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1 Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 215 Behind the Scenes SEND US YOUR FEEDBACK We love to hear from travelers your comments keep us on our toes and help make our books better. Our well-traveled team reads every word on what you loved or loathed about this book. Although we cannot reply individually to your submissions, we always guarantee that your feedback goes straight to the appropriate authors, in time for the next edition. Each person who sends us information is thanked in the next edition the most useful submissions are rewarded with a selection of digital PDF chapters. Visit lonelyplanet.com/contact to submit your updates and suggestions or to ask for help. Our award-winning website also features inspirational travel stories, news and discussions. Note: We may edit, reproduce and incorporate your comments in Lonely Planet products such as guidebooks, websites and digital products, so let us know if you don t want your comments reproduced or your name acknowledged. For a copy of our privacy policy visit lonelyplanet.com/ privacy. OUR READERS Many thanks to the travelers who used the last edition and wrote to us with helpful hints, useful advice and interesting anecdotes: Angie Hook, Anne Jahan, Carl Simpson, David Ingleman, Heinz Helbling, Jane Winfield, Kair Keller, Kate Doran, Luanne Wielichowski, Peter Davies, Simon Mercier. WRITER THANKS Paul Clammer In Kingston, big thanks to Matthew Smith and Ishtar Govia, to David Scott, Joshua Chamberlain, Annie Paul, everyone at LifeYard, and to staff at the National Library of Jamaica. In Ocho Rios, thanks to Shelly Ann Johnson. In Port Antonio, thanks to Charlene Bryden and Jim Sibthorpe. Grazie to Carla Gullotta in Drapers. At home, thanks and love as always to Robyn, especially for Monkey-wrangling while I was on the road. Anna Kaminski A big thank you to Bailey for entrusting me with half of Jamaica, to fellow scribe Paul and to everyone who helped me along the way. In particular: Richard and Nicole in Falmouth/Santa Cruz/Accompong, Valerie and Leroy in MoBay, Ann and Lisa in Mandeville, Susan in Windsor, Allison in Black River, Captain Dennis in Treasure Beach, the brownie lady in Negril, Nancy and Lindsey in Kingston, and Elise and Darryl for the most memorable meal in Ochi. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Climate map data adapted from Peel MC, Finlayson BL & McMahon TA (2007) Updated World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 11, Cover photograph: Seven Mile Beach, Negril; Sladja Kisic/4Corners

2 216 BEHIND THE SCENES THIS BOOK This 8th edition of Lonely Planet s Jamaica guidebook was researched and written by Paul Clammer and Anna Kaminski. The previous edition was written by Paul Clammer and Brendan Sainsbury. The 6th edition was written by Anna Kaminski, Adam Karlin and Richard Kloss. This guidebook was produced by the following: Destination Editor Bailey Freeman Product Editor Kate Kiely Senior Cartographer Corey Hutchison Book Designer Nicholas Colicchia Assisting Editors Imogen Bannister, Helen Koehne, Fionnuala Twomey Assisting Cartographer Hunor Csutoros Cover Researcher Naomi Parker Thanks to Kate Mathews, Amanda Williamson

