Tours: While Hedonism III provides almost everything that a guest could ever want, sometimes visitors to Jamaica want to get out and see something of the country and meet the warm wonderful people who call this island paradise home all year long. To that end, Hedonism III maintains a Tour Desk set up in the main lobby. The staff there has brochures and information about a myriad of available excursions that guests can take.  Some of the things that a guest may want to do are:

Nude Cruise: Yes, again Hedonism III continues to push the envelope -- au natural wise!   And, the Hedonism III legend continues to grow ...  this time with the introduction of the all new Hedonism III Nude Cruise on the Cool Cool Runnings (click to view) catamaran, every Thursday afternoon.  The boat, docked in Ocho Rios on Jamaica's sultry North Coast, offers resort guests the opportunity to bare it all ... and party hearty from "sails ho" aboard this modern, steel, twin hull sailboat, until it docks back at the pier!

Ocho Rios Shopping: Ocho Rios (named by Spanish explorers "Los Chorreras" -- meaning "waterfalls -- which was later corrupted by the English to what the town is now called) has long been a prime port of call for many of the huge cruise liners. The town sports some elegant resorts and has as local attractions Fern Gully and Dunns River Falls, the later being the most photographed natural attraction in the Caribbean. The local straw market is an excellent venue to visit for local Jamaican handicrafts.

Dunns River Falls:  Even if a guest has no interest in shopping, there are available tours that provide an opportunity to climb up the six hundred foot waterfall. Local guides will take your picture using your camera, so that you'll have the pictures to remind you of this super excursion.

Runaway Caves:  Not far from the town of Runaway Bay there is an externsive system of natural limestone caves that were originally used by the Arawak Indians as far back as 800 A.D. In later times, escaped slaves used the caves as a hideout from their pursuers, even using a natural outlet to the sea as a means of escaping the island. The caves were also reputed to have been used by pirates that plagued shipping along Jamaica's north coast. The caves are now open to the public for a nominal fee and there is guided tour of these caverns. The highlight of the cave tour is going down the steps carved into the rock to Green Grotto, an underground lake 120 feet down.

Martha Brae River Rafting: Just two miles south of Falmouth, is the small town of Martha Brae which was the first capital of Trelawney Parish.  A short way up the road is Rafters Village where river rafting trips originate down a three-mile stretch of the meandering, bamboo shaded Martha Brae River.  The long bamboo rafts are each individually constructed by each freelance guides who pole the rafts and the two passengers down the ninety minute rafting trip. 

Cardiff Hall:  Just south of Hedonism III, and overlooking the SuperClubs Golf Course (which now encompasses much of what was once the pasture of the original estate) is situated Cardiff Hall, a  beautiful eighteenth century great house built by Daniel Blagrove.  The land was awarded to Blagrove, a member of Parliament who voted to condemn King Charles I to death, by Oliver Cromwell.  The estate and great house continued to belong to the Blagrove family for over two centuries. 

Churches: Catholic and Episcopalian (Anglican) churches are situated within short driving distances of Hedonism III.  Of note, in Ocho Rios, is a quaint little Anglican church and library located on the left as you drive up Fern Gully.   And closer to Runaway Bay, in St. Ann's Bay, is Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church built in 1939 by an Irish priest using stones that came from the 16th century stone church of Peter Martyr in Sevilla la Nueva ("New Seville") -- where Columbus was marooned for more than a year and the location of the original capital of Jamaica.

Be Careful:  Remember as you explore around the area that it gets hot beneath the Caribbean sun.  So be sure to bring along and use strong protection against the sun: sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunglasses; hats & visors.  Whatever you need can be purchased at the resort, if you happen to leave them at home.

Camera & Film:  Be sure to take your camera along on any tours outside the resort.  The pictures will provide a wonderful memory long after you return home.  Do check your camera before you leave home and take film from home.  But if you have a problem, batteries, film and disposable cameras are available at the resort gift shops 

Local Shopping:  While the practice is less prevalent in Runaway Bay than it is in other places, notably Ocho Rios when the cruise ships make port, if a person spends much time out in the area, there is a chance that they will be approached by a "higgler" -- a street or beach vendor. Higgling has long existed in Jamaica and has been the subject of countless attempts by the government to stop the practice. Too often higglers have given the unwary tourist to get a bad sense of the country. However, if a person maintains that they are not in the market for whatever is being sold, and they show some respect for the higgler, more often that not, the higgler will go elsewhere to find a potential prospect.  (In Jamaica, "respect" is held in high regard and to "show respect" is considered the ultimate compliment that one person can pay to another.)

Illegal  Items:  All too often, visitors to Jamaica have read and heard that drugs are readily available and are legal in Jamaica. This is not correct!   Possession of marijuana (ganja) and other proscribed substances is against the law in Jamaica and, if apprehended with drugs, a visitor will be arrested and jailed.  A Jamaican jail is not the place to spend a vacation and the best advice is to refrain from buying or using illicit drugs of any kind on the island.  If a tourist is arrested, it should be noted that their government is powerless to do anything for them.