{"id":1425,"date":"2018-10-03T07:36:03","date_gmt":"2018-10-03T07:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.svenlucaworld.com\/?p=1425"},"modified":"2020-05-07T08:02:44","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T08:02:44","slug":"reisebericht-jamaika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.svenlucaworld.com\/en\/travel-report-jamaica\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel report JAMAICA - The Caribbean home of the world-famous Rastafarian culture and reggae music"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Visa and entry requirements Jamaica:<\/strong>
\nPassport required
\nNo visa is required<\/p>\n

Information from the Foreign Office about your trip to Jamaica:<\/strong>
\nhttps:\/\/www.auswaertiges-amt.de\/de\/jamaikasicherheit\/226490<\/a><\/p>\n

Jamaica is an island nation in the western Caribbean with around three million inhabitants. The island is part of the Greater Antilles and is geographically located around 150 kilometers south of Cuba and west of Haiti.<\/p>\n

The territory of Jamaica consists of the large main island, the small islands of the Pedro Cays and the Morant Cays, a group of islands located around 50 kilometers to the south.<\/p>\n

The official language of Jamaica is English, and Jamaican Creole is also spoken there. The Jamaican dollar is used as the national currency on the Caribbean island, with 1 euro corresponding to around 150 JMD.<\/p>\n

The country's most important cities include Kingston, Portmore, Spanish Town, Montego Bay and May Pen.<\/p>\n

The Caribbean state of Jamaica is known worldwide for its typical reggae music and the religious Rastafari culture, whose followers are easily recognizable by their so-called dreadlocks or dreadlocks.<\/p>\n

The country's crime rate is one of the highest in the world, particularly due to drug trafficking and protection rackets from various gangs. Jamaica is an important transit point for the international drug trade from South America to North America. The use of marijuana is widespread on the island and is now legal.<\/p>\n

The territory of Jamaica is mostly very mountainous, with the 2,256 meter high \u201cBlue Mountain Peak\u201d as the highest point in the country. The tropical climate that prevails throughout Jamaica can lead to increased tropical cyclones in the summer months.<\/p>\n

The island state of Jamaica is one of the wealthy Caribbean countries due to its rich deposits of bauxite. In addition to this aluminum ore, which is the country's most important export product, the world-famous Jamaican rum as well as coffee, sugar cane, bananas, various citrus fruits and allspice are also exported. Jamaica is the largest exporter of allspice in the world.<\/p>\n

Another important industry in the Caribbean country is tourism, with around four million annual visitors. The numerous international guests visit the country in the form of cruise passengers, package tourism, ecotourism or the popular female sex tourism. Most visitors arrive by cruise ship or via the two international airports in Kingston and Montego Bay.<\/p>\n

The capital and largest city of Jamaica is Kingston with around 950,000 inhabitants. Kingston is the political, cultural and economic center of the Caribbean island and has the seventh largest natural harbor in the world, making it the country's most important export port.<\/p>\n

Kingston's most important attractions include William Grant Park, Ward Theater, Kingston Parish Church, Bob Marley Museum, Saint Mary's Cathedral, Jamaica House, Bob Marley Memorial, City Hall, Fort Henry , the Tett Center, St. George's Cathedral, Kingston Mills, Saint Andrew's Church, Richardson Stadium, the Courthouse, St. James' Church, the Botanical Gardens, the National Heroes Park, the Harbor, the White Devon House, the Hellshire beach and the ruins of Colbeck Castle.<\/p>\n

The second largest city in Jamaica is Montego Bay in the northwest of the country and is particularly known for tourism. In the city with around 120,000 inhabitants, around three times as many passengers land at the international airport as in the capital Kingston.<\/p>\n

The city is particularly popular because of its long white sandy beaches: Doctors Cave Beach, Cornwall Beach and White Sands Beach.<\/p>\n

In June 2015 I visited the Caribbean island of Jamaica for the only time so far. During my long nine-week Caribbean tour, Jamaica was my fourth stop. I took off in the morning from Nassau in the Bahamas with the airline \u201cJet Blue Airways\u201d. After a short stopover in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, I reached Montego Bay for a three-day stay.<\/p>\n

My time in the tourist town of Montego Bay was relatively mixed and without any real highlights. After a less interesting city tour, because Montego Bay is quite poor in terms of sights, and a day at the famous Doctors Cave beach, my time in Jamaica was fortunately quickly over.<\/p>\n

In any case, I didn't dare go out on the streets after dark every day; it just looked too dangerous for that in the afternoon. I was stared at very strangely by various people everywhere and felt absolutely uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

Apart from me and my travel partner, only women lived in my accommodation, a rather inexpensive and simple hostel. The approximately 15 to 20 female hotel guests then received regular nightly visits from local men, which didn't necessarily contribute to my better well-being.<\/p>\n

Apart from the beautiful Doctors Cave beach with its bars and restaurants, the town was actually a disappointment.<\/p>\n

In the end I was really happy that I was able to leave Jamaica the next day for the Cayman Islands.<\/p>\n\n