Beaches of Jamaica

 Boston bay Beach Jamaica

Your beach vacation to Jamaica could be spent in the all inclusive hotel however exploring beaches across the island is one of the things to do in Jamaica. While your stay may be Ocho Rios just over an hour east is Portland with some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, the first beach is Somerset Falls and beach at Hope bay.

There is also Frenchman's cove Beach a more private upscale beach on the property of the Frenchman's Cove Hotel, San San beach near the Blue Lagoon a fee for entry Beach serving the Villas of Port Antonio with a Grill and Bar quiet with white and is surrounded by rich shrubbery, vines and tropical palms.

About 1 mile from Blue Lagoon beach is winnifred beach jamaica one of the premier public beaches in the caribbean with its white sand rustic entrance road, tropical rain forest surrounding, 40ft hanging vines, fruit trees migrating birds and a sanctuary for Turtles winnifred beach at Fairy Hill is rated 4* of the best Public beaches of Jamaica.

Jamaica Palace Hotel, Port Antonio

Jamaica Palace Hotel

The Jamaica Palace Hotel sits on a ridge just pass Drapers and 4 miles from Port Antonio, the 80 suite and rooms hotel is another of Portland's quiet vacation for kids resort. Its location gives guests access to some of the other exotic coves and beach getaways including Frenchman's Cove beach, San San Beach and the magnificent Blue Lagoon all within 1 1/2 miles if your are willing to take a long walk.

While this Jamaican resort is not a beach front is setting and location offer a clear view of the Caribbean sea Bryan's Bay cove with a clear view of sunrise and sunset later over the Blue Mountains.

The palace hotel one of Port Antonio's bed and breakfast offer a wide range of Jamaican and Caribbean cuisine with continental dishes is great stop on your trip to Jamaica.

Your trip from the Jamaica palace to Port Antonio is four miles with public transportation available 24 hours per day assisted by the front desk on your holiday to Jamaica.

Places to visit Jamaica vacations includes Reach Falls near Manchioneal, Boston beach and Boston Jerk Pork Center in Boston Bay, winnifred beach a public beach at Fairy hill, the Blue Lagoon near San San, Bikini Beach a beach and entertainment center in Port Antonio. Go Rafting on the Rio Grande and visit Somerset Falls just outside hope Bay west of Port Antonio those are just a few of the places to visit in Jamaica.

If your vacation is one for relaxation Portland and Port Antonio in Jamaica should be your first choice, Errol Flynn visited Port Antonio in the 1950s and deemed it heaven on earth lots have changed since then the natural beauty of Portland remain visit Errol Flynn Jamaica.  

Is Portland out of Step?

Port Antonio Square

Port Antonio the is the most North Easterly Town in Jamaica, Capital City of the Parish of Portland most recent census give Portland a Population of 82,685 of jamaicas 2,706,763 residents in 2011 census results. Portland, braggs its Natural beauty makes it different and should attract development toward tourism and articulture however there ample evidence Portland has lost its tourist appeal and now linger behind Parishes like St Elizabeth and Kingston.

While tourism exploded from Oracabessa to Negril and now White house in Westmoreland with some growth in St Elizabeth, Portland continue to regress with its crumbling tourism infrastructure. Facilities like the Trident Villa Hotel now rebuilt, Titchfield Hotel, Bonnie View Hotel, Frenchman's Cove Hotel, The Blue Lagoon and the Dragon Bay Hotel all remain in ruins or under poor or no management.

Ocho Rios-Jamaica Beach and Waterfalls

Ocho Rios, Dunns River Falls

Ocho Rios (Spanish for "Eight Rivers") is a town in the parish of Saint Ann on the north coast of Jamaica. Although he landed in many spots along the Jamaican coast, many believe that Christopher Columbus first set foot on land in Ocho Rios. Just outside the city, travelers and residents can visit Columbus Park, where Columbus supposedly first came on land, and see maritime artifacts and Spanish colonial buildings.

Once a fishing village Ocho Rios now well known as the second of Jamaica's tourism communities. It is a port of call for cruise ships hosting several of Carnival Cruise lines and other cruises weekly as well as cargo ships loading sugar, limestone, and in the past, bauxite.

The name "Ocho Rios" is a misnomer because there are not eight rivers in the area. It is most likely a British corruption of the original Spanish name "Las Chorreras" ("the waterfalls"), a name given to the village because of the nearby Dunn's River Falls.

The north coast highway from the international airport at Montego Bay to Ocho Rios has been improved since 2000 and the journey is now an hour and forty five minutes drive. On 26 August 2011, Jamaicas government announced a $21 million revitalization plan for the resort area.

The town has restaurants, night clubs in Margaritaville and Dolphin Cove, where tourists swim and interact with dolphins. Scuba diving and other water sports are offered in the town's vicinity.

Mystic Mountain, Ocho Rios, Jamaica

The Rainforest Adventures park at Mystic Mountain in Ocho Rios is the heart and soul of the Jamaicas ecotourism and rain forest activities! You’ll have ample opportunities to put on your explorer’s hat and take your camera on a photo safari, the park take you all the way from the seashore to 700 feet above sea level at the top of the mountain, stretching over 100 acres of the Saint Ann and Jamaicas coastline. This is one rain forest tour in Jamaica that will give your memory chip a workout it won’t soon forget! The development of Mystic Mountain in Ocho Rios adds its many attractions.