3 Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 217 Index A A Brief History of Seven Killings 183 abortion 194 accommodations 149, 206, 207, see also individual locations Accompong Accompong Maroon Festival 177 activities 20-2, 32-6, see also individual activities adventure centers Chukka Cove Farm 90-1 H Evans Scent 91 Jurassic Park 155 Yaaman Adventure Park 86 adventure sports 37, see also individual sports air travel 211, 212 Alpha Boys School 49 Alligator Hole Wildlife Reserve 64 Alligator Pond alligators 168, 201 amphibians 168, amusement parks, see also adventure centers Kool Runnings Adventure Park (Negril) 138 Mystic Mountain (Ocho Rios) 80 Anancy 192 animals, endangered 162, 204, see also birds, wildlife reserves, individual species Apple Valley Park 179 Appleton Rum Estate 15, 178-9, 15 area codes 17, 210 Map Pages 000 Photo Pages 000 art galleries, see museums & galleries arts arts centers Alpha Boys School 49 Lifeyard 46 Atlantic Slave Trade 186 B Babylon 193 Bahía Santa Gloria 184 Baker, Captain Lorenzo Dow 188 Bamboo Avenue 180 banana trade 37, 188 Banton, Buju 194 Bath 73-4 bauxite mining 204 beach parties 38 beaches 9, 38, 8-9 Bamboo Beach Club 86 Black River 168 Bloody Bay Beach 138 Bluefields 170 Boston Bay 102 Burwood Beach 131 Calabash Bay Beach 157 Fishermen s Beach 157 Frenchman s Cove 99 Great Bay Beach 157 Half Moon Beach 153 Homers Cove 154 Jack Sprat Beach 157 Jacob Taylor Beach 131 James Bond Beach 87 Long Bay Beach Park 138 Montego Bay 109 Ocho Rios 80 Old Wharf Beach 157 Port Antonio 95 Puerto Seco Beach 92 San San Beach 99 Seven Mile Beach 9, 11, 138, 146, 8-9, 11 Treasure Beach 157 Winnifred Beach 99 Belmont Bennett, Hazel 184 bicycle travel 33, 212 birds birdwatching 32-3 Cockpit Country 133 Port Antonio 96 Rocklands Bird Feeding Station 114 Black River 156, , 167, 5 Black River Great Morass 13, 168, 13 Blackwell, Chris 197 Blue Hole Mineral Spring 155 Blue Lagoon 13, 98-99, 13 Blue Mountain Coffee 65 Blue Mountain Peak 11, 72, 11 Blue Mountains 11, 24, 37, 65-72, 66-7, 11 Bluefields boat travel , 213, see also cruises, marinas Bob Marley Mausoleum & Museum (Nine Mile) 93 Bob Marley Museum (Kingston) 14, 47, 14 Bogle, Paul 188, 189 Bogue Lagoon Bolt, Usain 58, 134, 183, 195 Bond, James 87 books 182, 189, 196 Boom Bye Bye 194 Boscobel Beach 86 Boston Bay 102-3, 2 Boys & Girls Championships 20, 52 Brighton 12, 154-5, 12 British colonisation Troy-Windsor Trail 135 Brown, Dennis 197 Brown s Town 93 buccaneers 185-6, see also pirates Morgan, Henry 170 Port Royal 61-2 budgeting Bull Bay 63-4 Bump Grave 107 Burning Spear 197 bus travel 17, 212 Busch, George 188 business hours 208 Bustamante Industrial Trade Union 188 Bustamante, Sir Alexander 45, 153, 188 C Calabash International Literary Festival 20 Calo, Jah 172 Campbell, Mavis 189 canoeing Black River 169 Hellshire Beach Recreation Area 64 Montego Bay 115 Negril 138 car travel 17, road rules 214 Caribbean Fashion Week 22 Carnival 20, 52, 21 castles Trident Castle 99 cathedrals, see churches & cathedrals caves & caving 33, 38, 200 Cockpit Country Coffee River Cave 178 Green Grotto Caves 92, 27 Painted Circuit Cave 134 Peterkin-Rota cave system 134 Windsor 135 cays 63 cell phones 16, 210 cemeteries Jewish Cemetery central highlands region 25, 38, , 38, 158-9

