The nature of any Jamaican vacation is defined as much by individual tastes as by the amount of time you have on the island. The Caribbean's third-largest island affords simple pleasures and rigorous activities, tranquil beaches and ear-shattering sound-system parties,water sports and fiery jerk chicken. The vacation menu is varied, and the more you sample - be it a bush-medicine tour, a zip-line ride over a waterfall or a visit to a pulsating market - the more nourishing your stay.

On the Road

Jamaica Highlights

Destination Jamaica

Getting Started

Events Calendar

Itineraries

History

The Culture

Food & Drink

Environment

Jamaica Outdoors

Contemporary

Jamaican Music

Kingston & Around

KINGSTON

History

Orientation

Information

Dangers & Annoyances

Sights

Activities

Walking Tour

Tours

Festivals & Events

Sleeping

Eating

Entertainment

Shopping

Getting There & Away

Getting Around

AROUND KINGSTON

Castleton Gardens

East of Kingston

Port Royal

Around Port Royal

West of Kingston

Spanish Town

Around Spanish Town

May Pen & Around

Blue Mountains

& Southeast Coast

History

Climate

Getting There & Around

BLUE MOUNTAINS

The Cooperage

Irish Town

Newcastle

Blue Mountains-John

Crow National Park

Section

Around Section

Gordon Town

Guava Ridge

Mavis Bank

Hagley Gap

& Penlyne Castle

Blue Mountain Peak

SOUTHEAST COAST

Yallahs & Around

Morant Bay

Retreat

Bath

Golden Grove

Morant Point

Port Antonio

& Northeast Coast

Climate

Getting There & Away

PORT ANTONIO

History

Orientation

Information

Dangers & Annoyances

Sights

Activities

Tours

Festivals & Events

Sleeping

Eating

Entertainment

Shopping

Getting There & Around

EAST OF

PORT ANTONIO

Port Antonio to Fairy Hill

Boston Bay

Long Bay

Manchioneal

Reach Falls

RIO GRANDE VALLEY

Athenry Gardens &

Nonsuch Caves

Moore Town

Upper Rio Grande Valley

WEST OF

PORT ANTONIO

Port Antonio to

Hope Bay

Orange Bay

Buff Bay

Buff Bay River Valley

Annotto Bay

Robin's Bay

Ocho Rios

& North Coast

History

Climate

Getting There & Away

OCHO RIOS

History

Orientation

Information

Dangers & Annoyances

Sights

Activities

Tours

Festivals & Events

Sleeping

Eating

Entertainment

Shopping

Getting There & Away

Getting Around

EAST OF

OCHO RIOS

Reggae Beach to

Boscobel Beach

Oracabessa

Firefly

Galina Point & Little Bay

Port Maria

Brimmer Hall

SOUTH OF

OCHO RIOS

Fern Gully

Walkerswood

Goshen Wilderness Resort

Moneague

Eaith's Pen

WEST OF

OCHO RIOS

Mammee Bay

St Ann's Bay

Priory & Around

Runaway Bay

Discovery Bay

DRY HARBOUR

MOUNTAINS

Brown's Town

Nine Mile

Cave Valley

Montego Bay

& Northwest Coast

History

Climate

Getting There & Away

MONTEGO BAY

History

Orientation

Information

Dangers & Annoyances

Sights

Activities

Tours

Festivals & Events

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking & Entertainment

Shopping

Getting There & Away

Getting Around

THE EAST COAST

TOWARD RIO BUENO

Ironshore

Rose Hall to Greenwood

Falmouth

Martha Brae

Glistening Waters

nuncans

Rio Bueno

THE WEST COAST

TOWARD TRYALL ESTATE

Hopewell

Tryall Estate

INLAND: SOUTH OF

MONTEGO BAY

Lethe

Rocklands Bird Feeding

Station

Montpelier

Catadupa

Hilton

Seaford Town

Knockalva & Around

Queen of Spains Valley

Montego Bay to

Maroon Town

NORTH COCKPIT

COUNTRY

Good Hope Estate

Windsor

Albert Town

Negril &

West Coast

History

Climate

Getting There & Away

NEGRIL

History

Orientation

Information

Dangers & Annoyances

Sights

Activities

Tours

Festivals & Events

Sleeping

Eating

Drinking & Entertainment

Shopping

Getting There & Away

Getting Around

NEGRIL TO

TRYALL

Green Island Harbour

Blenheim

Lucea

Mayfield Falls

NEGRIL TO

SAVANNA-LA-MAR

Little Bay & Around

Frome

Roaring River & Blue Hole

Ferris Cross &

Paradise Park

Savanna-la-Mar

South Coast

& Central

Highlands

Climate

Getting There & Around

WHITEHOUSE & AROUND

Bluefields

Whitehouse

Scott's Cove

Font Hill Beach Park &

Wildlife Sanctuary

BLACK RIVER & AROUND

Black River

Black River Great Morass

Middle Quarters

Bamboo Avenue

Lacovia

Cashoo Ostrich Park

Santa Cruz

NASSAU MOUNTAINS

& SOUTH COCKPIT

COUNTRY

Maggotty

Ys Falls

Ipswich Caves

Accompong

Appleton Rum Estate

Quick Step

Balaclava

Troy & Around

CHRISTIANA

& AROUND

Christiana

Spaldings

MANDEVlLLE & AROUND

Mandeville

Gutters & Spur Tree Hill

Williamsfield

Shooter's Hill

Mile Gully & Around

TREASURE BEACH

& AROUND

Treasure Beach

Malvern

Lover's Leap

Alligator Pond

Long Bay

Directory

Transportation

Health

Language

Glossary

Behind the Scenes

Index

World Time Zones

Map Legend