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Home to two of the island's busiest resorts, western Jamaica
is firmly on the tourist track. Montego Bay, once
Jamaica's tourist capital, is losing out a bit to the
hedonistic pleasures of Negril at the extreme western
tip.
In many ways, though, MoBay, as it's usually called, still
delivers. Sitting pretty in a sweeping natural harbor and
hemmed in by a dazzling labyrinth of protected offshore
reefs, it remains the grand dame of Jamaican resorts and is
particularly lively during its world-renowned summer reggae
festival.
Sybaritic Negril, boasting the longest continuous stretch of
white sand in Jamaica and a front-row sunset seat, has a
geographical remoteness that lends it a uniquely insouciant
ambience.
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"Discovered" by wealthy hippies in the 1970s, it is still
immensely popular with those who favor fast living and
corporeal indulgence, and is easily the best place outside
Kingston for live reggae and nightclubs. There
are plenty of natural attractions around Negril, too,
including the pleasant river walk at Mayfield Falls
and the blue hole at Roaring River. |
Jamaica
Travel Guide
Montego Bay, Kingston, Ocho Rios, Negril, Blue Mountains, Portland
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