4 218 INDEX C-G Charles Town 104 Chevannes, Barry 193 Christiana christianity 193 Christmas Rebellion 111, 187 Chronixx 197 churches & cathedrals Bethany Moravian Church 175 Burchell Memorial Baptist Church 111 Christ Church 95 Kettering Baptist Church 131 Kingston Parish Church 45 Nazareth Moravian Church 175 Our Lady of Perpetual Help 89 Parish Church of St John the Evangelist 166 St Andrew Parish Church 49 St Peter s Church 62 William Knibb Memorial Church 128 cimarrones 185 cinemas 182, 199 Kingston 58 Ocho Rios 84 Clarkson, Thomas 187 cliff diving 19 Cliff, Jimmy 199 Cliff, Michelle 198 climate 16, 20-2, 16 Clydesdale 70-1 coastal retreats 37 Cockpit Country 14, 26, 38, 133-6, 14 coffee 31, 65 coffee estates Appleton Rum Estate Craighton Coffee Estate 69 Mavis Bank Coffee Factory 71 Old Tavern Coffee Estate 71 Coke, Christopher Dudus 53, 191 colonial architecture 38 colonists 37 Columbus, Christopher Map Pages 000 Photo Pages 000 community cricket 163 consulates Coward, Sir Noël 88 Coward s Folly 88 Craig, Christine 198 Cranbrook Rainforest Gardens 90 cricket 163 crime 209 crocodiles 168, 201 Cromwell, Oliver 185 cruises 38, 211 Montego Bay 115 Negril 139 Treasure Beach 157, 161 Cudjoe 187 cultural centres Asafu Culture Yard 104 Montego Bay Cultural Centre 111 cultural programs Mandeville 174 Port Antonio 96 culture 183, currency 16 cycling 33, 212 D dancehall festivals top songs 197 Dancehall Queen 199 de Lisser, Herbert 198 deforestation 204 coffee plantations 65 Dekker, Desmond 197 Dennis-Benn, Nicole 198 Devil s Reef 81 Devon House 47, 27 diarrhea 207 disabilities, travelers with 210 Discovery Bay 92-3 diversity 192 diving 18, 33-4, 13, 35 see also snorkelling Fairy Hill 99 Montego Bay 115 Negril 139 Ocho Rios 81 Port Antonio 96 Runaway Bay 91 Dodd, Clement Sir Coxsone 189, 197 Donald Sangster International Airport 17 dreadlocks 193 drinks 18, coffee 31, 65 rum 15, 31, 178, 186, 29 driving, see car travel driving licences 213 drugs 209 Dub Club 58 Duncans 131 Dunkley, John 199 E economy 182, 192 electricity 206 Ellis, Garfield 198 emancipation 65 Emancipation Park 49 embassies emergencies 17 environmental issues 204 events, see festivals & events exchange rates 17 Eyre, Governor Edward 189 F Fairy Hill , Faith s Pen Rest Stop 83 Falmouth farms Animal Farm 132 Farquharsons 168 festivals & events 20-2 Accompong Maroon Festival 177 Beach J Ouvert 87 Boys & Girls Championships 52 Calabash International Literary Festival 161 Carnival 52 Emancipation Jubilee 90 Fat Tyre Festival 81 Follow Di Arrow 87 Jamaica Beachfest 142 Kingston on the Edge 52 LTM National Pantomime 52 Negril Music & Food Festival 142 New Year s Eve Bonfire Party 161 Ocho Rios Jazz Festival 81 One World Ska & Rocksteady Music Festival 52 Paul Bogle Day 73 Port Royal Seafood Festival 63 Rastafari Rootzfest 142 Rebel Salute 90 Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest films 182, 199 fishing 34 Montego Bay 115 Negril 139 Port Antonio 96 Fleming, Ian 87 folk magic 195 food 18, 28-31, see also individual locations fruit 30 I-tal 30-1 jerk chicken 30, 29 patties 55 tours 31 Fort Charles 62 Fort Montego craft market 123 Fox Caves 106 fruit 30 fuel 213 G Galina Point 88-9 galleries, see museums & galleries gangs 53 ganja 193, 203, 209 gardens, see parks & gardens Garvey, Marcus 89, 188, 190 gay travelers 194, 207 Gibson, Carrie 185 Glistening Waters Golding, Bruce 191 Good Hope Estate 134 Gordon, George William 188 Gourie Forest Reserve 180 great houses, see also historic buildings Bellefield Great House 114 Devon House 47, 27 Greenwood Great House 126 Invercauld Great House 167 Magdala House 167 Rose Hall Great House Waterloo Great House 168 Great Morass (Black River) 13, 168 Great Morass (Negril) 145

