Bamboo Rafting Montego Bay Private Tour: Lethe River

Your guide gives you a foot massage while you float the Great River on a hand-crafted bamboo raft.

Bamboo rafting on Jamaica's Great River at Lethe is a private tour with hotel pickup, a personal guide, and a stop at Montego Bay's Hip Strip for shopping and drinks. You board a hand-crafted raft and float downstream taking in the hills and water views, and your guide performs a natural limestone foot massage during the ride. After the river, you visit the Hip Strip for entertainment and shopping.

Step-by-step itinerary

Rafting and Hip Strip visit

• Travel to Lethe village
• Board bamboo raft and float downstream
• Enjoy foot massage with natural limestone
• Visit Hip Strip for shopping and drinks

The experience

Your driver picks you up at your hotel and takes you into the hills of St. James to Lethe, a small village where the Great River runs cool and clear. You board a hand-crafted bamboo raft (each one carries two people), and float downstream with your guide pointing out the landscape as you drift. The raft itself is the whole point: you're not watching someone else work. You're on the water, moving through the hills at the pace the current sets. Somewhere along the way, your guide uses natural limestone to massage your feet while you're still on the raft.

After the river, your driver takes you to the Hip Strip on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard, Montego Bay's main stretch for shopping, drinks and ocean views. Margarittaville is temporarily closed for renovations, but your guide can steer you to another restaurant or bar in the same area, or you can browse the gift shops and souvenirs instead. The whole outing runs three to four hours from pickup to drop-off.

What’s included

• Your booking includes private air-conditioned transportation from your hotel and back.
• a personal guide and driver for the day.
• a limestone foot massage during the river float.
• and access to the Hip Strip for shopping and entertainment.

Options for this experience

3 options

Hipstrip and shopping onlyUp to 2 per booking · Guide in English · 5 departure times: the first at 10:00, the last at 14:00River rafting not included: this option does not include river rafting. You will visit Hipstrip for shopping and lunch or a bar visit. Pickup is included.

Bamboo Rafting OnlyUp to 14 per booking · Guide in English · 7 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 14:00Bamboo rafting, with pickup included

Bamboo rafting and Hipstrip tourUp to 14 per booking · Guide in English · 6 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 13:00Rafting and Hipstrip: in this option you will go river rafting with a foot massage, plus an optional stop at Hipstrip for shopping, food or entertainment. Pickup is included.

You'll see the exact price of each option when you check availability.See dates and prices

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day7 departure times: the first at 08:00, the last at 14:00

Book up to3h before

AgesAdult (9 and older) · Child (3 to 8 years) · Infant (1 to 2 years)

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund.

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Good to know

Low physical effortNot recommended with heart problems

Operated by CarvilleToursJa

Is this one for you?This is a private tour, so your group travels alone with your driver and guide: no joining strangers on the raft or waiting for a group to assemble. The limestone foot massage happens while you're floating, making it part of the river experience rather than a separate stop.

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Top questions

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 8 years); Infant (1 to 2 years).

What happens if it rains?

It may be canceled due to bad weather. If that happens, you're offered another date or a refund. Free cancellation up to 24 h before the start.

What is the Great River at Lethe like when you get there?

The Great River at Lethe flows cool and clear through a small village in the hills of St. James, with picturesque views from the surrounding landscape down to the water itself. It's the setting where you board the bamboo raft and float downstream.

Do I operate the raft or does the guide do it?

The raft floats downstream on the current, so you're on the water the whole time without paddling or steering. Your guide is with you, pointing out the views along the way and performing the foot massage during the ride.

Can I choose to do just the rafting, or just the Hip Strip?

You can book the bamboo rafting only, the Hip Strip and shopping only, or both together. Pick whichever option suits your day.

What happens if Margarittaville is still closed?

Your guide will take you to another restaurant or bar on the Hip Strip where you can have drinks and enjoy ocean views, or you can spend the time shopping for souvenirs and gifts instead.

Is this tour shared with other travelers or private?

This is a private tour, so your driver and guide work with your group only. Each bamboo raft holds two people, so if you're traveling as a couple or two individuals, you'll share the raft with each other.