Experts' Choice Award Bamboo Avenue
What the experts agree on
A dramatic 4km tunnel of towering bamboo trees arching over the road, creating a soothing rustling canopy in the trade winds. Watch for hidden potholes beneath the leafy shadows, and grab pepper shrimp from roadside vendors in nearby Middle Quarters.
“The soothing sound of a million leaves rustling in the wind is one of the quiet pleasures of this photogenic tunnel of towering bamboo.”
– Lonely Planet
Frommer's "The bamboo trees stretch across the road, linking to form a canopy over the road, which narrows to a kind of tunnel that flutters in the trade winds. It's a dramatic sight." Full review
Afar Magazine "Jamaican food is not all jerk and meat patties! You can sample one of the island’s most popular snacks, pepper shrimp, along the south coast. In the town of Middle Quarters, roadside..."
Lonely Planet "Spot crocodiles in the Black River and drive through the picturesque Bamboo Avenue – a 4km (2.5-mile) stretch of bamboo canopy forming an elegant arch on both sides of the road. Bamboo..."
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