While visually as attractive as many of her Caribbean cousins, there’s certainly more to Jamaica than meets the naked eye. Aurally, the island is a musical powerhouse and you’ll soon find yourself grooving along to everything Bob Marley, Jamaica’s most famous son. Gustatory wise, food punters can look forward to a holiday of feasting when it comes to the Caribbean's most ubiquitous cuisine. And then when you feel like having some time out from all the toasting to life, you just have to look west towards the Cayman Islands where fantastic dive sites and pristine resorts promise to offer plenty of respites. Tempted yet? Get ready to sway along to a Caribbean soundtrack with a customised Jamaica and Cayman Islands tour package from Chan Brothers Travel Private Tours today.
The footsteps of Bob
For music fans and cultural travellers alike, following in the footsteps of Bob Marley in his home country must count as an unmissable highlight. Learn about the life and times of this global superstar at his birth village in Nine Mile and Kingston’s Trench Town where he grew up. Visit Bob Marley Museum, his former home, for a glimpse into his personal life. Join Tuff Gong International’s “Making of the Music” Tour to experience his visionary legacy. And if budget is no concern, a stay at Strawberry Hill, a retreat nestled high in the Blue Mountains where Bob Marley often withdrew to, that now offers high-end amenities coupled with vertiginous mountainside views down to the city, will be the fitting ending when it comes to paying homage to this true world icon.

A jerk of a cuisine

With flavours that are often unexpected, zesty and refreshing, the increasing popularity of Jamaican cuisine all over the world is truly well deserved. The most iconic of its star dishes is undoubtedly the jerk chicken, marinated with heaps of scotch bonnet peppers and traditionally slow-smoked over aromatic wood. Some other equally tantalising favourites are chowder with crabmeat, the unique dish of ackee and saltfish, and traditional Jamaican patties, their version of curry puffs stuffed to the brim with savoury meat and spices. And then, who can forget the famous coffee harvested from the misty Blue Mountains, long regarded as one of the finest in the world.

Calm and collected Cayman
Closely connected to Jamaica in terms of history but different in outlook, Cayman Islands to those who are seeking respite from the beats of Jamaica seems like the classier cousin from out of town. While undeniably cosmopolitan with all-inclusive resorts and the stunning Seven Mile Beach taking turns to wow travellers, one only needs to venture further along to discover less crowded sunbathing spots, lush forests, mysterious caves and diverse fauna, where the high point is surely the unforgettable experience of swimming alongside stingrays at Stingray City.

For more destinations in the Caribbean and Central America, try:

• Belize and Guatemala tour package
• Costa Rica and Panama tour package
• Nicaragua, Honduras and El Salvador tour package
• Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic tour package
• St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago and Barbados tour package
• The Bahamas tour package

Put on your dance shoes and get the groove on with a customised Jamaica and Cayman Islands tour package from Chan Brothers Travel Private Tours today. Call 6212 9935 or email privatetours@chanbrothers.com.sg for more information.