Travel to Jamaica to backpack, study, intern, volunteer, work,

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Backpacking or traveling in Jamaica?

  • “No problem, mon”, that traveling in Jamaica! And yes, you hear Bob Marley on every street corner, but this beautiful Caribbean island is much more than just white beaches and reggae… It is a country of culture, beautiful nature, food that makes you overheat, very large butterflies, happy people and of course rum, rum, rum and coffee. It is a country that is often seen as a luxury destination, but even with a limited budget you can certainly find options.
  • Activities spotting: climb the Dunn's River Falls; visit the Bob Marley Museum; take a dip in the Blue Hole; visit the Pelican Bar completely surrounded by the sea; swim through luminous water in the Luminous Lagoon; stroll through Kingston and enjoy the energy, music and street art; learn all about rum on the Appleton Rum Estate Tour; hike to the Blue Mountains; taste everything and anything during a Jamaican street food tour.
  • Animal spotting: Jamaican amazon parrot, sea turtles, doctorbird (Jamaican hummingbird), lobsters, Caribbean manatee, boa, dolphins, land crabs.
  • Food spotting: prepare for a lot of spice and spiciness with dishes such as jerk chicken, ackee and saltfish, patties, bammy, festival, curry goat, escovitch fish, callaloo, rum cake.

Study in Jamaica?

  • There are several educational institutions with quite a few study options, so not a bad place if you want to study on a tropical island. Popular studies include business administration, computer science, medicine and social sciences.
  • Study cities: Kingston, Montego Bay.
  • Language: English.

Internships in Jamaica?

  • There are quite a few internship opportunities in Jamaica. You can work at international companies, in healthcare, education and community development.
  • Competencies: intercultural communication, resilience, leadership.
  • Volunteer in Jamaica? As a volunteer you can contribute to care for stray animals, community development, childcare, education, agriculture and so on.

Working in Jamaica?

  • You have little choice and in Jamaica it is quite a close-knit community, so making connections is very important. If you want to find a job, you could look in the tourism sector, healthcare, financial services or agriculture.

Working as a digital nomad in Jamaica?

  • Looking out over white beaches with a nice drink in your hand while typing your last email of the day? That is the digital nomad life in Jamaica. In the larger places you will find good facilities such as co-working spaces and good wifi, in the countryside this is a bit less. Furthermore, life is pleasant, you can easily connect with the locals and there are many adventures to experience.
  • Favorite locations: Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Negril, Kingston.

Living in Jamaica?

  • In Jamaica you can enjoy a relaxed life full of color, music, sun and coziness as well as a humid climate, a not always safe environment and still considerable accommodation costs. Island life isn’t always a bed of roses (or white sandy beaches in this case).
  • Expat community: there is an active expat community, especially in the tourist areas.
  • Safety: the country suffers from a fair amount of violence and has one of the highest murder rates in the world. Most of this occurs between Jamaicans, but it can also be unsafe for expats, especially in urban areas. So keep this in mind.
  • Health insurance: the quality of care may not be what you are used to and for some (emergency) treatments you will have to fly abroad. So make sure you have your own health insurance with good coverage.

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Travel in Jamaica?

  • Caribbean reggae paradise with tropical forests, fast-flowing rivers, sugar and coffee plantations and of course snow-white beaches.
  • Take a mountain hike through the Blue Mountains, which owe their name to the mist that often hangs there. You can also cycle beautifully here (especially down the mountain).
  • Visit the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston. Not only interesting for Bob Marley and reggae but also for the enormous number of hippies who visit this place.
  • Swim with dolphins in the dolphin lake in Ocho Rios.
  • There are numerous beautiful waterfalls to visit.
  • Take a boat trip on one of the many rivers.
  • Kingston is not the safest city in Jamaica, but if you have not been here you will never really know Jamaica. With a beautiful harbour (Port Royal), immensely busy markets and a lively atmosphere.
  • Bobby Bloom sings “Come and sing me Montego Bay, oh oh oh oh oh”. This is the perfect description of the city, it's all about relaxing and partying on the Hip Strip (Gloucester Avenue). Diving here is also great.
  • Perfect Caribbean beaches: Treasure Bay and Lime Cay.
  • Lover's Leap is a 518-meter high cliff from which two slaves once jumped down together because they would rather die together than live without each other.
  • Waterfalls: the tourist Dunn River Falls and Reach Falls, but also at lesser-known places, such as the YS Falls in the south, Mayfield Falls in the west, etc.
  • Rivers: for example on the Rio Grande along banana and sugar plantations. During a boat trip on the Black River you can climb into the mangroves and see crocodiles. The Martha Brae River is also recommended for rafting along its beautiful natural surroundings.
  • Portland: one of Jamaica's most relaxed parishes.
  • Be prepared that the traffic rushes past you.
  • For your information... Because income in Jamaica is largely untaxed, the government levies relatively high taxes on import and trade. Prices in Jamaica are therefore more expensive than you would expect.

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