©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd banana trade 257 Great Morass 11, 190, 217, Bartholomew the Portuguese 254 222, 239, 11 303 Bath 91-2 Blenheim 208 bathrooms 289 Bluefields 216-18, 2-3 bauxite mining 277 Blue Harbour 132 B&Bs 284 Blue Hole Gardens 211 beaches 6 blue holes, see sinkholes Bear Cay 174 Blue Lagoon 11, 101-2, 11 Black River 221-2 7, 88-90 Bloody Bay Beach 189 79-89, 80-1, 82-3, 7 Blue Lagoon 11, 101-2, 11 accommodations 78 Bluefields 216-17, 2-3 climate 78 A Cable Hut Beach 68 food 78 accommodations 284-5, see also Calabash Bay Beach 240 highlights 80-1 individual locations Cornwall Beach 145-8 safety 79 227-9 Dead End Beach 148 travel seasons 78 ackee 278, 279, 280 Doctor’s Cave Beach 145 boat travel 292-3, see also cruises activities 19-20, 26-30 Font Hill Beach Park 219 Bob , see Marley, Bob African-Caribbean Heritage Centre & Font Hill Beach Park & Wildlife ’s Spring 210 Memory Bank 47 Sanctuary 220 Bobo Hill 68 Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival 19 Frenchman’s Beach 239-40 Gorge 75 air travel Frenchman’s Cove 101 Bogle, Paul 253, 254 climate change 294 Great Bay Beach 239 Bogue Lagoon 151-2 helicopter flights 123, 293 Heavy Sands 221 Bolt, Usain 260 to/from Jamaica 291-2 Hellshire Beach 72 Bond, James 70, 123, 129, 131, 134, to/from Kingston 64 Jack Spratt Beach 239 140, 266 within Jamaica 293 Jamaica Beach 130 Booby Cay 190 airlines 291-2, 293 Beach 130 books 249, see also literature airports 64, 291-2 Park 190 art 266 Albert Town 184 Long Beach (Seven Mile Beach) 189 bird-watching 274 all-inclusive resorts 18, 284 121 butterflies 275 244-5 Old Wharf Beach 240 food 279, 281 Alligator Reef 245 Puerto Seco Beach 140 history 250, 251, 255, 256, 258 American crocodiles, see Beach 130 jerk 278 crocodile-spotting San San Beach 101 Marley, Bob 261, 268 amusement parks, see theme parks Seven Mile Beach (Long Beach) 189 music 264, 271 Animal Farm 178 10, 238-44, 238, 10 Rastafarianism 264 animals 273-5, see also individual animals Walter Fletcher Beach 148 shopping 62 112-13 Winnifred Beach 104 spelunking 273 Appleton Rum Estate 10, 226, 10 World Beach 174 wildlife 274, 275 Arawak people, see Taíno people Bear Cay 174 women in Jamaica 265 archaeological sites beer 282 Boston Bay 8, 106, 8 Marshall’s Pen 231 Belmont 216-18 breadkind 278-9 Mountain River Cave 75 Bickle Village 228 Brotherhood, the 69 Project 250 bicycle travel, see cycling brown stew 279 websites 256 bird-watching 29-30, 275 Brown’s Town 141 art galleries, see galleries, museums books 274 buccaneers 252-4 arts 265-7 Font Hill Beach Park & Wildlife budget 14 ATMs 288 Sanctuary 220 Valley 112 Great Morass 190 66-8 B Holywell Recreation Area 84 Bump Grave 110 Balaclava 229 Marshall’s Pen 231, 232 bushwalking, see hiking Bamboo Avenue 224-5 Rocklands Bird Feeding Station 178-9 business hours 285 banana boats 192 Royal Palm Reserve 190 Bustamante, Alexander 208, 211, tours 30, 85, 154, 178, 182, 232, 275 253, 258-9 Windsor Great House 183 bus travel 000 Map pages Black River 220-4, 220, 11 costs 294 000 Photo pages Black River Gorge 225 to/from Kingston 64 bus travel continued Christmas Rebellion 153 drumming 233 304 within Jamaica 293-4 churches & cathedrals horseback riding 166 within Kingston 65 Ba Beta Kristian Church of Haile pottery 