“Suddenly, your body goes where your mind has always been.” – Richard Hershman, Rick’s Café, Negril Jamaica. What is it about Negril’s all-inclusive resorts that makes this place so heavenly? Negril was recently discovered. A few years ago, there was nothing here but a lighthouse guiding boats down the rocky west coast of Jamaica, and the population was primarily land crabs (large red crabs, great to eat). The only tourist accommodation was a detached house (which could be rented) called Llandtrissant, which was built by a Welshman in the early 20th century. The Llandtissant house is still there, but now it has neighbors: luxurious resorts that receive thousands of tourists annually. The first newcomers to discover Negril’s charms were the flower hippie kids of the early 1970s who naturally leaned towards the laid-back, laid-back lifestyle. Its influx sparked the development of Negril’s West End on the cliffs beyond the lighthouse. Hippies hot on the heels of wealthy visitors whose idea of paradise encompassed more than a palm-roofed hut and hammock … luxury hotels sprang up in response. The 1980s brought further expansion as Negil’s fame spread, and hippies themselves (now doctors, lawyers, and businessmen) would revert to the idylls of their youth for a few weeks each year. The hippie influence in Negril remains in its laid-back and carefree atmosphere, the nude beaches at the most hedonistic singles resorts in the Caribbean, and the generally friendly air between visitors and locals, making Negril an ideal place to meet the locals. Jamaica.
Negril is blessed by nature with two spectacular sparkling white sand beaches that stretch for seven miles. Bloody Bay (so named because whales used to be slaughtered here) curves in a horseshoe shape and Long Bay runs straight and true. And nowhere in the Caribbean will you find someone like it. As you leave this seven-mile stretch of paradise and pass the roundabout in downtown Negril, the road winds towards the West End with its parade of hotels and restaurants clinging to the edge of the cliff. Here are caves you can explore and rocky cliffs where brave souls are thrown from the heights into the crystal clear water far below. From the all inclusive resorts of Negril Jamaica it is quite easy to explore the city of Negril, which after all has only one road that runs along the beach and the beach. The Negril Lighthouse is its most distinctive landmark. It was built in 1894 and originally ran on kerosene. In the roundabout in downtown Negril there are shopping malls and another in the hotel strip. Nearby are two handicraft markets that are well worth a visit. Handcrafted paintings, carvings, sculptures and jewelry by talented Jamaican artists can be viewed and purchased at the Ja-Ja Originals Studio and Art Gallery at Coco La Palm Resort. The nearby Belvedere farm was one of Jamaica’s first sugar cane plantations and is still in operation to this day. Visitors can enjoy the natural beauty of its waterfalls and rivers, and its exotic birds, plants and ruins. Riders can ride through coconut and banana trees high in the hills from Rhodes Hall, ending with a thrilling gallop down the beach.
