How To Use This E-Book
Getting Around the e-Book
This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Jamaica, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Jamaica, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in Jamaica are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
Youll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Jamaica. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
About Insight Guides
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Insight Guides are written by local authors, whose expertise is evident in the extensive historical and cultural background features. Each destination is carefully researched by regional experts to ensure our guides provide the very latest information. All the reviews in Insight Guides are independent; we strive to maintain an impartial view. Our reviews are carefully selected to guide you to the best places to eat, go out and shop, so you can be confident that when we say a place is special, we really mean it.
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Table of Contents
Jamaicas Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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Rose Hall Great House
Some believe that this landmark property is haunted. For more information, .
Top Attraction #2
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YS Falls
Fun for all at this tiered waterfall fringed by mature forest. For more information, .
Top Attraction #3
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Seven Mile Beach
This stretch of fine sand is considered one of the best beaches in the Caribbean. For more information, .
Top Attraction #4
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Blue Mountains
Explore this magnificent mountain range on a guided walk. For more information, .
Top Attraction #5
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Runaway Bay
One of the most popular resorts on the north coast. For more information, .
Top Attraction #6
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The National Gallery
Features a large collection of Jamaican paintings and sculpture. For more information, .
Top Attraction #7
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Black River
Home to a variety of birds, fish and crocodiles. For more information, .
Top Attraction #8
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Bob Marley Museum
A fascinating insight into the life and work of the reggae icon. For more information, .
Top Attraction #9
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Treasure Beach
An ideal place for a relaxing getaway on the south coast. For more information, .
Top Attraction #10
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Dunns River Falls
No visit to Jamaica is complete without a walk up these famous falls. For more information, .
A Perfect Day in Negril
7.00am
Early swim
Start the day with a refreshing swim on Seven Mile Beach. Youll have the place to yourself apart from a few joggers and early birds, and the sea will be as calm can be.
8.00am
Breakfast/ lighthouse
Having worked up an appetite, tuck into a full Jamaican breakfast, either at your hotel or at Just Natural restaurant at West End. Then take a morning stroll from the restaurant to the Victorian Lighthouse, from here you get a great view out to sea and along the cliffs.
10.00am
Craft market
Back to Seven Mile Beach by taxi and wander around the craft stalls for a bargain. Pick up some snacks for later fresh fruit from the women on the beach and delicious patties from Niahs Patties.
11.00am
Taxi tour
Find a reputable taxi driver outside your hotel and agree a rate for a tour of the south coast. Head for Bluefields Bay, via Savanna-la-Mar.
11.30am
Blue Hole
Spend an hour or two at the Blue Hole, jumping 7.5m (25ft) down into the exhilarating water (or use the ladder!), sunbathing around the spring-fed swimming pool, chatting with your hosts over a Red Stripe and maybe lunch if youve phoned in advance. Call in at the Peter Tosh Mausoleum at Belmont, a shrine to the superstar reggae musician.