183 butterflies 274, 275 Selassie I 48 Coward, Noël 13, 132 Burchell Memorial Baptist Church crafts 53, 62, 108, 121, 128, 163, 205, 149-51 236, 243 C Church 52 Crawle, Hog 252 Calabash International Literary Festival Kettering Baptist Church 175 credit cards 288 13, 19-20, 240, 13 INDEX Kingston Parish Church 45 Creek Dome 151 Callo, Jah 218 Our Lady of Perpetual Help 136 crime 288-9 camping 284 Parish Church of St John the crocodile-spotting 274 cannabis, see ganja B-D Evangelist 221 Black River 221, 223 Canoe Valley Wetland 77 St Andrew Parish Church 52 Black River Great Morass 11, 190, capoeira lessons 44 St Andrew’s Scots Kirk 48 222, 11 car travel 15, 64, 294-5 St Jago de la Vega Cathedral 74 Canoe Valley Wetland 77 Caribbean Fashion Week 20 St James Parish Church 149 Font Hill Beach Park & Wildlife cash 288, 289 St Mark’s Anglican Church 233 Sanctuary 220 castles & fortifications St Peter’s Church 69-70 Great Salt Pond 72 69, 13 Trinity Cathedral 48 Green Island Harbour 207 Fort Charlotte 209 William Knibb Memorial Church 172 Heavy Sands 221 Fort Montego 149 cigars 205 Little Bay 210 Fort Rock 66 cinema, see film Long Bay (south coast) 245, 246 Penlyne Castle 88 climate 14, 19-20, 286, see also 66 Savanna-la-Mar Fort 212 individual regions Portland Bight Protected Area 72 Trident Castle 101 climbing cruises Catadupa 179 Blue Mountain Peak 7 Black River 222-3 cathedrals, see churches & cathedrals Dunn’s River Falls 119 Black River Great Morass 239 caves 273, see also spelunking Glistening Waters 175 Great Pedro Bluff 239 182, 184 198 154 Coffee River Cave 229 Reach Falls 108 Negril 191 Fox Caves 109 Clydesdale 86 Pelican Bar 239 Gourie Caves 230 Cockpit Country 181-4, 225-31 Sunny Island 239 Green Grotto Caves 140 itinerary 25 travel to/from Jamaica 292 Ipswich Caves 227 coffee 281, see also coffee estates Cuban cigars 205 Jamaican Caves Organisation 28, Blue Mountain 86 228 182, 227 festivals 20 culture 248-9, 261-7, see also food, Mandingo Cave 108 Coffee Factory 87 music Mexico Cave 227 coffee estates African-Caribbean Heritage Centre Mountain River Cave 75 Craighton Coffee Estate 83 & Jamaica Memory Bank 47 Nonsuch Caves 110 Flamstead 87 drumming performances 53, 85, Peace Caves 228 High Mountain Coffee Factory 236 112, 228 Park 211 Old Tavern Coffee Estate 85-7 festivals 53, 112 Windsor Caves 12, 183-4, 12 Cohen Henriques, Moses 254 obeah 44 Caymanas Park 72 Coleburns Gully 75 myal 44 cell phones 15, 289 Columbus, Christopher 135, 251, 251-2 Cuna Cuna Gap 92 central highlands 33, 213-44, Columbus Park 140 currency 14, 288 214-15 consulates 286 curry 279 accommodations 213 cooking courses 282 customs regulations 286 climate 213 Cooperage, the 82 cycling 29, see also mountain biking food 213 Coral Gardens Massacre 170 bike hire 296 highlights 214-15 coral reefs 194 Blue Mountains 83 travel seasons 213 costs 226 children, travel with 285-6 accommodations 284 Negril 191 Christiana 230-1 car rental 295 tours 122, 226 Christianity 263 food 278 within Jamaica 293 courses capoeira 44 000 Map pages D cooking 282 dance 269, 270 000 Photo pages diving 27, 97, 122, 138, 153, 191 dancehall 123, 270-1 dangers, see safety environmental issues 274, 277 J’Ouvert 19, 53 diarrhea 287 Blue Mountain coffee 86 Kingston of the Edge 53 305 disabilities, travelers with 