| Keeping in mind that an important expense for your | | | | around $100 and if you sleep in home-stay |
| holiday budget is the getting there part, if you have | | | | accommodation and eat at the local places you can |
| a limited budget but still want to visit Jamaica you | | | | spend as low as $50 per day without including the |
| can do it by finding cheaper accommodation and | | | | entertainment and the fees to different places you |
| eating in local places. Jamaica is the island in the | | | | want to visit. One thing to keep in mind about |
| Caribbean Sea where everything and anything is | | | | admittance fees to different places is that the fees |
| possible. There are great beaches you can go to, a | | | | differ for tourists and they can be as high as five |
| wide variety of things that you can do and a lot of | | | | times higher than the fees Jamaicans have to pay. |
| places to visit. However before actually getting there, | | | | The good thing about Jamaica is that English is the |
| there are a few things you need to keep in mind. | | | | official language so getting around is easy. |
| You need to plan your trip in advance in order to be | | | | Depending on the period of time when you are |
| able to get low cost accommodation. For some | | | | taking your holiday there are a series of events that |
| hotels, apartments or rented places reservations are | | | | you might be able to attend. You can attend the |
| made even several months before. If you plan to go | | | | Jamaica Carnival in April, the Negril carnival in May, the |
| during the season you have to make sure you have | | | | Ocho Rios Jazz Festival in June, the Reggae Sunfest |
| confirmed reservation. Since this can be the most | | | | in August, or the Port Antonio Blue Marlin |
| difficult thing to get, once you have confirmed | | | | Tournament in October. There are other smaller |
| reservations you are good to go. | | | | festivals, concerts and events, but if you are not |
| The most known places and towns are the ones | | | | going there for any event in particular you can |
| from the tourist area: Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios | | | | always find numerous other things to do. You can go |
| and Kingston, the capital. There are however other | | | | hiking, horse back riding, golfing or biking and if you |
| towns worth visiting like for example Spanish Town, | | | | love water activities you can go swimming, fishing, |
| Port Antonio, or Port Royal. The must sees of the | | | | snorkeling, jet skiing and rafting. There are several |
| island are the Bob Marley Museum, the Hope Garden, | | | | plantations that you can visit, like for example coffee |
| the Milk river Spa, the Dunn's River Falls, the Dolphin | | | | plantations or banana plantations, Fishing parks and |
| Cave, the Blue Lagoon, the Lover's Leap and many | | | | gardens as well as a lot of historical and cultural |
| more depending on how long you can stay in Jamaica | | | | places. There are quite a few waterfalls worth visiting |
| and where you are staying. Jamaica is the third | | | | around Jamaica and you can even go tubing or join a |
| largest island in the area and it has more than 100 | | | | safari on the island. Jamaica is famous for its white |
| hotels and guest houses, more than 800 cottages | | | | sand beaches, blue mountain coffee, white rum, |
| that can be rented, camping places, cabins and | | | | wonderful waterfalls, reggae music, Bob Marley, |
| home-stay accommodation. The home stay | | | | street parties, cricket and great food. While in |
| accommodation can be one of the cheapest and it | | | | Jamaica you have to try their national dishes, ackee |
| also gets you in contact with the every day life on | | | | and salt fish, rice and peas and the famous jerk |
| the island as well as giving you the possibility to visit | | | | chicken and jerk pork. The main access to the island |
| less tourist places or find out some insights about the | | | | is done by plane through the two main airports |
| island. If a day in an all inclusive starts from $300, a | | | | located in Kingston and Montego Bay. Getting around |
| mid range accommodation will bring your expenses | | | | the island can be done by car, bus, minibus and taxi. |