The town of Black River in St. Elizabeth is famous for the river that gives it its name and also for the residents of that river. No not fishermen, but the reptile on the Jamaican Coat of Arms, the American Crocodile! One does not have to risk his live by attempting to be a Steve Irwin to see these dangerous inhabitants of Black River. All you have to do is to go on the Black River Safari, in the comforts and safety of a boat which takes you along the course of the Black River.

The Black River Safari tour begins near to the end of the river and takes a complement of about fifteen persons on the boat up the river. If you think finding crocodiles along this tour would be a challenge, then you will be certainly mistaken! From the boat left the dock we say two crocodiles basking in the sun with their mouths wide open! The stood there motionless and for a good minute ore two it had the confused boat of spectators trying to figure out if the were real or not! It was not until the boat got really close that these crocodiles decided to reveal their true status when they began to move. The rest of the tour up the Black River was just as fruitful as there were crocodiles of different sizes, form small baby crocodiles to a very large one that swam leisurely near the boat.


This wild life sanctuary was not limited to the famous crocodiles as several family of birds could be seen along the banks of the river. The tour was about an hour with a few stops when we spotted the crocodiles and birds  in their natural habitat. If you are into wildlife and photographing wildlife, then Black River does have something to offer. This is not somewhere you would spend the entire day, but it is good for a one hour tour if you are in St. Elizabeth.

Admission: Tour costs approximately JM$1500 (Approx. US$17)  per person


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