290 climate change 294 LMT National Pantomime 20, 54 Discovery Bay 139-41 coral reefs 194, 208 Manchester Horticultural Society diving 16, 26-7, 191-2 Discovery Bay Marine Show 233 Alligator Reef 245 Laboratory 140 Misty Bliss 85 costs 27 dolphin encounters 122 National Gospel Song Contest God’s Well 246 Jamaica Conservation & Finals 53 Ironshore 167 Development Trust 28 Negril Ice Cream & Chocolate INDEX Festival 193 Long Bay (south coast) 246 Negril Environmental Protection Area 208 Birthday Bash 216 Montego Bay 153-4, 8

Southern Trelawny Environmental Port Royal Seafood Festival 70 D-G Negril 191, 7 Agency 28, 182 Portland Jamboree 98 Ocho Rios 121, 122 websites 276, 277 Portland Jerk Festival 281 PADI certification 27, 97, 122, 138, Errol Flynn Marina 29 Rebel Salute 245 153, 191 escoveitch 279 Reggae Sumfest 8, 20, 8 97-8, 102 etiquette 249 Restaurant Week 20 Runaway Bay 138 events, see festivals, sporting Sting 72 doctorbirds 31, 178, 190, 275, 17 events Trelawny Yam Festival 19, 184, 281 dolphin-watching exchange rates 15 World Reggae Dance Black River 223 Championships 53 Font Hill Beach Park & Wildlife Fi Wi Sinting 19 Sanctuary 220 F film 248, 260, 266-7 Little Bay 210 Faith’s Pen 134 fireflies 274 Negril 191 Falmouth 171-3 Firefly 13, 132-3, 13 Ocho Rios 121-2 Fern Gully 134 fishing 29 Treasure Beach 243 Ferris Cross 211-12 Black River 221 Dolphin Head Mountains 209 festivals 19-20, see also sporting events Glistening Waters 174 International Airport 291 Accompong Maroon Festival Montego Bay 154 228 Dornoch Riverhead 176 Negril 192 Africa Jamfest 155 drinking 17, 281-2, see also Ocho Rios 122 individual locations Bacchanal Jamaica 123 Port Antonio 97 driver’s licenses 294 Beach J’ouvert 123 Treasure Beach 239 driving, see car travel Biennial Art Exhibition 54 Whitehouse 219 drugs 289 Breadfruit Festival 92 Flagstaff 180-1 drums Calabash International Literary Fleming, Ian 131 Festival 13, 19-20, 240, 13 lessons 233 Flynn, Errol 95 Caribbean Fashion Week 20 performances 53, 85, 112, Folly 97 228 Caribean Heritagefest 53 Font Hill Beach Park & Wildlife shopping 229 Carnival (Kingston) 53 Sanctuary 220 Dry Harbour Mountains 141-2 Carnival (Port Antonio) 98 food 17, 278-81, see also individual ‘Dudus’ Coke, Christopher 260 Denbigh Agricultural Show 76 locations Duncans 175-6 Devon House Craft Fair 53 festivals 20, 70, 92, 193, 281 Emancipation Day Fair 237 tipping 288 Epicurean Escape 193 forts, see castles & fortifications E Fi Wi Sinting 19, 112 Freehill 137 earthquakes 255 Follow Di Arrow 123 Freeport Peninsula 152-3 eastern Jamaica Grand Market Night 230 Frenchman’s Cove 101 itinerary 22 Harmony Hall Anniversary Crafts Frome 211 economy 248, 249, 253, 262 Fair 123 fruit 279-80 education 262 International Reggae Day 53 electricity 286 Jamaica Beachfest 193 embassies 286 Jamaica Carnival 19 G Galina Point 132-3 emergencies 15 Jamaica Coffee Festival 20 galleries Kingston 63 Jamaica Horticultural Society Montego Bay 164 Show 53 Bloomfield Great House 233 Negril 206 Jamaica Observer Food Awards 20 Harmony Hall 130 Ocho Rios 128 Jamaica School of Dance Concert National Exhibition 20 English settlement 252 Season 53 National Gallery of Jamaica 41-3 Rock Tower 47 ganja 184, 224, 225, 276, 287, 289 Port Antonio 98 internet access 287-8, see also 306 