Activities
Some of our favorites or you can contact Debbian at [email protected] or www.treasuretoursjamaica.com for an excellent and diverse array of tours in and around Treasure Beach:
Food
There are several local restaurants and “cookshops” located in the area offering authentic Jamaican food. Check the map located at the villa for directions and suggestions.
Jakes
Jakes is a 15-minute walk or 5-minute bike ride for delicious lunch or dinner or amazing spa treatments at their new Driftwood Spa. They also have a cool gift shop and Dougie’s Bar makes the best rum punches! My kids love to go here for a swim in their cool saltwater pool.
Contact Jakes at 876-965-3000
Jack Sprat
Jack Sprat for fish and fantastic seafood, pizza and Haagen Daz ice cream (my kids love the food here!) They also deliver pizza!!
Contact Jack Sprat at 876-965-3583
Adventure
*New* Sea Turtle Tours
Take a 1 1/2 to 2-hour sunrise walk along the coastline looking for new nestings. Find out what the greatest dangers are to the sea turtles’ survival.
Learn about their amazing journey from their nest to maturity. And, if you are fortunate, witness the hatched babies making their journey to the sea.
Tours are $60 US for 1-2 person. $25 US per person for 3 or more persons. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. Wear reef shoes and insect repellent.
Great Pedro Bluff Hike or Back Seaside
A hike onto the Great Pedro Bluff via Great Bay or to the stunning back seaside natural reserve is a must! (McCarl, our caretaker will take you).
Treasure Beach Sports Park
Home of Jamaica’s NEWEST and paramount Sports Park, wild & beautiful terrain that’s a dreamland for bikers and hikers—and the liveliest community you’ll ever feel. This is the real Jamaica. This is a training ground for amazing Jamaican athletes and the epicenter of the island’s sports tourism. Come for physical activity in pristine scenery. Come for nights kicked back in earthy-perfect luxury. Come to get fit and let go. Great for kids too – there is an adorable pirate boat play area! A 5-minute bike ride from Shakti Home! Let McCarl take you!
Bicycle Tours and The Malvern Hike
Treasure Beach is an awesome place to ride and hike. And you have the best person to ride with!! Damian will tailor a ride or a hike to your fitness level to the heartland of Treasure Beach. He is so knowledgeable about the area and a wonderful person to connect with-he is also into safety big time! So bring your riding and hiking shoes and discover one of the greatest places on earth to be in nature! We do have 4 nice mountain bikes at Shakti Home, but Damian also rents bikes and helmets if you need them.
The Jakes Off-Road Triathalon
Treasure Beach is also home to one of the world’s best-rated Triathlons! If you are a fitness freak like me you will love the Jakes Off-Road Triathlon that takes place every April. Check out Jakeshotel.com/triathlon.
Contact Damian at 876-586-2837 or email [email protected]
Boat Trip
Captain Dennis is like a family friend to us and will take you on a customized boat tour to suit you and your family’s needs. If you want to go fishing, dolphin watching, take a trip to Pelican Bar or your very own picnic on a secluded beach, he is your man! One of the most amazing people on Earth! He will pick you up in his boat right from our cove!
Contact Captain Dennis also known as Shabba at 876-435-3779
Shirley’s Famous Herbal Steam Bath
This is a legendary Treasure Beach experience—don’t miss it!! Shirley is a local natural healer and only uses the best organic home-grown and wild Jamaican herbs in her treatments. The steam box itself is a comfortable size and temperature and has an easy-to-pull curtain covering, so you can relax and breathe deeply of the wonderful vapors. She gives a lovely massage afterward!
Contact Shirley at 876-965-3820
Shopping & Entertainment
Callaloo Butik
If you like to shop and want to take home some one-of-a-kind pieces…then don’t miss Callaloo! Formerly owned by French-born Sophie, you will want everything in this shop – from unique Paris-inspired beachwear and jewelry, Jamaican Inspired T-Shirts to her own hand-painted pottery and wooden plates. Everything is beautiful and different! Just a 5-minute bike ride from Shakti Home.
Contact Charlotte Wallace at 876-390 3949 or email [email protected]
Relaxation
Picnic on The Beach
Have a picnic on our beach and enjoy the sunset and linger on for the shooting stars!
Massage
I always treat myself to an amazing massage when I am at Shakti Home, right on the yoga deck facing the sea and the cool Caribbean Sea… doesn’t get any better than that! There are 2 amazing masseurs:
For a Deep Tissue or Swedish Massage that will take every bit of tension out of your body, call the amazing Krisi at 876-592-4218. She works miracles!
For a wonderful, soothing massage try Joshua Stein. He will come right to Shakti Home and give the best therapeutic massage—a wonderful person. You will love him! Call Joshua at 876-389-3698
More folks are enjoying a relaxing massage with Empress. You can contact her at 876-275-8499.