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Rockland Bird Sanctuary Tour [Transportation] Hotel Pick-Up
3.8
9 Ratings
Montego Bay
Discover Jamaica’s avian wonders at Rockland Bird Sanctuary. Feed hummingbirds, explore lush gardens, and enjoy a serene escape from Montego Bay.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Rocklands Bird Sanctuary (Montego Bay) - Nestled at a charming little house, the bird sanctuary offers a serene and relaxing atmosphere where you can catch sight of some exotic birds.
Rocklands Bird Sanctuary hosts some of Jamaica’s most stunning bird species. It’s a must-visit for bird or nature enthusiasts!
Bird species you might encounter here:
- American Redstart
- Bannaquits
- Black-throated Blue Warblers
- Caribbean Doves (Found in Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Honduras, Mexico, and Colombia)
- Greater Antillean Bullfinch (Found in Jamaica, The Bahamas, Hispaniola, and Turks and Caicos Islands)
- Ground-doves
- Jamaican Orioles (found only in Jamaica and San Andres – formerly found in Grand Cayman but now extinct there)
- Jamaican Mango Hummingbird (Endemic to Jamaica)
- Jamaican Tody
- Jamaican Vireo (Endemic to Jamaica)
- Jamaican Woodpecker (Endemic to Jamaica)
- Loggerhead Kingbird
- Northern Mockingbird
- Northern Parula
- Orangequit (Endemic to Jamaica)
- Red-billed Streamertail Hummingbird (aka Doctorbird – Endemic and indigenous to Jamaica)
- Rufous-tailed Flycatcher (Found in Jamaica and Cayman Islands)
- Shiny Cowbirds
- Vervain Hummingbird (Found only in Jamaica and Hispaniola)
- White-chinned Thrush (Found in Jamaica and Cayman Islands)
- Yellow-faced Grassquit
*Endemic means it is found only on the island of Jamaica and nowhere else in the world.
Peak bird feeding time: 6am-9am
Length of Tour: 1 hour
What's Included
- Private transportation
- In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Entry/Admission - Rocklands Bird Sanctuary ($25 per adult and $10 per child 4-10)
- Ship Port Entrance fee $20
Additional Information
The Rockland Bird Sanctuary is home to many species of birds, some endemic to Jamaica while others flew to the Island from other countries and make Jamaica their home. The bird sanctuary is located in the hills of a small community called Anchovy, approximately a 20-minute drive from the city of Montego Bay. The tour can last for 45 minutes to over 1 hour depending on the group’s interest. Bird lovers will find this tour very fascinating as many different birds will fly from trees to the ground for you to feed them.
The hummingbirds, the national bird of Jamaica, are part of a special experience as you sit with a bottle of their favorite drink, wait for them to perch on your outstretched finger while you feed them from the bottle. Next, you will take a walk through the garden with the guide to see the different trees and herbs before the tour ends.
Location
Rocklands Bird Sanctuary ( Montego Bay)
Rocklands Road
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(9 Ratings)
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Beisser
Mar 10, 2024
Trip to the bird paradise - The Rockland Bird Sanctuary is a wonderful place to enjoy the birds and nature of Jamaica. The access road is difficult to find: drive uphill on the B8 in Reading and turn left before Anchovy and bump up the very steep Rockland Drive. Visitors can expect countless hummingbirds, which you can feed yourself. If you want, you can take a walk in the surrounding forest for an additional fee. The diversity of nature is incredible, and the staff at the sanctuary are friendly and knowledgeable.
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Jhenxchris
Apr 28, 2023
Premeir Service - Andrae made sure we were well taken care of. Sourced a driver for us and it was a really great experience. Top
tier service and I definitely recommend.
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Lisa_l
Feb 12, 2023
Beautiful - Amazing to be so close to the hummingbirds. The sanctuary is so peaceful and learning the history was great!
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652gemmav
Dec 4, 2022
Amazing private taxi experience - This was the best private taxi experience! I highly recommend using this company. Our driver Andre was friendly, polite, engaging, and a pleasure to spend time with. My elderly mother with a mobility issue was treated with respect and care. The van was immaculate, comfortable, and modern. A great ride. We will use this company again and again!
Thank you Andre for your service and we hope to see you again
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Jimmy
Mar 20, 2022
Highly Recommend... RTJ - We used road travel Jamaica for our trip to the bird sanctuary , our driver was Lorenzo , he couldn't have been any nicer , friendly . Picked up at our hotel and drove us to the Rocklands bird sanctuary , pointing out odd places on the way , chatted away like we knew him . He stayed with us all the time we were there and on the way back , he was still chatting away again pointing out certain areas and was happy to stop anywhere we wanted before dropping us of at our hotel. I would highly recommend Road Travel Jamaica , and highly recommend visiting Rocklands bird Sanctuary , feeding the humming birds was an amazing experience.
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76anandm
Jun 3, 2023
Kids loved it! - Kids (and us too!) enjoyed feeding the hummingbirds and finches! That’s about it, nothing else to do or see. There’s a separate entrance fee and it is a privately owned property. About a 20-min rocky ride from Montego Bay city limits, but an hour ride one-way from our Iberostar resort. Worth only if there’s nothing else to do and you want an activity not too far off from your location.
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601shereseg
Jul 6, 2023
Overall Experience - I gave a three star review because I must say I was expecting a bit more. First and foremost I was the only when there at the time of my visit. Though it was fun feeding the different species of birds it would have been more enlighting if the host had provide general background knowledge about the birds..after like 10 minutes I was very bored. Like Isthis it, is there anything else to see or do.. I was expecting more birds, a tour or something. There really was no introduction before proceeding to feed the birds.
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Davecg93lk
Feb 20, 2024
Never Picked or Contacted! Bird Feeding Sanctuary & M-Bay Tour We we're up or contacted. We called, Excesses - We we're never picked up or contacted. Bird Feeding Sanctuary & M-Bay Tour 2/24 HORRABLE! Once we called them, they made nothing but excesses. Do Not Trust them!
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Kenneth_b
Feb 28, 2023
Disappointing - We where not able to do this excursion. After standing outside waiting for the tour company to arrive we had the bell hop call the tour company and they stated they sent an email the day before the tour in the afternoon changing the tour time from 9am to 130pm. My email service was spotty at best since arriving in Jamaica, so we never received the email. They had our phone number they could have tried calling, texting or the easiest would have been to call the Resort and leave a message for us to call them. When I got on the phone and spoke with the tour company the man said he assumed I got the message and when I told him I did not, and that I would have to cancel the excursion he got upset and kept questioning me on why we couldn’t just do the 130pm time change. We had a golf tee time already scheduled at for that afternoon.
The whole thing was very stressful, this was an excursion that I was so looking forward to. We couldn’t even reschedule because we were leaving to go home the next morning at 1030am.
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