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

You’ll 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 Berlitz Pocket Guides

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Table of Contents

How To Use This E-Book

Jamaica’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

Top Attraction #2

Top Attraction #3

Top Attraction #4

Top Attraction #5

Top Attraction #6

Top Attraction #7

Top Attraction #8

Top Attraction #9

Top Attraction #10

A Perfect Day in Negril

Introduction

Landscape and Vegetation

National Identity

Tourist Attractions

A Brief History

Columbus and the Arrival of Europeans

British Rule

Plantations and Slavery

Emancipation

Independence and Democratic Rule

Politics Today

Historical Landmarks

Where To Go

Montego Bay

Downtown

The Beaches

South of the Bay

East on the Coast Road

Great Houses

Falmouth

Cockpit Country

Discovery Bay and Runaway Bay

St Ann’s Bay

Ocho Rios To Annotto Bay

Dunn’s River Falls

Rivers and Plantations

Firefly and Annotto Bay

Port Antonio And the East

Port Antonio

West of Port Antonio

East of Port Antonio

Jamaica’s Eastern Tip

The Blue Mountains

Kingston and Environs

Downtown

New Kingston

Port Royal

Central Highlands and The South

Spanish Town

Mandeville

Black River

Treasure Beach

Negril and the West

Negril

To the South

What To Do

Sports And Outdoor activities

Beaches and Water Sports

Snorkelling

Diving

Boat Charters, River Tours and Rafting

Sport Fishing

Other Activities

Golf

Walking, Hiking and Cycling

Horse Riding

Spectator Sports

Cricket

Soccer

Horse Racing

Polo

Nightlife and Entertainment

Shopping

Arts and Crafts

Clothing

Coffee

Rum

Cigars

Children’s Jamaica

Festivals and Events

Eating Out

What to Eat

Jamaican Cuisine

International Cuisine

What to Drink

Restaurants

Montego Bay

Falmouth

Runaway Bay

Ocho Rios

Port Antonio

Blue Mountains

Kingston

Treasure Beach (South Coast)

Negril

A–Z Travel Tips

A

Accommodation

Airports (see also Getting There)

B

Bicycle Rental

Budgeting for Your Trip

C

Car hire

Climate

Clothing

Crime and Safety

D

Driving

E

Electricity

Embassies and Consulates

Emergencies

G

Gay and Lesbian Travellers

Getting There (see also Airports)

Guides and Tours

H

Health and Medical Care

L

Language

M

Media

Money

O

Opening times

P

Police

Post Offices

Public Holidays

R

Religion

T

Telephones

Time Zones

Tipping

Tourist Information

Transport

V

Visas and Entry Requirements

W

Websites and Internet Access

Y

Youth Hostels

Recommended Hotels

Montego Bay

Runaway Bay

Ocho Rios and Environs

Port Antonio and the East

The Blue Mountains

Kingston Area

treasure Beach (South Coast)

Negril