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Jamwest Motorsports and Adventure Park is a short drive from Negril in Old Hope, Little London, offering ATV tours (US$115), safari tours (US$89), zip-line tours (US$115), horse- back riding (US$89), a driving experience on a racetrack (US$250), and combo packages (from US$139).
Held annually on the last Saturday in June, Painted Negril (Cayenne Beach, Norman Manley Blvd has high-energy soca, EDM, and dancehall music. Paint, water, and debauchery add to the music.
Based at Eldin Washington Ranch on the main road from Negril to Savanna-la-Mar, Reggae Horseback Riding (1 hour US$60 pp, 2 hours US$80, US$50 ages 6-10, including transportation from Negril) features horse- back riding on a 365-hectare (900-acre) farm populated by peacocks, ostriches, donkeys, and goats. Schedule a tour with up to 15 riders.
Captain Junior’s Glass Bottom Boat Tours (US$30 pp) takes guests on a clean boat on 1.5-hour snorkel trips to reefs about 15 minutes offshore or along the coast. Junior docks his boat next to Negril Palms Hotel on Norman Manley Boulevard, but he can pick you up from your hotel anywhere along Seven-Mile Beach.
Located just past Rick’s Café, Canjam Wake N Bake Café (West End Rd, across from Citronella, 7:30am-3pm daily high season, US$10-15, ganja edibles mid-Apr.-Sept.) serves fresh fruit juices and breakfast items, as well as famous ganja cookies that pack a punch far beyond their weight.
Seaview Bar & Grill (West End Rd., around the bend from Scotiabank, 4pm-2:30am daily) does the best steam roast conch (US$4) in Jamaica, as well as steam roast fish (US$12), conch soup (US$2), and jerk or fried jerk chicken (US$5), among other local favorites.
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Motions HQ Bar & Grill (7am-11pm daily, US$8-20) includes dishes ranging from ackee and saltfish to seasoned shrimp, fish, and curry goat. A billiards table and bumping reggae provide entertainment.
Blue Mahoe Restaurant (US$10-30) is at Negril Spa Retreat but welcomes non- guests, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week. The menu features a mix of Jamaica-inspired dishes like jerk fish tacos and jerk chicken pesto as well as more traditional Jamaican fare like braised oxtails and beans, curried chicken, and curried goat.
The food is cooked in a jerk pan grill with open-air seating on picnic tables under a zinc roof at Kool Vybes Bar & Jerk Centre (11am-11pm daily, US$5-30), serving jerk chicken and pork as well as pepper shrimp, curry goat, lobster, and fish.
iNi Vegan Rastarant (9am-11pm daily, US$5-10) is a dab bar specializing in Rastafarian ital food. iNi offers indoor and outdoor seating, takeout options, waitstaff, and is wheelchair accessible. A few dishes and beverages offered include Rasta Pasta, ital patties, veggie sandwiches, bush tea, coffee, and ganja tea.
