After a trip to Kingston, you will have something to tell your friends about. Here you will not be able to wander through ancient ruins or spend days exploring museums with an audio guide at the ready, although you will find several interesting museums in the capital of Jamaica, and this is not even the most popular beach resort of the country. The city attracts fans of thrill, it is notorious, but to get acquainted with Kingston still worth it. From here you take away a lot of impressions and a beautiful tan.
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How to get here
On the long spit connecting Port Royal and Kingston is the Norman Manley International Airport, from here to the center of Jamaica's capital - 20 km. Flights from Russia fly to Kingston regularly.
Minibuses run between the airport and the city. The fare for one person is $ 28, for the group - $ 33.
Not far from downtown there is a smaller airport - Kingston Tinson Pen. It accepts flights from Montego Bay (Jamaica Air Shuttle 14 places)
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Money
On the Boulevard Knutsford there are more than ten banks. They are open from Monday to Thursday, from 9:00 to 14:00, and Friday, from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 15:00 to 17:00. Almost all banks have currency exchange offices and ATMs that work around the clock.
Be vigilant in Kingston
Kingston has a reputation as a dangerous city, the crime rate here is quite high. You should not visit Kingston during the elections, when the situation is particularly tense. Avoid West Kingston, stick to the city center, the main roads. At the reception in the hotel you can ask the manager what areas are most dangerous. At night you should not walk around the city alone.
Transport
Buses and minibuses run around the city. They stop only at official stops, so in Kingston it will not be possible just to "catch" the minibus. The time of public transport: 5: 00-22: 00. The fare is 0, 35-0, 50 $. In a city it is easy to catch a taxi, except for cases when it rains and demand for them sharply rises. It is best to order a taxi in the hotel, then there will be no doubt that you are lucky with a proven driver. A trip from New Kingston to the city center will cost about $ 10.
From Kingston you can get anywhere in the island by bus, minibus or minibus. They leave the terminal in downtown (Beckford & Pechon Sts), five blocks west of William Grant's park.
Several buses leave from the Half Way Tree area, where you can take a local bus to New Kingston. Before boarding the bus, ask the driver where he is going.
Rent a Car
The largest and most popular car rental company is Island Car Rentals (929-5875). Its head office is located in New Kingston, on Antigua Avenue, 17. The company's branch is located at Manly International Airport. Other companies: Avis (924-8293), Budget (759-1793) and Hertz (924-8028). Of course, to rent a car, you must be over 23 years old and have an international driver's license.
Shopping
In Kingston, there are many small shopping malls where you can buy natural soap. In the store Half Way Tree Shoppingcentr sell T-shirts with the image of Bob Marley and CDs with his records. At the crossroads of Hope Road and Barbican Road there is a shopping complex Sovereign Center, there are a lot of shops with all kinds of things, as well as a grocery supermarket, and here you can have a snack in the cafeteria.
Weather in Kingston
Partly cloudy, light rain +30 ° C in the afternoon +22 ° C at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light rain +28 ° C in the afternoon +22 ° C at night ° С water |
Partly cloudy, light rain +28 ° C in the afternoon +21 ° C at night ° С water |
| 10 days weather forecast for Kingston | ||
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | sen | Oct | but I | Dec | |
| in the afternoon | +30 | +30 | +31 | +31 | +32 | +32 | +33 | +33 | +32 | +32 | +31 | +31 |
| at night | +21 | +21 | +22 | +23 | +24 | +24 | +24 | +24 | +24 | +23 | +23 | +22 |
| water | +28 | +26 | +26 | +26 | +27 | +27 | +28 | +28 | +28 | +28 | +29 | +29 |
The daytime temperature does not drop below + 30 ° C. The hottest months are July and August, but in January-February only two or three degrees cooler. The average water temperature is + 26-28 ° C, the greatest amount of precipitation falls in October.
Current information: Weather forecast for Kingston.
