Negril Snorkeling Travel Guide

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Starfish on Beach in Negril, Jamaica
Starfish on the beach in Negril, Jamaica (courtesy, Jamaica Tourist Board)
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Negril Snorkeling Travel Tips

By Linda Samuel

  • Stick to morning snorkeling when the currents are calm.
  • Explore numerous shallow reefs just offshore, especially along Seven Mile Beach.
  • Set sail to snorkeling sites throughout Negril for about US$20 per person, gear included.

Negril Travel Guide

On the arid western tip of Jamaica, Negril has had a reputation for bacchanalia, hedonism, marijuana, and nude sunbathing since hippies discovered its sunny shores during the 1960s. The resort became more mainstream during the early 1990s as big-money capitalists built megaresorts, many of them managed by SuperClubs, Sandals, Couples, or the relative newcomers, the Spain-based Riu chain. But despite the creeping sense of corporate encroachment on a domain once dominated by laid-back hippies, some resorts still reserve stretches of beach for nude bathers, and illegal ganja is still (more or less discreetly) peddled. Read More

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Hotels

from: $213

Sunset at the Palms Resort & Spa All Inclusive

PO Box 118 Norman Manly Blvd
Negril 0000 Map

Distance: 0.6 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: 3 class stars

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Expert Rated & Recommended
5.0

Rockhouse Hotel

West End Road
Negril Map

Distance: 1.1 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
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Good For Snorkeling
Expert Rated & Recommended
5.0

Round Hill Hotel and Villas

Route A1 P.O. Box 64
Montego Bay Map

Distance: 27.7 mi.
(from destination center)

Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated
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Attractions

Seven Mile Beach

expert favorite attraction
Good For Snorkeling
Negril, Jamaica

Distance: 3.2 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Seven Mile Beach is a popular beach that features golden sands lined with palm and seagrape trees... Read More
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Booby Cay

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Booby Cay
Negril, Jamaica

Distance: 4.9 mi. (from destination center)

Description: Contrary to popular belief, Booby Cay is named for the peculiar blue-footed birds that nest here,... Read More
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Negril Scuba Centre

Good For Snorkeling
Negril Beach Club
Norman Manley Blvd.
Negril, Jamaica

Distance: 104.1 mi. (from destination center)

Description: "A bad day scuba diving is better than a great day working." It's the Scuba Centre's motto and easy... Read More
Expert Rated & Recommended
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Distance (mi.)
Montego Bay Sangster International Airport 32.7 map
Ocho Rios Boscobel Airport 80.6 map
Kingston Tinson Airport 102.2 map

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