gardens, see parks & gardens Quick Step 229 individual locations Garvey, Marcus 136, 253, 258 Rio Grand Valley 109 internet resources 15, 288, see also gay travelers 286-7 Robin’s Bay 113 individual locations homophobia 270 safety 28, 289 accommodations 284, 285 geography 273 St Catherine’s peak 83 air travel 292 geology 273 tours 182, 217 archaeological sites 256 ghosts 18, 170, 181, 237, 245, 263 Vinegar Hill Trail 87 disabilities, travelers with 290 INDEX Glistening Waters 173-4 historic houses, see coffee estates, environmental issues 276, 277 God’s Well 246 plantations & great houses food 278 Golden Grove 92 history 250-60 health 287 G-K Golding, Bruce 260 banana trade 257 history 257 golf 30, see also golf courses books 250, 251, 255, 256, 258 music 268, 269, 270 Manchester Golf Week 234 Christmas Rebellion 153 national parks & reserves 276 Mojo 6 Golf Tournament 167 colonialism 250 photography 267 golf courses Columbus, Christopher 251-2 safety 288 Half Moon Golf Club 167 Coral Gardens Massacre 170 Irish Town 82-3 Ironshore 166, 167 ‘Dudus’ Coke, Christopher 260 Iron Bridge 74 Negril Hills Golf Club 192 English settlement 252 Ironshore 166-9 film 260 San San Golf Course & I-tal 281 Bird Sanctuary 102 independence 259 itineraries 21-5, see also individual SuperClubs Golf Club Montego internet resources 257 locations Bay at Ironshore 167 , the 255 Tryall Golf Course 30, 177 Rebellion 254, 257 J White Witch Golf Course 30, 166 planters 255-6 Jackson, William 254 goombay drums 229 sites 16 Jamaica Carnival 19 Gordon, George William 253 slavery 252, 253, 254-5, 256-7 Jamaica Coffee Festival 20 Gordon Town 87 Spanish settlement 251-2 Jamaica Conservation & Gosse, Philip 217 Taíno people 250-1 Development Trust 28 Great Morass 190, see also Black River Treaty of Madrid 251 Jamaica House 52 Great Morass hitchhiking 296 Jamaica Labour Party 259 27, 178 HMS Goshawk 70 Jamaica National Heritage Trust Great Salt Pond 72 Holywell Recreation Area 84-5 15, 253 Green Island Harbour 207-8 homestays 285 Jamaica Observer Food Awards 20 Guava Ridge 87 Hopewell 177 Jamaican Caves Organisation 28, guest houses 285 horseback riding 182, 227 Gun Cay 71 Good Hope Estate 183 Jamaican Cycling Federation 29 245 Ironshore 166 Jamaican School 266 Gutters 236 Negril 192 Jamnesia Surf Club 29 Ocho Rios 122, 130 jerk 278, 279, 281 Paradise Park 212 Jewish community 46-7, 254, 262 H 176 J’Ouvert 19, 53 88 St Ann’s Bay 135 Jurassic Park 210 Half Way Tree 52 hot springs, see also mineral harassment 289 baths health 287 Bath Fountain 91-2 K Kathryn, the 121 helicopter flights 123, 293 Bath 76 Kindah Tree 228 Hellshire Beach Recreation Area 72 hotels 285 King’s House 52 hiking 27-8, 87 hummingbirds 31, 178, 190, 275, 17 Kingston 7, 31, 36-65, 252, 38, 40, 42, Bermuda Mt Trail 87 Huntington Summit 233 50, 252 Blue Mountain Peak 88-90 hurricanes 14, 255, 259, 260 Cockpit Country 181-2 accommodations 36, 54-6 Cuna Cuna Gap 92 climate 36 Farm Hill Trail 87 I emergency services 63 immigration 290, 291 Gourie Forest Reserve 230 entertainment 59-62 Independence Day 20 festivals 53-4 insects 274 food 36, 37, 56-9 insurance 000 Map pages highlights 38 car travel 295 000 Photo pages internet access 63 health 287 itineraries 39 medical services 63 marine life 275 monuments safety 63 marine