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Maak kennis met de swingende hoofdstad van Jamaica! Het kloppend hart van het rum-eiland is de hoofdstad Kingston, gelegen in het zuidoosten van het eiland. Tijdens een vakantie in Kingston, de bakermat van de reggae, maak je kennis met de kleurrijke cultuur van Jamaica. De prachtige, koloniale huizen, de frisgroene omgeving en de azuurblauwe baai maken je vakantie compleet. Deze belangrijke stad is het centrum van de politiek en economie, er heerst een internationale sfeer. Door de vele activiteiten zijn liefhebbers van culturele bezienswaardigheden, sport en strand hier op de juiste plek. Ontdek wat je niet mag missen tijdens je vakantie in Kingston!
Tenzing Travel streeft er naar om je onvergetelijk mooie reizen aan te bieden. Reizen die ultieme ervaringen met zich meebrengen en onuitwisbare indrukken achterlaten. Bekijk het vakantieaanbod voor Kingston.
Vakanties bekijkenWie in het Kingston van vandaag de dag vakantie viert, zou niet denken dat enkele eeuwen geleden de stad werd gevormd door piraten, oorlogen en slavernij. Kingston is opgericht door piraten in de 17e eeuw als Port Royal, ook bekend uit de filmserie ‘Pirates of the Caraïben’. In die tijd hadden piraten, boekaniers en kapers hier vrij spel. Beroemde piraten en kapers als Piet Hein, Henry Morgan, Blackbeard en John Rackham waren hier zeer actief. Het voor hun gunstig gelegen Port Royal op Jamaica was een waar piratennest, waar gewone mensen niet bij in de buurt kwamen.
Port Royal verdween door een aardbeving van de wereldkaart, de overlevenden vestigden zich verderop in tenten. Op deze plaats ontstond in 1693 het huidige Kingston, hier wilden de bewoners wilden zich tijdelijk vestigen. Helaas werd terugkeren naar Port Royal onmogelijk, doordat piraten de resten van de stad plunderden en vervolgens platbrandden. Kingston bleef bestaan en groeide uit tot een belangrijke havenstad met veel inwoners.
Door de vele gebeurtenissen in de geschiedenis van Kingston, is er nu veel te zien in de stad. Veel culturele bezienswaardigheden hebben banden met het verleden en zijn mede daarom zo bijzonder. De vriendelijke locals, prachtige omgeving en het heerlijke weer maken een vakantie in Kingston er een om nooit te vergeten. Het is handig om een auto te huren omdat de meeste bezienswaardigheden niet op loopafstand van elkaar liggen. Mooie highlights tijdens een vakantie in Kingston zijn:
In de hoofdstad van het reggae-eiland is veel te ontdekken. Naast bezienswaardigheden zijn er veel leuke activiteiten en excursies voor tijdens je vakantie. Het heldere water en de mooie stranden bieden de mogelijkheid tot snorkelen, duiken, surfen, zeilen en tal van andere watersporten. Ook op het land is ruimte voor sportiviteit, met name in Independence Park. In dit sportcomplex worden sporten als voetbal en rugby beoefend.
Voor koopjes, vers fruit en mooie souvenirs kun je op een van de markten of winkelcentra in dit deel van Jamaica terecht. Er zijn in Kingston (overdekte) winkelcentra, waaronder Kingston Mall en Sovereign Centre. Tijdens het winkelen op de markt kom je écht in aanraking met de cultuur van Jamaica. De Jubilee Market en Kingston Craft Market zijn erg populair: een ervaring die je niet mag missen tijdens je vakantie in Kingston. Op deze kleurrijke markten kom je de meest uiteenlopende dingen tegen, van marihuana tot dvd’s. De swingende muziek vult samen met heerlijke etensgeuren de lucht.
photo by: Galfred