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Overview

Why Go?

Opulent beachfront villas where James Bond wouldn't seem out of place

The birthplace of Bob Marley, Rastafarianism, and reggae, mon

Canopy tours, the Blue Mountains, and bamboo rafting in the deep green interior

What To Skip

Ganja (marijuana)—top-quality, but it is illegal

What For:

Active + Adventure Beach + Island Family Golf Luxury

When To Go:

January February March December

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  • Caribbean: Feeling irie at a beachside jam session By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: Local fishermen riding home with the day's catch By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: Lady of Perpetual Help, in St. Ann's Bay, was constructed using stones from Jamaica's first By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: Limin' with an alfresco cocktail in Port Antonio By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: Local boys taking the plunge into Calabash Bay By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: A colorful roadside salesman, with his even more colorful produce By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: The legend himself, on Hellshire Beach in 1973 By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: the '60s, Frenchman's Cove was a celebrity hangout (Richard and Liz were among the regulars) By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: A seaside cabana at Long Bay Beach... yep, we're ready to move in, too By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: Reach Falls, one of the pretty cascades you can hike to outside Port Antonio By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: Locals here, as in much of the Caribbean, are soccer fanatics By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: Cove, near Port Antonio, is one of Jamaica's most spectacular beaches (bikini babe not included) By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: A statue of the reggae master outside the Bob Marley Museum By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: Cue the sunset: A horseback ride along the shore is pretty darn romantic By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: Plantation in Ocho Rios is a working, 900-acre estate, where sugar cane, bananas, and coconuts By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: to Nine Mile, the birth- and burial place of Bob Marley, come complete with Rastafarian By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: A local man, clearly in the pink By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: There's more than one way to get high on this island By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: Floating on traditional bamboo-lashed rafts on the Rio Grande, near Port Antonio By Concierge.com
  • Caribbean: A perfect stretch of sand outside Negril By Concierge.com

Articles

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  2. The Power of Travel

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  3. Lush Life

    There are islands in the Caribbean that live in the color green. From the air... more

    from Concierge.com , July 2006

  4. Past Perfect

    At 5:30 in the evening, all you really need in the Caribbean is a Caribbeer and... more

    from Concierge.com , July 2005

  5. Rebel Rhythms

    Jah Cure gives a whole new meaning to the term cell phone. As I pace around a... more

    from Concierge.com , February 2005

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