HOW FAR IS OCHO RIOS TO KINGSTON?

[SANTBARI]

MY FRIEND AND I ARE DECIDING TO GO TO JAMAICA THIS SUMMER AS MY GRADUATION GIFT FROM MY PARENTS.

WE DEFINITELY WANT TO STAY IN AN ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORT.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS AS TO THE CLOSEST ALL-INCLUSIVE RESORT TO KINGSTON?

WE ARE CONSIDERING A FEW IN OCHO RIOS, AND WE WANTED 2 KNOW IF THIS WAS A DECENT DISTANCE FROM KINGSTON? BECAUSE WE WANT TO GO ON A "BOB MARLEY" TOUR WHILE WE'RE THERE.


ALSO, A GOOD WEBSITE WITH INFO IS VISITJAMAICA.COM ON THE SITE, THEY MENTION A PROGRAM SOMETHING CALLED "MEET THE PEOPLE," WHERE TOURISTS ARE PARTNERED WITH LOCALS FOR A FREE TOUR/GETTING TO CHECK OUT JAMAICA FROM A LOCAL'S STANDPOINT.

ANYONE HAVE THOUGHTS ON THIS? DONE IT? SUGGESTIONS? COMMENTS?

PLEASE LET ME KNOW, DIRECT ANSWERS WOULD BE APPRECIATED, AS I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME TO WASTE, AND WOULD LIKE TO BOOK A.S.A.P.

THANKS MON!!!

[ECO]

Santbari, we spoke last night via e-mail.

I'll touch on the Ochi area/Bob Marley Tour since I don't anything about Kingston. If you end up staying at an all inclusive you will generally be in the middle of nowhere with nothing to do but stay on the resort or pay for their bus tours. If you really want to see Jamaica I would suggest a smaller place that's close to some action or in the middle of nowhere and taking a taxi to the action. I would NOT suggest taking a tour bus to the Bob Marley Tour, you will just be another dude in the crowd. Find out when the buses are going and then hire a driver for when they are not there.

[SANTBARI]

OK SO I GUESS MY QUESTION I'VE BEEN TRYING TO ASK IS: BY STAYING SOMEWHERE IN OCHOS RIOS, IS THAT THE CLOSEST TO THE ST. ANN PARISH/NINE MILES TOWN?

I DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT JAMAICA, AND I JUST STARTED RESEARCHING LAST NIGHT.

DO YOU KNOW THE APPROXIMATE TIME FROM NINE MILES AND OCHOS RIOS?

THANKS!

[SANTBARI]

SINCE YOU SUGGEST STAYING AT A SMALLER PLACE, OR SOMEWHERE "NEAR THE ACTION" CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE THAT IS?

WHERE IS "THE ACTION"??

THIS IS WHAT I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT.

ALSO, HAS ANYONE DONE THE "MEET THE PEOPLE" PROGRAM, WHERE JAMAICA HOOKS YOU UP WITH A LOCAL TO SEE THINS OFF THE BEATEN PATH? ALL THE INFO IS ON VISITJAMAICA.COM

[damswell]

Nine mile is about 30-40 min into the hills from Ochi. There is a nice guest house in Claremont that just opened that is about 15-20 min from nine mile. It is new and owned by a friend of mine.

All inclusive in Ochi would be Jamaica grande, and superclubs.