5 219 Green Grotto Caves 92, 27 Green Island Harbour 153 Greenwood Great House 126 H Hagley Gap 71-2 Haitian Revolution 65 harassment health 207 Hedonism II 138, 149 Hellshire Beach Recreation Area 64 heroes 188 hiking 34-5, 67 Bath 74 Blue Mountain Peak 72 Bue Mountains 66-8 Christiana 180 Cockpit Country 133 Mavis Bank 71 Newcastle 69 Port Antonio 96 Rio Grande Valley St James Parish Church 109 Troy-Windsor Trail 135 historic buildings, see also great homes Baptist Manse 129 Barrett House 129 Coke Memorial Hall 45 Courthouse (Morant Bay) 73 Courthouse (Falmouth) 128 Falmouth police station 129 Firefly 88 Georgian courthouse (Port Antonio) 94 Marshall s Pen 173 Old Gaol House 62-3 Old Naval Hospital 63 Penlyne Castle 71 Phoenix Foundry 129 Tharp House 129 Ward Theatre 45 historic sites Folly 95 Rio Nuevo Battle Site 86 history 18, Atlantic slave trade 186 banana trade 188 buccaneers Columbus English invasion 185 Maroon resistance 187 slavery 186 Spanish settlement sugar plantations 186 Xaymaca 184 Hog Crawle 41 holidays 209 Holness, Andrew 182, 191 Homers Cove 154 homestays Mandeville 174 Rio Grande Valley 106 homophobia 194 Hope Gardens 49 horse riding 36, 35 Ironshore 127 Priory 90 St Ann s Bay 90 hot springs, see mineral springs housing projects Trench Town Culture Yard 46, 53 Huie, Albert 199 I immigration 211 Imperial bridge 167 Independence Day 22 Indigenous Rastafarian Village 115 Industrial Revolution 186 insects 202 insurance health 207 vehicle 214 internet access 208 internet resources 17 health 207 Invercauld Great House 167 Irie Blue Hole 80 Irish Town 68-9 Ironshore Isaacs, Gregory 197 I-Tal 30-1, see also food, individual locations itineraries 23-7, 23, 24, 25, 26 J Jackson, William 185 Jah9 197 Jamaica basics Jamaica Biennial 22, 41 Jamaica Carnival 20, 50 Jamaica Coffee Festival 22 Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) 53, 182, 189 Jamaica talk 193 James Bond Beach 87 James, Marlon 183, 187, 198 jerk chicken 30, 29 Jurassic Park 155 K Kensington Estate 111 Kingston 10, 24, 40, 41-61, 42-3, 44, 48, 50-1, 10 accommodations 53-4 climate 40 drinking & nightlife 57-8 entertainment 58 festivals & events 52 food 54-7 highlights 42-3 information itineraries 24 medical services 59 shopping 58-9 sights 41-9 tours travel seasons 40 travel to/from 60-1 travel within 61 Kingston, Blue Mountains & southeast coast region 37, 40-74, 37 kitesurfing 36, 127 Knight, James 175 Konshens 197 Kumina 194 L lagoons Blue Lagoon 98-9 Glistening Waters (Luminous Lagoon) Montego Bay Marine Park & Bogue Lagoon 114 language 16, 193 Lawes, Sir Nicholas 65 legal matters 208 lesbian travelers 194, 207 Lethe 132 Leyden, Thomas 167 LGBTI travelers 207 libraries National Library 46 Lifeyard 46 Lime Cay 63 literature 38, Little Bay (North Coast) 88-9 Little Bay (West Coast) 12, 154-5, 12 lizards 201 Lone Ranger 197 Long Bay Lovers Leap 166 LTM Pantomime 22 Lucea M Macdonald, Kevin 196 Magdala House 167 Maggotty Mahogany Beach 80 Mais, Roger 198 Mama P 191 mammals 