Bobbing from Kingston harbour on an invigorating sea of downtown traffic, animals, blaring radios and Jerk shacks, you'll start to understand what makes cheap holidays to Jamaica stand out against the rest of the Caribbean. 'Out of many, one people' is the national slogan, and beyond a hard-edged exterior, the Kingstonians have made a great contribution to the distinctly Jamaican arts and music scene.
Nearby Hellshire Beach hosts the weekend shebang; music, beach football and the freshest, most succulent grilled lobster and peppered shrimps along the coast.
While you may not associate cheap holidays to Jamaica with exertion, at a mean 2256 metres, it's a long but rewarding trek to the top of the country's towering Blue Mountain Peak through rugged jungle and ancient cedar forests, along paths strewn with wild orchids and hortensias. The final reward is a view as far as Cuba.
Many sun seekers on cheap holidays to Jamaica are happy to settle for the white sands, coral reefs and sunset bars of Negril, on the west coast. But to the east, Dragon Bay and Blue Lagoon, near to Port Antonio, make for a less crowded and equally spectacular alternative.
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