Our Jamaica Travel Guide

Jamaica is a beautiful and exciting country with a lot to offer for travelers. One of the highlights of a visit to Jamaica is the opportunity to try the delicious local cuisine, including jerk food, which is a spicy and flavorful style of cooking that originated in Jamaica.

In addition to its great food, Jamaica is also known for its vibrant nightlife and music scene, particularly its reggae music. Visitors to Jamaica can enjoy evenings spent partying the night away to the sounds of reggae and other music genres.

But Jamaica is not just about its food and nightlife – it is also a land of natural beauty and adventure. The country is home to some of the best beaches in the Caribbean, as well as breathtaking natural sites such as waterfalls and lagoons. It is also the place where some of the world's rarest and most sought-after coffee is produced. Overall, Jamaica is a country that has something for everyone and is definitely worth a visit.

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Main Facts About Jamaica

Currency

The official currency of Jamaica is the Jamaican dollar, or J$, but US dollars are also widely accepted. If you'll be visiting places outside of the tourist centers, you'll want to take Jamaican dollars. In big resort areas, you can usually get by with USD.

Language

The official language is English, which is "used in all domains of public life", including the government, the legal system, the media, and education. However, the primary spoken language is an English-based creole called Jamaican Patois (or Patwa).

Weather

The climate in Jamaica is hot, oppressive, windy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 22.8°C to 31.7°C and is rarely below 22°C or above 32.8°C.

Power Plugs

For Jamaica there are two associated plug types, types A and B. Plug type A is the plug which has two flat parallel pins and plug type B is the plug which has two flat parallel pins and a grounding pin. Jamaica operates on a 110V supply voltage and 50Hz.

Population

The current population of Jamaica is 2,985,027 as of Monday, May 9, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.

Fun Fact

The USA and China are the only two countries with more Olympic medals than Jamaica. The USA and the UK have also naturalized Jamaican sprinters like Sanya Richards and Linford Christie because our government does not pay our sprinters.

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Your Jamaican Bucket list

If you're in Jamaica you HAVE to do these things:

1. Try the best Jerk Chicken in its home.
2. Take a drip at the Dunn's River Falls.
3. Explore Port Antonio.
4. Relax at Doctor's Cave Beach, Montego Bay.
5. Wonder at the pretty colonial styles of Devon House.
6. Swim with the dolphin pods at Dolphin Cove.
7. Hike the Blue Mountains.
8. Pay homage to the reggae master at Nine Mile.
9. Go rafting on the Rio Grande
10. See the exhibitions at the Bob Marley Museum