Negril: Introduction
From: Jamaica
Adventure Guide
Since its early days as a haven for hippies in
the 1970s, the city has long harbored an image as a wild vacation
destination. Nudity is common on the beaches of Bloody Bay. Reggae
clubs bring some of the island’s best music to the cliffs that overlook
spectacular sunsets. And, while not as popular as it was during
the 70s, more than one establishment still sells hallucinogenic
teas and vendors still hawk ganja.
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Adventure Guide - This travel guide walks with the adventurous
traveler to the heart of Jamaica, to the miles of sand beaches,
to the rugged Blue Mountains, to the country villages that provide
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The real wildness in Negril
lies just outside the city limits. Here, in an area known as the Great
Morass, you can see a side of the country that most visitors never
glimpse. Crocodiles, not vacationers, lie in the steamy afternoon
sunshine. Peddlers sell, not marijuana, but shrimp caught using techniques
over 400 years old. And spectacular birds, not parasailers, fill the
air with dashes of color and a cacophony of exotic sounds.
Today, Negril has gained respectability and
is home to all types of resorts that attract everyone from swingers
to families. Law mandates that no building here can be taller than
a palm tree so low-rises follow the coast from Bloody Bay (named
for the days when the whalers cleaned their catch here) to the cliffs
at its southern end, where the Negril Lighthouse still signals
the rocks to ships.
Negril is best known for its seven miles of
beach, home to the largest share of accommodations and plenty of small
restaurants. Travelers staying along this stretch can walk the beach
from property to property.
INTERESTING FACT: Booby Cay on the north
end of Negril doubled as the South Sea for Disney’s Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea movie.
More information on
Negril
• Introduction
• Where to stay
• Where to eat
• Transportation
• Things to see & do
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