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Welcome to "The Official Roots Tour Website!" Ocho Rios or "Eight Rivers" is the second major tourist town on the North Coast with a wide range of accommodations, pristine beaches, airstrip and modern cruise facilities.  Each year it attracts more than 700,000 tourists about 350,000 of these from cruise ships.

The town makes a great base for exploring both the coast and the lush interior with its fast flowing rivers and the many waterfalls, and beautiful tropical gardens.  If you don't want to spend all your time on the beach or in the water, you can go Calypso rafting or hiking. 

If shopping is what you are after, there is a mixture of modern strip malls & shopping centers catering to tourists.  Everything is conveniently located side by side on Main Street which lies just east of the Cruise Terminal.

On Main Street (upstairs in the Ocean Village Shopping Centre), along with banks, restaurants, a Post Office, the Ocho Rios Craft & Vegetable Markets.  The markets are lively & fun.  Jamaica's deep rich history must be understood to appreciate the diversity.  Along the waterfront and within walking distance are high-rise resorts where you can swim, soak up the sun & enjoy your favorite water sport.  The single most important historic site of interest is Ocho Rios Fort (near Reynolds Pier).  This 17th-century structure has recently been renovated & contains two original cannons.