White River tubing Ocho Rios: Rapids and lagoons

The rapids spin you around. The lagoons let you float still.

White River tubing in Ocho Rios is a 45-minute ride down a fast-flowing river through rapids and calm pools, with private transportation and a live guide in English or German. You tube through the Flipping Rapids and Spinning Rapids, drift through the Blue Lagoon and Ackee Hole Lagoon, and float past the quiet stretches between the noise.

Step-by-step itinerary

White River Valley tubing adventure

• Begin tubing ride on White River
• Experience fast flowing rapids
• Enjoy spinning ride sections
• Relax in pools and lagoons
• Pass through Blue Lagoon and Ackee Hole Lagoon
• Navigate Flipping Rapids and Spinning Rapids
• Complete forty-five minute tubing journey

The experience

The White River Valley holds the longest tubing run on the river. You start on the water and spend forty-five minutes moving downstream: sometimes fast through the rapids where the current spins your tube, sometimes slow in the pools where you can catch your breath. The route takes you through the Flipping Rapids and Spinning Rapids, then into the Blue Lagoon and the deeper Ackee Hole Lagoon, where the water calms enough to hear yourself think. A guide in English or German rides with the group and points out the shifts in the river as they come.

Private transportation picks you up and brings you back, so you don't arrange a separate ride to the river. The vehicle is air-conditioned, which matters before and after the water. Children from age 5 can tube. Infants sit on an adult's lap in the vehicle. The activity requires at least moderate fitness because you're moving with the current and managing your tube through the changes in speed and direction.

What’s included

• Private transportation to and from the river in an air-conditioned vehicle.
• all fees and taxes.
• a live guide speaking English or German for the duration of the tubing ride.

Before you book

Days and timesEvery day9 departure times: the first at 09:00, the last at 13:00

Book up to1d before

AgesAdult (13 and older) · Child (5 to 12 years) · Under 5: can't be included in the booking

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish and German

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.

Prices and times updated 13 days ago

Good to know

Moderate physical levelNot for pregnant travelersNot for back problemsInfants must sit on laps

Operated by Island Jamaica Excursions

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the longest tubing run on the White River and don't want to arrange your own transport to the starting point. The private vehicle pickup and drop-off mean you show up ready to tube, and the guide speaks your language throughout the forty-five minutes on the water.

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Top questions

What languages is the guide in?

Live guide in English and German.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (5 to 12 years). Under 5: they can't be included in the booking.

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.

How fast does the White River move during the tubing ride?

The White River is fast-flowing through the rapids, where the current spins your tube, and slower in the pools and lagoons where you drift. The forty-five minutes mix both: the spinning sections of the Flipping Rapids and Spinning Rapids alternate with quieter stretches in the Blue Lagoon and Ackee Hole Lagoon.

What is the Blue Lagoon like on this tubing route?

The Blue Lagoon is one of the calm sections where the river slows and you can float. It's deep and quiet enough that you notice the sound of other tubers, and it breaks up the faster rapids that come before and after it.

Does the guide stay with the group the whole time?

Yes, a live guide in English or German rides with the group throughout the forty-five minutes on the water and points out the river sections as you move through them.