Script CO Jamaica

« Jamaica has long been a jewel in the Caribbean tourism industry crown but there's far more to discover than just beaches and all-inclusive resorts. Jamaica cries out to be explored: underwater on hikes river bound with a raft, underground with a lamp strapped to your head or on a road by car or bicycle ask any expats making what they miss about their island and the answer is inevitably the landscape itself.

That great green garden that constitutes one of the most beautiful islands of the Caribbean. If there's any cultural trend that defines Jamaica to the rest of the world it's reggae music.

Quite literally the soundtrack of the island. Jamaica's beach experiences are as varied as the islands topography.

Lime Cay only reachable by boat from Port Royal is perfect for snorkeling and picnics. Hellshire beach heaves with Kingstonians and reverberates with loud music. On Jamaica’s East Coast past stretches of jungle and beach that are completely off the radar of most tourists you'll find up in the hills one of Jamaica’s most beautiful waterfalls and this is an island with a lot of beautiful waterfalls. A night hike to reach Jamaica’s highest point by sunrise your path lit by the sparks of myriad fireflies is an experience unlike any other.

In the pre-dawn cold at the summit, you wait and wrapped silence as the first rays of the sun wash over the densely forested mountain peaks all around you. Whether you're attending a nightclub or a street dance expect a sweaty lively no holds barred event, dress up to the nines and hit the town. High season runs December through March and April and May rates drop for accommodations and there are far fewer tourists.

Travel costs in Jamaica can range from less than 100 U.S.

dollars a day if you enjoy a double room and a plate of jerk to over $300 a day for luxury accommodations and a private taxi. Cars are useful for traveling at your own pace and buses provide cheap travel between towns.

Smooth like rum hot like a plate of spicy jerk and as hypnotic as the deepest dancehall rhythms.

Jamaica is one of the most beguiling and viscerally alive islands in the Caribbean. La Jamaïque est depuis longtemps un joyau de la couronne de l'industrie touristique des Caraïbes, mais il y a bien plus à découvrir que les plages et les centres de villégiature tout compris. La Jamaïque ne demande qu'à être explorée : sous l'eau lors de randonnées en rivière avec un radeau, sous terre avec une.... »