parks, see national parks & 211 307 shopping 62-3 reserves Columbus Monument 136 sights 41-52 markets Cudjoe 228 tourist information 64 Harbour Street Craft Market 163 Statue 136 tours 52-3 Kingston 62, 63 Marley, Bob 52, 257, 257 travel seasons 36 Musgrave Market 100 National Heroes Monument 148 travel within 65 Victoria Market 141 Negro Aroused Statue 48 websites 37 Marley, Bob 49, 257 Parkinson, Leonard 228 INDEX Bob Marley’s Spring 210 Peter Tosh Monument 216 books 261, 268 Secret Garden Memorial 48

L K-M museums 9, 48-9, 141, 9 language 14, 248, 261 Stony Gut Monument 90 music 268, 269 Laughing Waters 134 Three Finger Jack 68 statue 52, 257 legal matters 288 Moore Town 110 Maroon Town 180-1 lesbian travelers 286-7 Morant Bay 90-1 Maroons, the 227, 228, 255 homophobia 270 Morant Bay Rebellion 254, 257 Marshall’s Pen 231-2 Lethe 178 91 Martha Brae 173 Liberty Hall 44 Morgan, Henry 254 Mavis Bank 87-8 lighthouses Moses Cohen, Henriques 254 76-7 Folly Point Lighthouse 97 motorcycle travel 294-5 measures 285 Lover’s Leap 244 Mount Zion Hill 83 medical services 287 Morant Point Lighthouse 91 mountain biking 29 Middle Quarters 224 Negril Lighthouse 190 Fat Tyre Festival 123 midges 287 Plumb Point Lighthouse 66 Mavis Bank 88 Mile Gully 237 Lime Cay 71 Negril 191 Milk Rive Bath 76 literature 265-6, see also books Newcastle 83 mineral baths, see also hot springs Calabash International Literary movies, see film Festival 13, 19-20, 240, 13 Milk River Bath 76 museums Little Bay 132-3, 210 Original & Mineral Accompong Community Centre & Springs 209 Long Bay (northeast coast) 106-7 Museum 228 Roaring River Park 211 Long Bay (south coast) 245-6 9, 48-9, 9 Rockfort Mineral Baths 66 Lover’s Leap 244 Columbus Park 140 mining, bauxite 277 LTM National Pantomime 20 Devon House 49-51 mobile phones 15, 289 Lucea 208-9 Firefly 13, 132-3, 13 134 Luminous Lagoon 173-4 Institute of Jamaica 43-4 money 14, 15, 288 Liberty Hall 44 mongoose 273 Museum of Coins & Notes 47 M Montego Bay 8, 145-66, 146-7, 150-1, Museum of Music 43 magazines 285 156, 8 Nine Mile Museum 141 Maggotty 225-6 accommodations 143, 155-9 People’s Museum of Crafts & Maiden Cay 71 activities 153-4 Technology 74 Maidstone 237 climate 143 Sir Alexander Bustamante Museum Malvern 244 drinking 162-3 208 mammals 273 emergency services 164 White Marl Taino Museum 74 Mammee Bay 134 entertainment 162-3 music 16, 268-72, see also music Manchioneal 108 festivals 155 festivals Mandeville 12, 231-6, 232 food 159-62 Bob Marley Museum 9, 48-9, 9 mangroves 276 itinerary 21 books 264, 271 Manley, Edna 266 medical services 164 glossary of terms 269, 271-2 Manley, Michael 258, 259 safety 164 internet resources 268, 269, 270 Manley, Norman 250, 253, 256 shopping 163-4 Marley, Bob 269 Mannish Water 281 sights 145-53 Museum of Music 43 maps 288 tourist information 164 tours 53 marijuana, see ganja tours 154-5 music festivals 19 marinas 293 travel seasons 143 Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival 19 Errol Flynn Marina 96 travel to/from 165 Beach J’ouvert 123 Glistening Waters Marina 174 travel within 165-6 EME Awards 53 Montego Bay Yacht Club 153 Montego Bay Yacht Club 29 Follow Di Arrow 123 Morgan’s Harbour Yacht Marina 71 Montpelier 179 International Reggae Day 53 music festivals continued sights 189-91 130-2 308 