From the Mountains to the Sea

Climb into the cool air of the Blue Mountains for a forest hike, have lunch with a view over the city, then spend the afternoon at Devon House.

1. Emancipation Park

   New Kingston's green space and the Redemption Song statue.
2. Hike at Holywell

   Pine and cloud forest in the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park.

   Oatley Mountain Trail or Waterfall Trail
3. Lunch in the hills

   A mountain restaurant looking back over Kingston.

   EITS Café, Crystal Edge Restaurant, Cafe Blue Irish Town or Strawberry Hill
4. Devon House

   The 1881 mansion of George Stiebel, Jamaica's first Black millionaire. Stay for the ice cream.

   House tour: extra charge

Kingston's creative core: street murals, the national art collection on the waterfront, a seafood lunch and handmade crafts.

1. Emancipation Park

   A short stop before heading downtown.
2. Downtown Art Walk

   Murals and painted lanes through the downtown art district.
3. National Gallery of Jamaica

   Jamaican art from the Taíno period to today, on Ocean Boulevard.
4. Lunch at Gloria's

   Fried fish, festival and bammy.
5. Kingston Craft Market

   Carvings, baskets and local crafts to take home.

Out along the Palisadoes to the town that was once the busiest port in the Caribbean, then a boat across to a white-sand cay.

1. Giddy House

   An artillery store left tilted in the sand by the 1907 earthquake.
2. Fort Charles

   The oldest fort on the island, where a young Horatio Nelson once served.
3. Lunch at Gloria's

   Port Royal seafood, steps from the water.
4. Lime Cay

   A short boat ride to a small sand island for swimming and the afternoon.

Two of Kingston's best-known houses, a few minutes apart on Hope Road. A relaxed day for music fans and first-time visitors.

1. Bob Marley Museum

   56 Hope Road, Bob Marley's home and the Tuff Gong studio where he recorded.
2. Devon House tour

   A guided walk through the restored great house, then ice cream on the lawn.