City overview
Jamaica is the Caribbean's third-largest island and its most culturally exuberant, a place of reggae, jerk cooking, waterfalls that spill straight into the sea and a mountain range that grows some of the world's most sought-after coffee. Visitors spread across Montego Bay and Rose Hall in the north-west, Negril's Seven Mile Beach, Ocho Rios on the north coast, the quiet east around Port Antonio and the wide-open south coast. Jews have lived on the island since the 1500s, and Jewish life today centres on Chabad of Jamaica in Montego Bay, which runs the island's only synagogue services, its only kosher restaurant and its Shabbos hospitality. Hurricane Melissa struck in October 2025 and the great majority of the island's hotels and attractions have since reopened.
Blue Lagoon
Jamaica · Public access to Blue Lagoon is free. Private-property parking, boat trips and rafting can cost extra. JNHT does not provide security at the lagoon.
A spring-fed lagoon around 200 feet deep where cold fresh water meets the sea, shifting through blues and greens, reached by raft or boat.
Time needed
1.5 to 2 hours
Hours
Open daily 24 hours
Tips
Agree the price and the length of the ride with your boatman before getting on the raft. Bring cash. It pairs well with Frenchman's Cove and Winnifred Beach in one day.
Phone
(876) 993-7777Neighborhood
Portland
Activity providers
Kosher map of Jamaica
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.