Caribbean
Jamaica
Jamaica
The island that gave the world a rhythm.
The culture
Why we bridge here
Jamaica is small and enormous at once: reggae, dancehall, patois, jerk cooking and a mountain range that grows some of the best coffee on earth. Beyond the resorts is a country of hillside farming, Maroon history and church music so good it stops traffic.
The Maroons, who escaped slavery and held their own territory, are still an organised community here, and the Rastafari movement began on this island. Your host will take you past the beach version of Jamaica into the parts that travel brochures never reach.
Experience
What you'll do
- Blue Mountains coffee estate visit
- Bob Marley Museum
- Dunn's River Falls
- Maroon heritage tour in the hills
After dark
Nightlife
- Reggae and dancehall live
- Beachfront sound-system nights
- Sunday evening street food
The bridge
Teaching sessions with your hosts
- Reggae history and Jamaican patois
- Maroon and Rastafari heritage
- Jerk cooking and Blue Mountain coffee