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A week in Jamaica, beyond the resort
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Intro / teaserA Jamaica that goes past the all-inclusive gate. You base yourself at a black-owned, farm-to-table inn on Negril’s Seven Mile Beach, eat in the vegan Rastafari ital kitchens the strip never points you towards, swim under YS Falls, walk the cloud forest trails of the island’s only national park, and taste Blue Mountain coffee on the estate it grows on. Every stop here is a real listing on My Ideal World, and the food is plant based throughout.
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Your Jamaica Itinerary at a Glance

  1. Day 1 Settle on Seven Mile Beach
  2. Day 2 Eat ital in Negril
  3. Day 3 The south coast falls and the river
  4. Day 4 Cross the island to Port Antonio
  5. Day 5 Blue Mountain coffee, at the estate
  6. Day 6 Walk the national park
  7. Day 7 Eat ital in Kingston, then buy from the farm

Where to Stay in Jamaica

Charela Inn

A black-owned, farm-to-table inn on Seven Mile Beach.

Le Mirage

A small family-run boutique property on the same coast, adults only, if you want somewhere quieter than the beach strip.

Camp Cabarita

Inland in Westmoreland, on the river rather than the sand, for a first night that is nothing like a resort.

Geejam Hotel

A small hillside property above Port Antonio, on the side of the island the package holidays never reach.

What to Do in Jamaica

Black River Safari and YS Falls

Swim beneath the tiered YS Falls in the rainforest, then take a pontoon safari on the Black River through the mangroves.

Craighton Estate Blue Mountain Coffee Tour

A guided tour of the historic Craighton Estate great house and its Blue Mountain coffee plantation above Irish Town.

Holywell Recreation Area

The main visitor area of the Blue and John Crow Mountains, Jamaica's only national park, with five marked cloud forest trails to choose between depending on how far you want to go.

Blue Mountain Peak trail and JCDT guided hikes

The trail to the island's highest point at 2,256 metres, plus guided nature walks and birding run by the national park trust itself, so the fee goes back into the forest.

Where to Eat in Jamaica

Rasta Ade Refreshments

A beachfront Rastafari ital kitchen and juice bar on Seven Mile Beach, fully plant based and cash only.

Life Yard

A Rastafarian eco-village and permaculture urban farm with an ital cafe attached, fully plant based.

Mi Hungry

Raw vegan cooking, the nyam-burger, raw pizza with nut cheese and fresh juices.

Ibo Spice Portal

Breadfruit burger and ital stew served in a calabash, cooked on a coal stove.

The Cheffing Don

Vegan ital, farm to table, sourcing from Clarendon and served in calabash.

Where to Shop in Jamaica

Healthy Harvest Farm

A farm shop in Wakefield District selling avocado, cantaloupe and other produce straight off the farm.

Nature Touch Farms

Fruit and vegetables direct from the farm at Windsor Castle, worth a stop if you are driving that side.

Your Day by Day Jamaica Itinerary

Day 1

Settle on Seven Mile Beach

Base yourself at a Jamaican-owned stay on the Negril side, where the money stays on the island.

Stay Your base

Charela Inn

A black-owned, farm-to-table inn on Seven Mile Beach. Jamaican-owned on purpose, which is rarer on this strip than it should be, and the kitchen cooks what the island grows.

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Le Mirage

A small family-run boutique property on the same coast, adults only, if you want somewhere quieter than the beach strip.

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Camp Cabarita

Inland in Westmoreland, on the river rather than the sand, for a first night that is nothing like a resort.

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Day 2

Eat ital in Negril

The vegan Rastafarian kitchens the strip never points you towards.

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Day 3

The south coast falls and the river

One long day inland and along the coast, guided, with swimming at both ends.

Day 4

Cross the island to Port Antonio

Move to the north east coast, the greenest and least developed corner of Jamaica.

Day 5

Blue Mountain coffee, at the estate

Taste the coffee where it grows, on the mountain it is named after.

Day 6

Walk the national park

Jamaica has one national park and it is a cloud forest. Give it a whole day.

Day 7

Eat ital in Kingston, then buy from the farm

The capital has the deepest plant-based cooking in the country. Fill the case on the way out.

Filmed and written by Celina for My Ideal World.