The Pelican Bar Tour from Montego Bay

Sightseeing  :  Jamaica  :  Saint James Parish  :  Montego Bay  :  Half-day Tours

The Pelican Bar is a local bar as off the beaten path as it gets. From the boat ride to the food and the bar, everything is as local and rustic as one can imagine. This is the perfect way to spend a day doing nothing on a sand bank out at sea, drinking Red Stripe Beer, sunbathing, eating grilled lobster or a whole fish with total relaxation from the rest of the world. Things to bring along, Towels, swim wear, extra suite of dry clothing, camera and cash. If you are looking for the perfect 'get away from it all" experience, then look no further than the Pelican Bar, a rustic wooden bar build on a sand bank a quarter of a mile out to sea, half way between the Black River and Treasure Beach. The Pelican Bar is the perfect way to spend your day doing absolutely nothing. Sunbath, drink beer, swim in the shallow waters, eat fresh fried fish or freshly caught grilled lobster and just shut out the outside world and chill.

The Pelican Bar quite literally started out as a dream. Local fisherman Floyd Forbes had a dream one night about a bar built out at sea, resting on stilts. The clarity of the dream inspired Forbes to set about building this bar, which he did by transporting large planks of wood on his fishing boat. In 2001 the bar was completed and it was named "The Pelican Bar" after the large flocks of Pelicans who rested on the sand bank. It was originally used by Floyd and his friends to sit and take a break from the hard day's of fishing. However, it didn't take very long for the local hotels to recognize the enormous potential of this picture perfect serenity.