201 Manchioneal Mandeville 172-5, 173 mangroves 203 Manley, Edna 45, 199 Manley, Michael 189 Manley, Norman 45, 188, 189 marinas 211 Errol Flynn Marina 95-6 Montego Bay Yacht Club marine life 202 markets Brown s Town 93 Falmouth 129 Fort Montego 123 Kingston 45 Lucea 154 Montego Bay 123 Negril 151 Ocho Rios 85 Port Antonio 94 St Ann s Bay 89 Marley, Bob 14, 47, 183, 14 biography of 196 Bob Marley Mausoleum & Museum (Nine Mile) 93 Bob Marley Museum (Kingston) 14, 47 Nine Mile 93 Trench Town Culture Yard 46, 53 Tuff Gong Recording Studios 51 Marley, Ziggy 51 Maroon festivals & events 177 Maroons of Jamaica, the 189 New Year 177 people 176 resistance 187 Mavis Bank 71 INDEX G-M

6 220 INDEX M-P Mayfield 154 McCaulay, Diana 198 medical services 207 Middle Quarters 179 midges 207 Miller, Kei 198 mineral springs 51 Bath Fountain 74 Blue Hole Mineral Spring 155 mobile phones 16, 210 Modyford, Sir Thomas 185 money 16, 208 Montego Bay 13, 23, , 110, , , 118, 2, 13 accommodations , 121 activities 115 climate 108 drinking & nightlife 123 entertainment 123 festivals & events food highlights 110 information 124 itineraries 23 shopping sights tours travel seasons 108 travel to/from travel within Montego Bay & northwest coast region 38, , 38 monuments National Heroes Monument 111 Peter Tosh Stony Gut Monument 73 Moore Town 107 Morant Bay 73-4 Morant Bay Rebellion 73, 187 Morgan, Henry 170 motorcycle travel Mount Zion Hill 68-9 mountain biking, see cycling Mrs Stephenson s Garden 174 museums & galleries Accompong Community Centre & Museum 176 Map Pages 000 Photo Pages 000 Bob Marley Mausoleum & Museum (Nine Mile) 93 Bob Marley Museum (Kingston) 14, 47, 14 Columbus Park 92-3 Devon House 47 Hanover Museum 154 Harmony Hall 86 Institute of Jamaica 45-6 Liberty Hall 41-2 Montego Bay National Gallery of Jamaica 41 National Museum West 111 Natural History Museum (Kingston) 45-6 Natural History Museum (Treasure Beach) 162 Peter Tosh Museum 49 music 18, 196-8, see also dancehall, reggae, sound-system parties Alpha Boys School 49 Mutabaruka 198 myal 195 Mystic Mountain 80 N Nanny of the Maroons 187, 188 Nanny Town national debt 182 National Environmental & Planning Agency 204 National Gallery of Jamaica 41 National Heroes Park 46, 188 national parks & reserves 203, see also wildlife reserves Gourie Forest Reserve 180 Holywell Recreation Area 69 Montego Bay Marine Park Negril 11, , 140-1, 142-3, 146, 148, 11 accommodations activities climate 137 drinking & nightlife entertainment 151 festivals & events 142 highlights history 138 information shopping 151 sights 138 tours 139 travel seasons 137 travel to/from 152 travel within Negril Beach Village 138 Negril & west coast region 38, , 38 Negro Aroused statue 45 NEPA 204 Newcastle newspapers 208 Nine Mile 93 no see ums 207 Norman Manley International Airport 17 north coast region 37, , 37, 76-7 north Cockpit Country northwest coast region 38, , 38, 110 Nueva Sevilla 185 O obeah 195 Ocho Rios 26, 78-86, 78-9 accommodations 75 activities 81 beaches 80-1 climate 75 drinking & nightlife 84 entertainment 84 food 82-4 highlights 76-7 history 78-9 information 85 itineraries 26 shopping 84-5 sights sleeping 81-2 tours 81 travel seasons 75 travel to/from 85 travel within 86 Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & north coast region 37, , 37, 