Living The Good Life in Montego Bay and Half Moon Bay Jamaica
Montego Bay is one of Jamaica's most fun-filled spots for travelers; the area is host to shops, restaurants and nightclubs. Nature lovers can take lazy raft rides down the Martha Brae River or hike into the nearby jungle. There's even the possibility of a supernatural experience at 18th century Rose Hall, haunted by Annie Palmer, the famous "White Witch of Jamaica."
The infrastructure of the area is going through a series of explosive modernizations which once completed, aims to keep the old world charm and history of Montego Bay while keeping it current as a top destination in the Caribbean. Fort Montego, which is about half a mile from Montego Bay, was built along the coast
to protect the major shipping ports of Jamaica from invasion by French and Spanish forces and pirates that roamed around the Caribbean Sea, in 1779 the Fort underwent extensive renovations and the platform, paving, parapet wall and the powder magazine with its buttresses were built.
Today watersports and other activities are a major draw for the area. You can sail the clear blue waters of the Caribbean and enjoy your sailing experience to the fullest with calm warm water and bluebird days. Diving in Montego Bay, like most tropical bays this one to is perfect for scuba diving. So ideal it was declared Natural Park making it the perfect places for fish and divers alike and is rated one of the best places to dive in Jamaica! If you are looking for green tropical hills sloping onto amazing beaches overlooking great reefs for scuba diving, then you will find them in Jamaica! Diving Jamaica's azure coastal waters you will immediately feel you made a great choice! The snorkeling is just as good, one very popular place being Doctor's Cave Beach, an area that is protected yet deep this spot promises plenty of sea life in crystal clear Caribbean water. With its diverse concentration of marine life many snorkeling enthusiasts consider this a great place to put on a dive mask. Other popular water sports include windsurfing and sunset cruises
Looing to be active on land you can go for hikes to waterfalls in the rainforest or mountain biking in the hills above town, but the main appeal is the world class golf resort of Half Moon Bay. Half Moon Resort, a 400-acre luxury resort filled with landscaped gardens and famed for its two-mile crescent beach, hence the name Half Moon, has a swim-with-the-dolphins lagoon, equestrian center, lavish spa and is home to one of the more classic layouts on the island. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., the course was extensively renovated in recent years, making it one of the longest in the region at 7,141 yards. Its full caddie services are available, a common and luxurious feature in Jamaica but not so much in the rest of the Caribbean. The caddies here are legendary and considered by many a invaluable part fo the experience. The Half Moon golf club also has extensive practice facilities, including dedicated short game and full swing areas. Being built on higher, flatter ground, it packs plenty of challenges thanks to its length, extensive bunkering, undulating greens and a unique two-loop figure-eight routing that causes the omnipresent trade winds to constantly affect play from different directions — something golfers need to constantly bear in mind while playing.
Whatever you do during the day the areas legendary nightlife give you the chance to celebreate with lots of music and dancing to complete any activity.
If Montego Bay and Half Moon Resort sound like somewhere you want to spend your next vacation consider Pavillion, a mere 5 minutes from the Half Moon Bay and Montego Bay. This five bungalow villa complete with pool hot tub and pool side bar is just the place to base your Jamaican adventure.
The infrastructure of the area is going through a series of explosive modernizations which once completed, aims to keep the old world charm and history of Montego Bay while keeping it current as a top destination in the Caribbean. Fort Montego, which is about half a mile from Montego Bay, was built along the coast
to protect the major shipping ports of Jamaica from invasion by French and Spanish forces and pirates that roamed around the Caribbean Sea, in 1779 the Fort underwent extensive renovations and the platform, paving, parapet wall and the powder magazine with its buttresses were built.
Today watersports and other activities are a major draw for the area. You can sail the clear blue waters of the Caribbean and enjoy your sailing experience to the fullest with calm warm water and bluebird days. Diving in Montego Bay, like most tropical bays this one to is perfect for scuba diving. So ideal it was declared Natural Park making it the perfect places for fish and divers alike and is rated one of the best places to dive in Jamaica! If you are looking for green tropical hills sloping onto amazing beaches overlooking great reefs for scuba diving, then you will find them in Jamaica! Diving Jamaica's azure coastal waters you will immediately feel you made a great choice! The snorkeling is just as good, one very popular place being Doctor's Cave Beach, an area that is protected yet deep this spot promises plenty of sea life in crystal clear Caribbean water. With its diverse concentration of marine life many snorkeling enthusiasts consider this a great place to put on a dive mask. Other popular water sports include windsurfing and sunset cruises
Looing to be active on land you can go for hikes to waterfalls in the rainforest or mountain biking in the hills above town, but the main appeal is the world class golf resort of Half Moon Bay. Half Moon Resort, a 400-acre luxury resort filled with landscaped gardens and famed for its two-mile crescent beach, hence the name Half Moon, has a swim-with-the-dolphins lagoon, equestrian center, lavish spa and is home to one of the more classic layouts on the island. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., the course was extensively renovated in recent years, making it one of the longest in the region at 7,141 yards. Its full caddie services are available, a common and luxurious feature in Jamaica but not so much in the rest of the Caribbean. The caddies here are legendary and considered by many a invaluable part fo the experience. The Half Moon golf club also has extensive practice facilities, including dedicated short game and full swing areas. Being built on higher, flatter ground, it packs plenty of challenges thanks to its length, extensive bunkering, undulating greens and a unique two-loop figure-eight routing that causes the omnipresent trade winds to constantly affect play from different directions — something golfers need to constantly bear in mind while playing.
Whatever you do during the day the areas legendary nightlife give you the chance to celebreate with lots of music and dancing to complete any activity.
If Montego Bay and Half Moon Resort sound like somewhere you want to spend your next vacation consider Pavillion, a mere 5 minutes from the Half Moon Bay and Montego Bay. This five bungalow villa complete with pool hot tub and pool side bar is just the place to base your Jamaican adventure.