Jamaica’s lift and bobsled

This item appears on page 72 of the April 2010 issue.

In the rainforest of Ocho Rios, Jamaica, five minutes from Dunn’s River Falls, Mystic Mountain Park has a gravity-driven bobsled that slides down 3,200 feet on stainless-steel rails from a 700-foot peak.

Visitors can take a chair lift to the top and enjoy a tree-to-tree zip-line ride, then head back down by chair lift or bobsled. Calmer options include jungle walking trails, a restaurant, a bar and an infinity pool with water slide.

Including park entry, package options are chair lift up and down ($42); chair lift and bobsled ($62), or chair lift, zip-line and bobsled ($125). 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Rain Forest Trams (Miami, FL; 866/759-8726).