76-7 Old Tavern Coffee Estate 71 One Love 199 One Love peace concert 190 One World Ska & Rocksteady Music Festival 22, 52 opening hours 17, 208 Oracabessa 86-8 Orange Bay 105 Oristan 170 P paintballing Priory 91 Negril 138 Palisadoes 61 Parker, Matthew 186 parks & gardens, see also national parks & reserves Apple Valley Park 179 Bath Botanical Garden 74 Cecil Charlton Park 173 Cinchona Gardens 70 Cranbrook Rainforest Gardens 90 Emancipation Park 49 Hope Gardens 49 Konoko Falls & Botanic Garden 80 Mrs Stephenson s Garden 174 National Heroes Park 46, 188 Parade 44-5 Seville Great House 89 Shaw Park Gardens 80 Patterson, Percival James 190 patties 55 Paul, Sean 197 Penlyne Castle 71-2 People s National Party 53, 182, 189 People s Political Party 190 permaculture Lifeyard 46 Perry, Lee Scratch 197 Peter Tosh Monument Peter Tosh Museum 49 pirates 37, see also buccaneers planning calendar of events 20-2 itineraries 23-7, 23, 24, 25, 26 Jamaica s regions 37-8 travel seasons 20-2 plantations Croydon in the Mountains Plantation 132 Greenwood Great House 126 Rhodes Hall Plantation 153 Rose Hall Great House Sun Valley Plantation 87 plants PNP 53, 182, 189

7 221 Pocomania 194 politics population 183 Port Antonio 76-7, 93-8, 94-5, Port Royal 15, 61-3, 15 Portland 24 postal services pottery studios Pinto, David 134 Wassi Art 84-5 Pottinger, David 199 Powell, Patricia 198 Priory 90-1 Proteje 197 public holidays 209 public transportation Q Quao 187 R radio 208 rafting 36 Falmouth Lethe 132 Negril 138 Ocho Rios 81 Rio Grande Valley 10, rape 210 Rastafari culture 193 Indigenous Rastafarian Village 115 lexicon 193 Rastafari Rootz Fest 22 Mount Zion Hill 68-9 Rebel Salute 20 Red Stripe Reggae Sumfest reggae 9, 196-7, see also Marley, Bob Dub Club 58 festivals Peter Tosh Museum 49 top songs 196 Trench Town Culture Yard 46 Reggae Beach 86 Reggae Month 20 Reggae Sumfest 22, 9, 21 religion 183, reptiles reserves, see national parks & reserves resorts 121, 149 see also individual locations Revivalism 194 Rick s Cafe 150-1, 19 Rio Grande Valley 10, 105-7, 10 Rio Nuevo Battle Site 86 Rio Olympic Games 183 river tubing Good Hope Estate 134 rivers road rules 214 Robin s Bay 105 Rockers 199 romantic getaways 19 Rose Hall Rose Hall Great House rum 15, 31, 178, 186, 29 Runaway Bay 91-2 S safety 53, 194, Santa Cruz Scatter Falls 106 sculpture parks Jurassic Park 155 Seaga, Edward 189 Section 70-1 Selassie, Haile 187, 193 Senior, Olive 198 Seven Mile Beach 9, 11, 138, 146, 8-9, 11 Sewall, Tony 190 sexual violence 194 Shaare Shalom Synagogue 46-7 Shabba Ranks 197 Sharon 164 Sharpe, Samuel 111, 187, 188 Sherlock, Philip 184 Shottas 199 Simpson-Miller, Portia 191 Sir Alexander Bustamante Square 153 ska 196 Skull Point 175 slavery 111, 135, 186 Smile Orange 199 smoking 208 snorkeling 18, 33-4 Belmont 170 Ironshore 127 Lime Cay 63 Montego Bay 115 Negril 138, 139 Ocho Rios 81 sound-system parties 37, 58 south coast region 25, 38, , 38, south Cockpit Country southeast coast region 37, 40-74, 37, 42-3 Spanish Settlement Spear, Burning 197 Spence, Vanessa 198 spirituality squares Parade Ground 176 Sam Sharpe Square 111 Sir Alexander Bustamante Square 153 Water Square 128 St Ann s Bay Stush in the Bush 91 sugar plantations 37, 186 surfing 36 Boston Bay 102 Bull Bay 63-4 Long Bay 102 synagogues Shaare Shalom Synagogue 