Barney's Botanical Garden Jamaica — Attraction in undefined

Extremely disappointing and was left with 3 small children crying. . .

We arrived at 2.05 pm it cost us $60 (usd) to get a taxi there and back from our hotel and just under $100 for entrance. (2 adults 3 children. 7, 8, 10)

upon arrival the owner a German man seemed nice enough, said hello Introduced himself.

We were surprised to be entering a residents small back garden. Please dont expect anything else.

the owner then give us a tip 'be very patient and the birds will come to you' and with the help of his very nice accomplice (local worker) told us all a different spot to stand and wait for the birds. I myself had a humming bird come very close and 1 of my children also. We were making the most of what it was and it looked as though we would with a bit of patients get to have a close encounter with a humming Bird.

After 15 minutes (no longer) someone else came to the garden gate (entrance) this is when the owner very rudely said "ok your time is up you must leave immediately". We were all very surprised and our children were extremely upset. The local helper pulled us to 1 side and apologised for his behaviour. We said does this happen usually? He replied with yes all I can do is apologise. Our children cried all the way back to the hotel. And we were $160 worse off than we were a couple hours ago.

My advice is please do not go if you expect anything more than a small back garden with no bathroom availlable to use. And very rude old man for an owner.

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It was not at all that it was not child friendly we were very much starting to enjoy the birds and the prospect of meeting some. It was the cutting very short of our time to little...

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