Jamaica School of Dance Concert tourist information 206-7 111-12 Season 53 tours 192-3 Orange Hill 210 National Gospel Song Contest travel to/from 207 Outameni 174 Finals 53 travel within 207 oxtail 279 Negril Music Festival 193 Negril Coral Reef Preservation Society Ocho Rios Jazz Festival 123 194, 208 Rebel Salute 19 P Negril Environmental Protection painting 266 INDEX Reggae Sumfest 8, 20, 8 Area 208 Palisadoes 66 sound-system parties 37, 51, 60-1, Negril Environmental Protection Panama Canal 255 70, 72, 272 Trust 208 Parkinson, Leonard 228 M-P St Mary Mi Come From 123 Negril Hills 189-90 parks & gardens Unleash the Tiger 193 Newcastle 83-4 Abba Jahnehoy’s Garden 190 myal 263 newspapers 285 Apple Valley Park 225-6 Nine Mile 141-2 Athenry Gardens 110 International Airport N 64, 291 Bath Botanical Garden 92 Nanny 253 north coast 32, 115-42, 116-17 Blue Hole Gardens 211 109 accommodations 115 Castleton Gardens 66 National Arena 52 climate 115 Cinchona Gardens 86 National Dance Theatre Company 263 food 115 Coyaba River Garden & Mahoe National Environmental & Planning Falls 120-1 itinerary 24 Agency 208, 277 Cranbrook Flower Forest 137-8 highlights 116-17 National Exhibition 20 Emancipation Park 51 travel seasons 115 National Library 43 festivals 233 northeast coast 32, 93-114, 94, 102 national parks & reserves 276, see Hope Gardens 51-2 accommodations 93 also wildlife sanctuaries Mrs Stephenson’s Garden 233 Blue Mountains-John Crow National climate 93 46 Park 79 food 93 Sculpture Park 52 Canoe Valley Wetland 77 highlights 94 Shaw Park Gardens 121 Gourie Forest Reserve 230 travel seasons 93 passports 290, 291 Great Morass 190 northwest coast 32, 143-84, 144 patois 248, 261 Holywell Recreation Area 84-5 accommodations 115 patties 279 internet resources 276 climate 143 peeny-wallies 274 Montego Bay Marine Park & Bogue entertainment 143 People’s Action for Community Lagoon 151-2 highlights 144 Transformation 45 Negril Environmental Protection travel seasons 143 People’s National Party 258, 260 Area 208 no see ums 287 People’s Political Party 258 Negril Marine Park 207, 208 petroglyphs 75 Portland Bight Protected Area 72 photography 267 Roaring River Park 211 O pirates Royal Palm Reserve 190 obeah 263 Bartholomew the Portuguese 254 National Stadium 52 Ocho Rios 115, 118-29, 118-19 Cohen Henriques, Moses 254 Nature Village Farms 178 accommodations 115, 123-5 Jackson, William 254 climate 115 Negril 6, 7, 188-207, 188, 192-3, 195, Jewish people 254 202, 6, 7 drinking 127 Morgan, Henry 254 accommodations 193-201 food 115, 125-7 Port Royal 254 activities 191-2 internet access 128 Rackham, ‘Calico’ Jack 196, 254 climate 185 medical services 128 planning, see also individual regions safety 128 drinking 204-5 budgeting 14-15 shopping 128-30 entertainment 204-5 calendar of events 19-20 sights 119-21 food 201-4 internet resources 15, 288 tourist information 129 internet access 206 itineraries 21-5 tours 122-3 internet resources 206 Jamaica basics 14-15 travel seasons 115 medical services 206 Jamaica’s regions 31-3 travel to/from 129 safety 205-6 travel seasons 19-20 travel within 129 plantations & great houses, see Old Harbour 76 also coffee estates 000 Map pages 258 Bellefield Great House 151 000 Photo pages opening hours 285 Bloomfield Great House 233 Brimmer Hall 133 