was floating women down the expansive river, naming one section that winds between two boulders Lovers' Lane.