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" There's no place like Jamaica, man "

Named  “land of wood and water” or in their dialect  "Xaymaca" by the Arawak Indians, early residents who arrived from South America around 650 AD,  Jamaica was visited by Christopher Columbus in 1494 on his second voyage to the New World. 

The Spanish lost the island in 1655 to the English. Soon, slavery increased as sugar became a booming industry. In 1834, slavery was abolished, but  the sugar industry remained and joined  by the banana industry, and at the turn of the century visitors began to arrive aboard those banana boats.

The tourism business grew to become Jamaica’s most important form of income.

Three distinctive areas house the majority of Jamaica's resorts & hotels. All offer turquoise waters, powdery beaches and the "Don't worry, be happy!" atmosphere.

MONTEGO BAY

OCHO RIOS / RUNAWAY BAY / BRACO

NEGRIL

FALMOUTH

Jamaica is the third largest Island in the Caribbean behind Cuba and Hispaniola. It is approx. 4244 square miles in size. It is approx. 50 miles wide by 150 miles long and reaches an elevation of more than 7200 feet at its highest point. Jamaica’s size and varied terrain allow for a diversity of growing conditions. 

"Out of many, one people"- The Jamaican Motto. From its beginnings as a major point in the American slave trade to its multiracial society of today, Jamaica has come a long way in a relatively short time. Jamaica’s present population consists mostly of descendants of African blacks, plus several small East Indian, Chinese, and European minorities. The official language of Jamaica is English, but "patois" is widely spoken. 

Jamaica is easy to get to as it is only a one and a half hour flight time from Miami.  Most visitors arrive at the Montego Bay International airport. Some of the any popular destinations are, Negril,  is the home to the finest sunsets in the world and the world's greatest beach, is located on the western tip of Jamaica, one and a half hours from Montego Bay. Runaway Bay is one hour east of the airport and is a great place to escape. Ocho Rios is one and a half hours east and is a popular destination for cruise ships. Port Antonio, with its rugged coastline and beautiful mountains is considered by many to be Jamaica's hidden treasure, is one and a half hours past Ocho Rios on the same road. The more adventurous head to the Blue Mountains in eastern Jamaica. The Blue Mountains is home of the finest coffee in the world. 

The climate is  tropical. The average temperature is around 80 degrees.

Jamaican Honeymoons

From one end of the island to the other, Jamaica has more choice for honeymooners than any other destination in the Caribbean. Each of six distinctive resort areas – Negril , Ocho Rios, Port Antonio, Montego Bay, the South Coast and Kingston, offers something to satisfy any couple’s idea of the perfect honeymoon.

Jamaica also offers more choice of where to spend this most precious of times together ...
Getting Married in Jamaica

Did you know that you can tie the knot in Jamaica just 24 hours after you arrive, with hardly any red tape at all, and without a blood test? A lot of the properties we promote, offer a Wedding Ceremony complimentary!

Ocho Rios & Runaway Bay / Braco

Ocho Rios and Runaway Bay are the heart of a north coast region scattered with fern-clad cliffs and breathtaking waterfalls, not far from where Columbus first landed more than 500 years ago. 

Amazed by the island’s beauty, the explorer declared: "It is the fairest island ever eyes beheld...mountainous, and the land seems to touch the sky." Jamaicans say that Ocho Rios is the place where heaven spills into the seas.

RIU Ocho Rios

Rooms on the Beach

Montego Bay

On Jamaica’s northwest coast, Montego Bay is the essence of the complete resort where flowering trees, velvety meadows and palm-covered hills edge a turquoise sea and bleached white beaches.

Called "el golfo de buen tiempo" (the gulf of good weather) by Christopher Columbus, it was dubbed Bahia de Manteca (Lard Bay) by the Spanish, and later became a major shipping port for sugar and bananas.

   Sandals Royal Caribbean                          

   Sandals Montego Bay                                

   Sandals Inn                                               

   Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall                               

   Half Moon Golf, Tennis & Beach Club     

   SuperClubs Breezes Montego Bay             

   Round Hill Hotel & Villas                        

   The Tryall Club                                         

  Royal Decameron Montego Beach

  Russell Villas

  Treasure Beach Hotel

  Jamaica Grandiosa Resort

  Sandals Whitehouse European Village

  Jake's

Negril

A stunning white sand beach hugs the Caribbean for almost seven miles in Negril, the capital of casual at Jamaica’s western edge.

Only an hour and a half’s drive from Montego Bay, laid-back is a way of life in this sunny resort town, which retains the sleepy tropical charm that first attracted seekers of sun and solitude three decades ago.

RIU Negril

Moondance Villas

Charela Inn

Country Country

Rondel Village

Tensing Pen

Falmouth 

Falmouth is the capital of the parish of Trelawny, which is on the north side of western Jamaica, midway in between Montego Bay and Ocho Rios.