Jamaica

If you are more used to spending a fortnight in the Mediterranean, Jamaica, with its abundance of natural beauty, reggae music and tropical-tasting food will re-awaken your senses.

• Many hotels and tourist beaches are patrolled by armed security guards.
• Some beaches are fenced-off and a small charge is payable on entry.
• Unlike many Mediterranean resorts Jamaica doesn't have an 'evening stroll' culture. Here visitors rarely leave their hotel after dark.
• Never walk alone, especially at night.
• Cannabis, known locally as 'Ganja' is peddled on almost every street corner. Say 'No thanks' and move on.
• The Caribbean weather is unpredictable. June to November is the hurricane season and sharp tropical storms occur most afternoons.
• Heavy downpours often cause power cuts.

Weather: Tropical storms are common especially between June and November. Most of the time they are nothing more than heavy downpours, but occasionally one might develop into a hurricane. Humidity is at its highest from August to October

Excursions:

Enjoy Jamaica get a good guide book

Dunn's River Falls is a breathtaking adventure. In teams of about 15, with a guide at the front and rear you climb this exhilarating waterfall for an experience which will stay with you forever.

Blue Mountains. How do you like your coffee ? Freshly roasted and brewed half-way up a mountain, surrounded by Jamaica's lush plantations ? Perfect !

River rafting is a great way to see nature in the wild - unique flora and fauna in its natural forest habitat. A lazy sail down river on a bamboo raft, steered by a guide who will carve you a souvenir of your trip.

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