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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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Sunset at the Palms Resort & Spa All Inclusive

PO Box 118 Norman Manly Blvd
Negril 0000 Map

Distance: 0.6 mi.
(from destination center)

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Rockhouse Hotel

West End Road
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Distance: 1.1 mi.
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Hotel Class: Not Yet Rated

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Round Hill Hotel and Villas

Route A1 P.O. Box 64
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Distance: 27.7 mi.
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Attractions

Seven Mile Beach

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

Good For Snorkeling

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

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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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Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3
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