46-7 T Tacky 186 Taínos 184 taxi travel 17, telephone services 16, 210 Temple Hall Estate 65 time 16, 210 tipping 208 Tivoli Gardens 53 Tivoli Incursion 191 toilets 210 Tosh, Peter 49, 170-1, 197 tourism tourist information 210 tours, see also individual locations Appleton Rum Estate 15 birdwatching 33 catamaran 81 caving 33 coffee 65, 71 crocodile-spotting cultural 49, 171, 174 food 31 Green Grotto Cave 92 historical 50, 129 horse-riding 90 Lime Cay 63 Marley, Bob 51 music 51 nature 171 Nine Mile 93 plantations 87 pottery 85 Rasta 171 Trench Town Culture Yard 46 walking wilderness 8 zip line 90, 132 travel seasons 16 travel to/from Jamaica travel within Jamaica Treasure Beach 12, , 160, 12 activities beaches 157 community cricket 163 drinking & nightlife 164 entertainment 164 festivals & events 161 food information 165 shopping 164 sleeping tours 161 travel to/from 165 travel within 165 trees 203 Trelawny Jam Festival 20 Trench Town Culture Yard 46, 53 Trident Castle 99 Troy 178 Troy-Windsor Trail 135 Tubby, King 197 Tuff Gong Recording Studios 51 turtles 162 TV 208 U Upper Rio Grande Valley 107 V vacations 209 visas 16, 210 visual arts 199 volunteering 210 W Wailer, Bunny 197 Wailers, the 46, 197 Wales, Josey 197 Wassi Art 84 water 208 INDEX P-W

8 222 INDEX W-Z water sports 38 Negril 139 Ocho Rios 81, 82 Priory 90 waterfalls 18-19, 38 Christiana Bottom 180 Dunn s River Falls 79 Irie Blue Hole 80 Kwaaman & Tacky Waterfalls 105 Mayfield Falls 154 Nanny Falls 107 Reach Falls 103 Reggae Falls 73 Somerset Falls 104 White River Falls 107 YS Falls 179, 19 Waterloo Great House 168 weather 20-2 west coast region 38, , 38, White, Timothy 196 Whitehouse 170 Wilberforce, William 187 wildlife reserves Alligator Hole Wildlife Reserve 64 Black River Great Morass 13, 168, 13 Montego Bay Marine Park Rocklands Bird Feeding Station 114 Windsor Winkler, Anthony 198 women, Jamaican 194 women travelers 210 work 210 X Xaymaca 184 Y yacht travel Yards, the 53 Yellowman 197 YS Falls 179, 19 Z Zionism 194 zip lining 132 Good Hope Estate 134 Zong Massacre memorial 167 Map Pages 000 Photo Pages 000

9 Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd 223 Map Legend Sights Beach Bird Sanctuary Buddhist Castle/Palace Christian Confucian Hindu Islamic Jain Jewish Monument Museum/Gallery/Historic Building Ruin Shinto Sikh Taoist Winery/Vineyard Zoo/Wildlife Sanctuary Other Sight Activities, Courses & Tours Bodysurfing Diving Canoeing/Kayaking Course/Tour Sento Hot Baths/Onsen Skiing Snorkeling Surfing Swimming/Pool Walking Windsurfing Other Activity Sleeping Eating Sleeping Camping Eating Drinking & Nightlife Drinking & Nightlife Cafe Entertainment Entertainment Shopping Shopping Information Bank Embassy/Consulate Hospital/Medical Internet Police Post Office Telephone Toilet Tourist Information Other Information Geographic Beach Gate Hut/Shelter Lighthouse Lookout Mountain/Volcano Oasis Park Pass Picnic Area Waterfall Population Capital (National) Capital (State/Province) City/Large Town Town/Village Transport Airport Border crossing Bus Cable car/funicular Cycling Ferry Metro station Monorail Parking Petrol station Subway/Subte station Taxi Train station/railway Tram Underground station Other Transport Note: Not all symbols displayed above appear on the maps in this book Routes Tollway Freeway Primary Secondary Tertiary Lane Unsealed road Road under construction Plaza/Mall Steps Tunnel Pedestrian overpass Walking Tour Walking Tour detour Path/Walking Trail Boundaries International State/Province Disputed Regional/Suburb Marine Park Cliff Wall Hydrography River, Creek Intermittent River Canal Water Dry/Salt/Intermittent Lake Reef Areas Airport/Runway Beach/Desert Cemetery (Christian) Cemetery (Other) Glacier Mudflat Park/Forest Sight (Building) Sportsground Swamp/Mangrove

