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Destination of the Day
Jamaica
  • Resident population: 2,825,928 Annual visitors: 1,704,000 (est.)
  • Major features: beaches, scuba diving, cliff diving, jungle tours
  • 51,161 TripAdvisor reviews of 1,282 accommodations, 263 attractions and 305 restaurants
Jamaica is a melting pot of African, Asian, European and Middle Eastern cultures. You'll experience this diversity in its strong crafts tradition, performing arts and distinctive dining options, like ackee and saltfish with roast breadfruit.
Best fare found from Boston to Fairbanks: $831

Things to Do: Tours

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Riverboat Discovery Tours
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 28 attractions in Fairbanks

A long-running and popular tour, this three-and-a-half-hour cruise on a genuine sternwheel riverboat takes you on two rivers past demonstrations of local activities on the shore followed by a tour of a simulated Athabascan Indian village.

Attraction type: Tour; Group tour/boat
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Northern Alaska Tour Company
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 28 attractions in Fairbanks
Attraction type: Tour
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Gold Dredge No. 8
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 28 attractions in Fairbanks

At this authentic gold-mining site, a 90-minute tour includes a film, a view and explanation of a 1928 dredge, the machine that scooped up and separated gold from gravel, and a chance to pan for gold.

Attraction type: Mine; Historic site; Educational site
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Trail Breaker Kennels
Attraction type: Tour
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