Is it Safe to Drink the Water on your Visit to Jamaica

For the most part, the answer is yes. In most of the main areas of Jamaica that are usually populated with tourists, it is safe to drink the water from the faucet or tap. However the further you go from the cities and into the more rural areas of the island, the less safe the water becomes. If possible you should always carry bottled water with you so that youre sure that what youre drinking isnt responsible for any illnesses you pick up whilst youre away.

Theres a bigger threat to your health than water however, because you see water and think Water is it safe? But its not always as easy to consider how safe the ice is when youre hot and longing for something cool to drink. Ice is a far bigger danger and in the Jamaican heat its far too tempting to just think itll be ok when you see a street vendor selling snocones. Its possible that it will be ok, depending on where you are when tempted, but its also possible that that moment of weakness will ruin your vacation so stop and think before you buy! Also beware of ice in your drinks. If you are having ice from the bar in your hotel, and the hotel is a good standard tourist hotel that caters mainly for international guests, chances are that the ice will be just fine as the water from the faucet there will be. If however youve stopped into a local Jamaican bar thats mainly frequented by the locals, or if youre in a hotel in a smaller town, then skip the ice out its better to be hot than sorry!

On what should be a fabulous holiday, there are certain precautions you need to take, and ensuring that the water you drink is clean is one of them even if it means that if youre camping, you boil the water and leave it cool before you drink it!

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