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Ocho Rios sees its share of excitement during carnival season in April with Bacchanal Jamaica hosting a mad soca bashment at Chukka Cove. Bacchanal hosts a series of events during Jamaica's carnival season, which runs from mid-January through Easter.
Fatta Tyre Festival was created for mountain biking enthusiasts and showcases much of the talent and hard-core guts of the St. Mary Off-Road Bicycling Association.
Jamaica's biggest bacchanal beach party is hosted at James Bond Beach, in Oracabessa Bay. It's non-stop bacchanal as revelers wine up and throw paint on one another from afternoon late into the night, with performances by top soca stars and antics on stage to keep the crowd going wild. Don't wear you're finest clothes unless you want them tie-dyed by the end of the night.
An annual charity stage-show promoted by cultural artiste, Capleton, and have since grown to be recognized as one of the most anticipated calendar events locally.An annual charity stage-show promoted by cultural artiste, Capleton, and have since grown to be recognized as one of the most anticipated calendar events locally. An annual charity stage-show promoted by cultural ar
Moxons Beach Club (US$85–225) is a boutique property perched atop the cliffs in Stewart Town, between Tower Isle and Boscobel about 12 kilometers east of Ocho Rios. The four-level property descends to a private beach. Rooms face the sea or a courtyard and have queen- or king-size beds and en suite bathrooms. Wi-Fi is complimentary.
An eight-unit guesthouse overlooking the sea in Oracabessa, Ocean Edge Villa (US$65 d) has self-contained units with queen beds, private balconies facing the sea, and kitchenettes. Rooms are clean and a great value for the money.
A modest three-bedroom property, Loveland Villa (US$175 low season, US$200 high season) has a wide veranda for enjoying the panoramic view of the Oracabessa coast. The master suite has a king bed and private bath. Two other rooms each have two single beds that can be joined to make kings and share a bath. The kitchen is fully equipped, and the housekeeper comes daily to cook and tidy up.
In a cottage overhanging the lagoon, The FieldSpa (10am-6pm daily) at Goldeneye has open-air treatment rooms hidden be- hind lush foliage. Massage, mediation, body scrubs, body wraps, bush baths, and facials are among the treatments on offer (from US$130). Homemade concoctions draw on natural ingredients, many grown on the Island Outpost farm at Pantrepant, Trelawny.
