How Much Money Do You Need for a Vacation in Jamaica?

[ECO]

How Much Money Do You Need for a Vacation in Jamaica?

I see this question all over the place and decided to post it here to see what everyone's answer is. Excluding lodging, how much do you budget per day for:

Ground transportation?

Tours?

Drinks?

Meals?

Handouts?

Gifts for people back at home?

Clothes?

Spa treatments?

If you stay at a all inclusive resort in Jamaica try to break out the cost of your food and drinks from the actual hotel rate.

I've seen people reporting that they can stay in Jamaica and spend as little as $30 per and while others spends $100's per day. I'm interested in seeing where this money is actually spent plus it will help others to budget properly for there vacation in Jamaica!

[On Vacation]

How Much Money Do You Need for a Vacation in Jamaica?

I see this question all over the place and decided to post it here to see what everyone's answer is. Excluding lodging, how much do you budget per day for:

Ground transportation?
Hard to say....usually just gas money for friends.

Tours?
Never done a "formal" tour. So gas money for friends again.

Drinks?
LOL......ummmmmmm. I usually buy a bottle ever 2-3 days. At the supermarkets hidden in town you can get a big bottle for about $700 JMD (about $10)

Meals?
Completely depends where I eat. Maybe $20 a day or less.

Handouts?
Also depends. And I tip large to small places.

Gifts for people back at home?
None....and they hate me.

Clothes?
None.

Spa treatments?
LOL. NONE!!!!
Although once I got a free aloe massage in exchange for watching a lady's grandson all day. But I gave her $10 anyways

If you stay at a all inclusive resort in Jamaica try to break out the cost of your food and drinks from the actual hotel rate.
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I've seen people reporting that they can stay in Jamaica and spend as little as $30 per and while others spends $100's per day. I'm interested in seeing where this money is actually spent plus it will help others to budget properly for there vacation in Jamaica!

I'm the $30 a day girl.

[ECO]

My answers below.

How Much Money Do You Need for a Vacation in Jamaica?

I see this question all over the place and decided to post it here to see what everyone's answer is. Excluding lodging, how much do you budget per day for:

Ground transportation? A fortune unless you spend time asking what "the going rate" is between towns!

Tours? $25 or $35 (I forget) for the Bob Marley tour and I made a $12 donation for the fire on the water & private waterfall tour.

Drinks? Hundreds! Since I don't drink at home, I'm like a college kid at a frat party when I go to Jamaica. In the course of a week I spent a little under $200 on beer.

Meals? Most of the food that I ate was grown on the farm where I stayed. Over the course of a week I might of spent $100 at the local supermarket for cooking supplies.

Handouts? I bought a bunch of thirsty people beer At the end of my trip I donated most of my clothes since people needed them more than I do.

Gifts for people back at home? $40 at the airport for two wooden masks and a couple necklaces. Next time I'm going to buy gifts from the street vendors.

Clothes? None! I'm not into tacky tee shirts.

Spa treatments? I had a rub down at the fire on the water place but it was included in my donation.

If you stay at a all inclusive resort in Jamaica try to break out the cost of your food and drinks from the actual hotel rate. N/A

I've seen people reporting that they can stay in Jamaica and spend as little as $30 per and while others spends $100's per day. I'm interested in seeing where this money is actually spent plus it will help others to budget properly for there vacation in Jamaica!

[Tequila and Lime]

I wish I were the $30 a day girl. When you got family there, it seems to add up quicker then you think. I think on average I spent about $100 per day.

[On Vacation]

Yah I have plenty people there who want money from me. But I'm a bitch...I just say no. I'm broke too! If you don't have it you don't have it.