rafting 27 Savanna-la-Mar 212 Clydesdale 86 Great River 27, 178 Scott’s Cove 219 309 Craighton Coffee Estate 83 Lethe 178 scuba diving, see diving Croydon in the Mountains Martha Brae 173 Seaford Town 180 Plantation 179 10, 109-10, 10 Seaga, Edward 259, 260 Flamstead 87 Rastafarian culture 264-5 Section 85-6 Good Hope Estate 182-3 Bobo Hill 68 Selassie, Haile 255, 258, 264 Greenwood Great House 169 Indigenous Rastafarian Village 152 Sharpe, Sam 153, 252, 253, 256 Halse Hall 77 Mount Zion Hill 83 Shooter’s Hill 236-7 INDEX Maima Seville Great House & Rebel Salute 19, 245 shopping Heritage Park 135 reggae 268, 270, 271 art 62, 100, 105, 128, 163-4, 205 Prospect Plantation 130 P-S festivals 8, 19, 20, 53, 8 books 62 Rhodes Hall Plantation 192, 207 tours 98 crafts 62, 108, 121, 128, 163, 205, Rose Hall Great House 169-70 Reggae Queen 138 236, 243 Sun Valley Plantation 131 Reggae Sumfest 8, 20, 8 Cuban cigars 205 tours 123 religion 262-5 goombay drums 229 Tryall Estate 177 rental accommodations 285 markets 62, 63, 100, 141, 163 Whitehall Great House 190 reptiles 274 pottery 62, 121, 128, 205 Windsor Great House 183 reserves, see national parks & reserves Siloah Valley 225 plants 275-6 resorts 18, 284 Simpson-Miller, Portia 260 poetry 265 Restaurant Week 20 sinkholes politics 258-60 Retreat 91 Blue Hole Gardens 211 population 248 Revivalism 263 Blue Lagoon 11, 101-2, 11 Port Antonio 94-101, 96 Rio Bueno 176 Christiana Bottom 230 accommodations 98-9 Rio Grande Valley 10, 108-11, 249, 10 God’s Well 246 activities 97-8 battle site 130 slavery 252, 254-5, 256-7 climate 94 rivers 17 Tacky 253 entertainment 99-100 Roaring River (Laughing Waters) 134 75 festivals 98 Robin’s Bay 113-14 snorkeling, see diving food 99 rock-climbing, see climbing sound-system parties 272 internet access 100 Rockfort Mineral Baths 66 Hellshire Beach Recreation Area 72 shopping 100-1 romantic getaways 18 Kingston 37, 51, 60-1 sights 95-7 Rose Hall 169-71 Port Royal 70 tours 98 Rose Palmer, John 170 south coast 33, 213-46, 214-15 travel to/from 100 route taxis 296 accommodations 213 travel within 100-1 Royal Jamaican Yacht Club 29 climate 213 133 rum 226, 282 food 213 91 Runaway Bay 138-9 highlights 214-15 Port Royal 13, 68-71, 254 itinerary 23 Port Royal Project 250 safety 217 Portland Bight Protected Area 72 S travel seasons 213 safety 288-9 Portmore 71-2 Southern Plains 65-77, 67 ackee 279 Portuguese, Bartholomew the 254 southeast coast 31, 90-2, 80-1, 102-3 Blue Mountains 79 pottery accommodations 78 ganja 184, 224, 225, 276, 287, 289 courses 183 climate 78 hiking 28, 289 shopping 62, 121, 128, 205 food 78 hitchhiking 296 Priory 137-8 highlights 80-1 internet resources 288 proverbs 262 travel seasons 78 Kingston 63 public transportation 293-4 Southern Trelawny Environmental Montego Bay 164 Agency 28, 182 Negril 205-6 Spanish settlement 251-2 Q Ocho Rios 128 quad-biking 123 72-5, 73 road hazards 295 Quick Step 229 spas, see hot springs, mineral baths smartphones 288 spelunking 18, 28-9, 273, see south coast 217 also caves R water 287 books 273 Rackham, ‘Calico Jack’ 196, 254 sailing 154, 168, see also marinas Cockpit Country 182, 184 Rackham’s Cay 71 saltfish 278 Coffee River Cave 229 radio 285 Santa Cruz 225 spelunking continued Mystic Mountain 120 Fishdone Waterfalls 112 310 Gourie Caves 