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Negril Beach Travel Tips

By Linda Samuel

Wade and wander in shallow water at Seven Mile Beach.
Sweeten the trip at Belvedere, one of the first sugar cane plantations in Jamaica.
Cruise to snorkeling sites throughout Negril for about US$20 per person, gear included.
Save a few bucks or live large at accommodations ranging from small, hut-style hotels to large resorts.

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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I am planning an annual beach trip to negril on heroes' weekend, where is the best beach to go. I alredy went to Long Bay beach last year, I want somewhere a little less crowded and more activities
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