Port Antonio, Jamaica

Portland · North-East Coast · 31 verified venues

Port Antonio is the original Jamaica resort town — quieter than the north coast hubs, with the most dramatic landscape on the island.

Known for: Frenchman's Cove, Blue Lagoon, Rio Grande bamboo rafting, Reach Falls, Boston Bay, Geejam, Trident Castle

SHORES in Port Antonio (7)

  • Frenchman's Cove — Frenchman's Cove sits on the Portland coast just east of Port Antonio and is routinely listed among the most beautiful beaches in the Caribbean. A small crescen
  • Winnifred Beach — Winnifred Beach in Fairy Hill, Portland, is Jamaica's best-loved free public beach and a genuine Portland institution. Protected by reef, it has gentle turquois
  • Boston Bay Beach — Boston Bay, on the rugged Portland coast east of Port Antonio, is the birthplace of Jamaican jerk cooking — the Maroons of the surrounding hills are credited wi
  • Long Bay Beach — Long Bay, on Portland's east coast south of Port Antonio, is a mile-long stretch of sand that is widely considered the most consistent surf beach in Jamaica. Th
  • Blue Lagoon — The Blue Lagoon sits just east of Port Antonio in Portland, where a deep underwater spring — reported to reach about 180 feet — meets the Caribbean. The mixing
  • San San Beach — San San Beach is a small, picture-book Portland beach east of Port Antonio, sitting next to Frenchman's Cove and below the Goblin Hill Villas. Casuarina pines l
  • Dragon Bay Beach — Dragon Bay is a calm, palm-fringed cove on the Portland coast east of Port Antonio, best known as a filming location for the 1988 Tom Cruise film Cocktail. The

JAMAICAN in Port Antonio (6)

  • Trident Hotel — A striking modernist clifftop hotel on Allan Avenue in Port Antonio, Trident comprises 13 oceanfront villas, each with its own private plunge pool and direct se
  • Geejam Hotel — Geejam is a small boutique resort at San San in Port Antonio, built around a working professional recording studio that has been used by Drake, Florence + the M
  • Hotel Mocking Bird Hill — Hotel Mocking Bird Hill is a 10-room eco-boutique perched in the hills above Frenchman's Cove in Portland, near Port Antonio. It has won multiple international
  • Goblin Hill Villas — Goblin Hill Villas is a 28-villa self-catering resort on a tropical hillside above San San Beach in Portland, within walking distance of Frenchman's Cove and a
  • Jamaica Palace Hotel — Jamaica Palace Hotel is a distinctive 80-room property on the Portland coast at Williamsfield, east of Port Antonio. Built in a Mediterranean palace style with
  • Frenchman's Cove Resort — Frenchman's Cove Resort occupies a historic Portland estate above the famous Frenchman's Cove beach, where a fresh-water river meets the Caribbean. Accommodatio

THE SEA in Port Antonio (3)

  • Boston Bay Surf Lessons — Boston Bay in Portland is one of Jamaica's most consistent Atlantic-facing surf spots, picking up swell for much of the year. A handful of local instructors — m
  • Long Bay Surf — Long Bay, on Portland's east coast, is regarded as the most consistent surf break in Jamaica, with a mile of sandy beach producing beginner- and intermediate-fr
  • Lady G'Diver — Lady G'Diver, founded by Jan Maxwell — long recognised as one of the Caribbean's pioneering female PADI instructors — is the leading dive operation on Jamaica's

JAMAICA in Port Antonio (3)

  • Errol Flynn Marina — The Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, Portland, is Jamaica's only full-service deepwater marina, set in the calm West Harbour inside a ring of forested hills.
  • Port Antonio Sport Fishing — A small fleet of charter boats works out of the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Antonio, servicing a Portland deep-sea fishery that has historically been considered
  • Port Antonio International Marlin Tournament — The Port Antonio International Marlin Tournament has been run out of the Errol Flynn Marina each October for more than six decades, making it one of the longest

JAMAICA in Port Antonio (2)

  • Rio Grande Bamboo Rafting — The Rio Grande flows from the Blue and John Crow Mountains down to the Caribbean near Port Antonio, and was the birthplace of Jamaican bamboo rafting as a touri
  • Reach Falls Tour — Reach Falls sits deep in the John Crow Mountains near Manchioneal on Portland's east coast, about an hour from Port Antonio on a winding rural road. The falls d

TABLE in Port Antonio (2)

  • Boston Jerk Centre — Boston Bay in Portland is widely credited as the birthplace of jerk, and the cluster of roadside stalls known collectively as Boston Jerk Centre is where the tr
  • Mille Fleurs — Mille Fleurs is the restaurant at Hotel Mocking Bird Hill, the award-winning eco-boutique set in the hills above Frenchman's Cove in Portland. The kitchen is fa

ROOTS in Port Antonio (2)

  • Charles Town Maroon Heritage — Eastern Maroon community in Portland parish, one of the villages descended from the Windward Maroons who resisted British colonisation in the 18th century. Char
  • Moore Town Maroon Council — The principal Windward Maroon community, set deep in the Rio Grande valley of Portland parish. Moore Town is the historic seat of the Windward Maroons and is as

SAFE in Port Antonio (2)

  • Port Antonio Hospital — The parish hospital for Portland, set on Naylor's Hill above Port Antonio. A public facility under the North East Regional Health Authority, it provides a 24-ho
  • Port Antonio Police Station — The main police station for Port Antonio and Portland parish, on Harbour Street in the town centre. Open 24 hours and responsible for a beautiful but geographic

RESTORE in Port Antonio (2)

  • Geejam Spa — The small spa at Geejam Hotel in San San, Port Antonio, is tucked into the rainforest alongside the hotel's famous recording studio and bush-bar. Treatments use
  • Mocking Bird Hill Wellness — Hotel Mocking Bird Hill, the 10-room eco-boutique perched above Frenchman's Cove in Portland, runs a thoughtful wellness programme alongside its regular hotel o

ALIVE in Port Antonio (1)

  • Port Antonio Marlin Tournament — The Port Antonio Marlin Tournament is one of the longest-running deep-sea fishing tournaments in the Caribbean, fished out of the Errol Flynn Marina in Port Ant

MIND in Port Antonio (1)

  • Port Antonio Mental Health Clinic — Community mental-health clinic at Port Antonio Hospital, Portland. Provides free outpatient services for a geographically isolated parish, with onward referral

Frequently Asked

Where is Port Antonio in Jamaica?
Port Antonio is in the Portland parish on Jamaica' North-East Coast.
What is Port Antonio known for?
Frenchman's Cove, Blue Lagoon, Rio Grande bamboo rafting, Reach Falls, Boston Bay, Geejam, Trident Castle
How many venues does GetJamHub track in Port Antonio?
GetJamHub tracks 31 verified venues, businesses, and resources in Port Antonio.