230 Walter Fletcher Beach & Aquasol Holywell Recreation Area 85 Jamaican Caves Organisation 28, Theme Park 148 Kwaaman & Tacky Waterfalls 182, 227 Three Finger Jack 68 113 Mexico Cave 227 Throne, The 191 Mayfield Falls 209-10 Windsor Caves 12, 183-4, 12 time 289 Reach Falls 9, 107-8, 9 Spencer, Thomas Jordan 224 Tinson Pen Aerodrome 64 Scatter Falls 109 spiritualism 262-5 tipping 288 Somerset Falls 111 INDEX sport 265 toilets 289 Falls 110 sporting events Tosh, Peter 216 YS Falls 226-7 Carib Cement International tourism 249 weather 14, 19-20, 286, see also S-Z Marathon 53 tourist information 290 individual regions Fat Tyre Festival 123 tours, see also individual locations websites, see internet resources High Mountain 10K Road Race 236 adventure 28, 98, 122, 137, 154, 179, weights 285 Jake’s Off-Road Triathlon 240 182, 228 west coast 33, 185-212, 186-7 Jamaica Cricket Festival 173 bird-watching 30, 85, 154, 178, 182, accommodations 185 Jamaica Sprint Triathlon 193 232, 275 climate 185 Manchester Golf Week 234 Black River Great Morass 217 food 185 Mojo 6 Golf Tournament 167 cruises 154, 191, 222-3, 239, highlights 186-7 292 Port Antonio International Marlin travel seasons 185 cycling 122 Tournament 98 western Jamaica helicopter flights 123, 293 Reggae Marathon & Half-Marathon 193 itinerary 25 music 53, 98 Trelawny Yam Festival 19, 184, 281 whale-watching 191, 210 plantations 123 Uncle Sam’s Donkey Derby 210 Whitehouse 218-19 quad-biking 123 Spur Tree Hill 236 wildlife 17, 273-5, see also individual St Ann’s Bay 135-7, 136 traveler’s checks 288 species, wildlife sanctuaries St Catherine’s peak 83 travel to/from Jamaica 291-3 books 274, 275 St Mary’s Off-Road Bike Association 29 travel within Jamaica 293-6 wildlife sanctuaries statues, see monuments Treasure Beach 10, 238-44, 238, 10 Font Hill Beach Park & Wildlife Stingray City 130 Treaty of Madrid 251 Sanctuary 220 Strawberry Fields 113 trekking, see hiking Rocklands Bird Feeding Station Strawberry Hill 85 Trelawny Yam Festival 19, 184, 281 178-9 streamertails, see hummingbirds Trench Town Culture Yard 46 San San Golf Course & Bird Sanctuary 102 sugar production 253 Troy 229-30 Williamsfield 236 surfing 29 Recording Studios 46 Wilmot, Billy ‘Mystic’ 66 Boston Bay 106 Windsor 183-4 Bull Bay 66-8 U windsurfing 122, 168 Cable Hut Beach 68 unemployment 248 Wolmer’s School & Mico Teachers’ Long Bay (northeast coast) 106 Universal Negro Improvement College 47 Association 258 sustainable travel 234, 294 women in Jamaica 265 Unleash the Tiger 193 women travelers 290 T work 290 Tacky 253 V vegetarian travelers 281 Taíno people 74, 75, 250-1 X villa rentals 285 taxi travel 296 Xaymaca 250-1 tea 281 visas 15, 290 telephone services 15, 289 visual arts 266 theater 263 Y Kingston 45, 62 90 W yards, the 45 Montego Bay 163 Walkerswood 134 pantomime 20, 54 walking, see hiking theme parks water 287 Z Jurassic Park 210 water sports, see individual activities zip lining Kool Runnings Water Park 191 waterfalls 17 Bluefields 218 Christiana Bottom 230 Cranbrook Flower Forest 138 Coyaba River Garden & Mahoe Freehill 137 000 Map pages Falls 120-1 Ocho Rios 120, 122 000 Photo pages Dunn’s River Falls 119-20 YS Falls 227 ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd

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