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285 great huts, JaMaica
Stumbling through the thick vegetation that
hides Great Huts' scattered thatched cabins and
treehouses - some built of bamboo, some of mud -
you might imagine that this was Africa rather than
Jamaica. And that's very much the idea. Owner Paul
Rhodes calls his unique accommodation “unvillas”, to
make the point that the Mediterranean townhouses
found in many parts of Jamaica have little to do
with its Afrocentric cultures. The huts are painted
with African geometric designs and decorated with
sculptures and paintings by local artists. The whole
place is linked with its community, with twenty
percent of all profits funding local projects such as
supporting the homeless and elderly of nearby Port
Antonio.
The family-friendly huts occupy an idyllic clifftop
setting overlooking one of Jamaica's most unspoilt
shores, Boston Beach. A favourite with locals, it's
also the birthplace of jerk chicken, which sizzles
enticingly on the grill at several stalls at the beach's
edge. If you've had one drumstick too many, there's
plenty of ways to work it off such as surfing and
scuba diving, or you can horse-ride or hike to nearby
waterfalls in the surrounding hills. Or, if you're
really full, let a local guide paddle you slowly on a
bamboo raft down the Rio Grande River.
Need to know
Volunteers get to stay for just US$10
a night. For more on accommodation, activities, prices
and reservations see
W
www.greathuts.com;
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+1 876
353 3388.
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Akan Tower, one of Jamaica's Great Huts; The view of Boston Beach; Interior of the Almond
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