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| The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel from 10 342 rub. Kingston 81, Knutsford Boulevard | Terra Nova All Suite Hotel from 13 542 rubles Kingston 17 Waterloo Road | Yard Style from 1 724 rub. Kingston 130 Weymouth Drive |
| Eden Gardens Wellness Resort & Spa from 5 171 rubles Kingston 39 Lady Musgrave Road | Spanish Court Hotel from 9,172 rubles Kingston 1 Saint Lucia Avenue | Courtleigh Hotel & Suites from 12 619 rubles Kingston 85 Knutsford Boulevard |
| The Liguanea Club from 8,002 rubles Kingston Knutsford Boulevard, Kingston 5 | The Knutsford Court Hotel from 8,002 rubles Kingston 16 Chelsea Avenue | Altamont Court Hotel from 9 480 rubles Kingston 1-5 Altamont Terrace |
| The Palm from 5 233 rubles Kingston Suite # 20 1-3 Worthington Terrace, Kingston 5 |
Kitchen and restaurants in Kingston
Kingston is not a place where you can enjoy delicious dishes and discover new tastes. Eat here, mainly fast food. Such eateries as "KFC", "Burger King", "T.G.I. Fridays "and" Island Grill ", perfectly fit into the atmosphere of the city. On the territory of Devon House there is an ice cream parlor and a bakery where you can also look.
Restaurants:
Akbar (11 Holborn Rd., New Kingston 10 Jamaica, W.I., +876 926-3480). A restaurant where you can taste Indian cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. In the neighborhood is the Thai restaurant Sister Thai.
Hope Gardens Vegetarian Restaurant (located in the center of the Gardens of Hope, it's almost impossible to recognize it, so it's worth asking someone). The menu is mostly vegetarian, it changes every day. It serves excellent juices, you can sit outside.
Red Bones Blues Cafe (21 Braemar Avenue, New Kingston 10 Jamaica, W.I., + (876) 978-6091). An excellent combination of South American cuisine with jazz and blues.
Cafe Norma's on the terrace (behind the Devon House mansion). Closed on Sundays. Here you can eat outside on a large table decorated with flower compositions.
White Bones Seafood (1 Mannings Hill Road). Open from Monday to Saturday, from 11:30 to 23:00, and on Sunday, from 14:00 to 22:00. Very good, but expensive restaurant, which serves fish and seafood. On Tuesdays there is a night of shellfish "all-you-can-eat", the cost is 3000 Jamaican dollars.
Entertainment, sightseeing and sightseeing in Kingston
The main attraction of Kingston is Devon House (26 Hope Road, +1 876-926-0815). This is the home of the first black millionaire Jamaica George Stiebel. In front of the house is a beautiful park. The mansion is open from Monday to Saturday, from 9:30 to 17:00, the courtyard - from 10:00 to 18:00, the gardens are open daily, from 9:30 to 22:00. The cost of the excursion to the mansion is 700 Jamaican dollars, the entrance to the garden and shops is free.
For a change, you can go to the hippodrome "Caymanos-Park", on weekends there are jumps.
On the boulevard of Knutsford there are many bars and discos that are open at night.
Kingston Museums
Bob Marley Museum (56 Hope Road, 876-927-9152) Open from Monday to Saturday, the entrance fee is $ 20. The tour lasts one hour, including a 20-minute film. The first excursion starts at 9:30, the last one at 4:00.
National Gallery of Jamaica (12 Ocean Blvd, +1 876-922-1561) Open from Tuesday to Thursday, from 10:00 to 16:30, on Friday, from 10:00 to 16:00, and on Saturday, from 10: 00 to 15:00. The entrance fee is 100 Jamaican dollars, for students and pensioners over 65 years old - 50 Jamaican dollars.
Aravak Museum (Museum of the Secret, in this small museum are stored artifacts, you can also get information about the indigenous inhabitants of the island - the Arawak Indians (or secretly)
People's Museum of Crafts and Technology. A small museum, which exhibits ceramic products and agricultural tools, which were used by Jamaican farmers. The entrance fee is 100 Jamaican dollars.
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