10 OUR STORY A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end broke but inspired they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they d sold 1500 copies. Lonely Planet was born. Today, Lonely Planet has offices in Franklin, London, Melbourne, Oakland, Dublin, Beijing and Delhi, with more than 600 staff and writers. We share Tony s belief that a great guidebook should do three things: inform, educate and amuse. OUR WRITERS Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd Paul Clammer Kingston, Blue Mountains & Southeast Coast; Ocho Rios, Port Antonio & North Coast Paul Clammer has worked as a molecular biologist, tour leader and travel writer. Since 2003 he has worked as a guidebook author for Lonely Planet, contributing to over 25 Lonely Planet titles, covering swathes of South and Central Asia, West and North Africa and the Caribbean. In recent years he s lived in Morocco, Jordan, Haiti and Fiji, as well as his native England. Find him online at paulclammer.com or on Twitter Paul also researched and wrote the Plan, Understand and Survival Guide chapters. Anna Kaminski Montego Bay & Northwest Coast; South Coast & Central Highlands; Negril & West Coast Having majored in Caribbean and Latin American history at university and having lived in Kingston and worked in Jamaica s prisons and ghettos in 2006, Anna was thrilled to research Jamaica for Lonely Planet a second time. On this occasion, she drove the scenic and often gnarly back roads of west Jamaica, visited numerous plantation houses, hiked through rugged Cockpit Country, attended the Maroon Festival, attended the country s second-largest reggae gig and went to Boston Bay in search of Jamaica s best jerk pork. When not on the road for Lonely Planet, Anna calls London home. Published by Lonely Planet Global Limited CRN th edition Oct 2017 ISBN Lonely Planet 2017 Photographs as indicated Printed in China Although the authors and Lonely Planet have taken all reasonable care in preparing this book, we make no warranty about the accuracy or completeness of its content and, to the maximum extent permitted, disclaim all liability arising from its use. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be copied, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording or otherwise, except brief extracts for the purpose of review, and no part of this publication may be sold or hired, without the written permission of the publisher. Lonely Planet and the Lonely Planet logo are trademarks of Lonely Planet and are registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries. Lonely Planet does not allow its name or logo to be appropriated by commercial establishments, such as retailers, restaurants or hotels. Please let us know of any misuses: lonelyplanet.com/ip.

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