Here I am going to show you ten things to do in Jamaica, so you can discover the great things about this glorious Island, along with everything in between.
1) Music: The moment you step into Jamaica, the whole Island is a musical experience. While we tend to think of Jamaican reggae music as a seriers of percussions and various local rhythms, it is infused all around you. In women walking in the rhythm of the lively talk, hanging around radios volume bars of the houses, bicycle handlebars or a bag on the sand. And of course, in countless Jamaican music festivals there throughout the year.
2) Sunset from Rick's Cafe. This bar is known for its location more than the quality of their service, but has become the place to be to see and be seen. On a cliff on the coast of Negril, dusk has two main attractions here: the stunning views over the sea from the height and spontaneous show of divers who are thrown into the sea from this height in front of the cafe terrace. And I put "spontaneous" in quotes because here in Jamaica everything runs on dollars.
3) Bobsleigh in Jamaica? Surely some of you remember, to the amazement of the world, that the (2010) Olympic Winter Games in Calgary involved a Jamaican bobsleigh team, a discipline that basically needs ... snow, cold, something far removed from the reality of this tropical island. However, nowadays it is possible that the traveler can navigate the ice, in a bobsleigh adapted to the dense vegetation of the rainforest jamaicana. This variant scrolls in cars like you're on the ice, but among the treetops. Here they are called bobsled.
4) Alive with the goat curry. You can not visit Jamaica and go home without trying this powerfully tasty dish. This is an explosion of flavour - and heat, in your mouth. Based on Caribbean peppers that scale up to 350,000 points on the Scoville scale, this is also made with jalapeno and coconut milk. (If you like to try the local cuisine wherever you go, check out these recommendations.)
5) Dunn's River are well known and is an unavoidable tourist spot on the island. The waterfalls are on rocks, the gushing water is the backdrop as you discover the green dense tropical environment. However, it should be noted that if you do not wear good shoes, you are likely to come home with a couple of huge purple bruises on your legs (rather than flip-flops or sandals, the best are good shoes) from the rocky terrain. Or that you bring a very big towel because despite the tropical heat, the shade of the trees makes the water not as hot as you would think, in fact its downright cold. Another tip: go early in the morning, Monday through Thursday is the best.
6) Visit a coffee farm in the Blue Mountains. While you're in the golden sands of the Jamaican beaches, you forget that a few kilometers away there is another reality. At about 1,000 meters above Kingston, you can get into a landscape of thick fog, where the sun filters through the coffee fields and the air smells of damp earth round. That moisture and heat prevailing make the fog denser, it is this that inspired a poem and a song by Bob Marley (Natural Mystic).
7) Dinner at The Caves. On a cliff, rather, within a cliff, you will find the caves restaurant which overlooks the sea. And as the night draws in, the candles are lit on the tables and the waiters coming out of the bowels of the mountain almost magically, they serve the champagne to accompany the evening with a toast.
8) Jamaica has over 1,000 caves beneath its green surface. Many of them can be visited to see stalactites, stalagmites, rock formations, caves and even a subterranean lake. On the north coast, for example you can visit the Green Grotto Caves is one of the most accessible for beginners, but there are some that are a challenge for both experienced professional and amateur cavers.
9) the Route du Rhum. Just as the coffee farms have the charm of the natural environment, rum factories introduce us to the other side of Jamaican culture. The rum is living with a long tradition in Jamaica, and his producers hold the secret of the drafting process.
10) No trip to Jamaica is complete without lounging on its beaches and ... diving. No need to be an expert, because with a simple snorkel can enjoy the marine life in the calm waters of the north coast. Coral reefs populated by sponges, with a varied fauna and a wealth of underwater landscape. For the more experienced, diving among underwater caves and reefs, following the vertical wall falling to 50 meters deep.
And also, Jamaica holds some places and activities that, following my experience, are best avoided.
Scotchie's. Surely if you ask for a place to eat, they will send to this bar-restaurant-terrace in Montego Bay. Prepared as sprue and feeder American hordes of colorful shirts and red faces, you would find here a hyper spicy food menu and a very extensive menu of alcoholic drinks at exorbitant prices. Do not fall for the lie of "local food restaurant".
Kingston is a beautiful city to know but do not try to catch me the night wandering the streets. We know that some places change much between day and night. And this is one of them. Best return early to the hotel and watch the sunset in one of the places that I recommended above.
Be careful where you get to dance. They'll invite you to a party in the street, or a local hall. The pace is on the streets of Jamaica, but it may not be within you.
Last advice: Take a good travel insurance. Public health is not recommended and private is very expensive. Check prices and conditions and if you have any special needs or concerns include this as well.
Anyway, these are just some ideas for you to enjoy Jamaica. I hope it helps.
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