| If you dream of a Caribbean vacation which offers | | | | to bargain for your purchases, and do not be |
| more than sandy beaches, blue waters, whispering | | | | intimidated by the aggressiveness of the Jamaican |
| palms, and rum-based drinks at poolside, then a | | | | merchants. Take the time to enjoy the colorful |
| Jamaican vacation might be perfect for you. Jamaica, | | | | street performers and calypso bands which are a |
| the third-largest of the Caribbean islands, is a place of | | | | part of the Jamaican vacation shopping experience. |
| intense color and contrast, where jungle-covered | | | | Perhaps you will be tempted to leave your Jamaica |
| mountains descend to unspoiled beaches, and where | | | | vacation resort for a trip to the Blue Mountains in |
| family-friendly resorts compete for business with | | | | central Jamaica, where Blue Mountain coffee is |
| adult-only hotels off-limits to the under-18 set for | | | | grown. The mountains offer miles and miles of hiking |
| very good reasons. | | | | trails, as well as miles and miles of rivers for rafting |
| Jamaica is a country where the all-inclusive resort | | | | and some of the most spectacular scenery in all the |
| began, and an all-inclusive Jamaican vacation will find | | | | Caribbean. |
| you having your every whim catered to behind the | | | | While you may assume that the best sunbathing |
| guarded gates of a complex offering every | | | | during your Jamaica vacation will be what you do at |
| conceivable vacation activity. Your meals, drinks, | | | | your resort, do not overlook the chance to cool off |
| entertainment, transportation, and outdoor activities | | | | in one of the rock pools formed at the base of the |
| will be included in the cost of your accommodations, | | | | waterfalls along the mountain rivers. Immerse |
| and in most instances, you will be able to fill every | | | | yourself not only in the water, but in the sounds of |
| minute of your vacation without ever having to leave | | | | the surrounding jungle. |
| your resort. Should you venture out to shop or see | | | | Your entry point to the Blue Mountains will almost |
| the sights, you may be able to include the cost of | | | | certainly be through the port city of Ocho Rios, |
| your tour in your Jamaica vacation package. | | | | where you should make time to visit Dunn's River |
| If, for example, you arrange your Jamaica vacation | | | | Falls. The falls descend more than 600 feet where |
| package at the Beaches Negril Resort and Spa, you | | | | the river empties from the mountains into the ocean. |
| will spend your days on 20 glorious acres along the | | | | If you find the tourist atmosphere at the falls |
| widest stretch of Seven Mile Beach. Just on the | | | | unappealing, head 2 miles west of Ocho Rios to the |
| chance that you decide to get a taste of Jamaica | | | | Coyaba River Garden and Museum. The museum |
| beyond the gates of the resort, you can reserve a | | | | displays trace the history of the island from the days |
| spot on the Black River Safari. Perhaps you get a | | | | of its pre-Columbia people to the days of the African |
| glimpse of one of the rivers rare crocodiles, or take a | | | | slave trade and colonial times. The gardens are a cool |
| swim in one of its safer spots. | | | | and quiet retreat on 4 1/2 acres of lush landscaping. |
| Visit the Appleton Estatenear Negril, and sample | | | | One of the things you are certain to learn during your |
| some of their authentic Jamaican rum. Negril also has | | | | first Jamaica vacation is that you will not want it to |
| much to offer the shopper in you, with plenty of | | | | be your only one. There is simply no where else on |
| authentic Jamaican crafts and artifacts. Be prepared | | | | Earth like Jamaica. |