Rafting On A Couples Only Jamaica Vacation

I t's easy to find an all         metres or so out from the hotel    inclusive vacation in           opposite the main beach. The       Jamaica but the majority        island is served by a beautiful    are for families. That's great        swim up bar and a boat to take     for people with kids and fine for     you there and back at any time     those who don't mind having kids      you want throughout the day. Most  around at their holiday resort.       of the island is covered with      Many couples with grown up            decking on which sun loungers and  children, enjoy being freed from      hammocks are set out to furnish    the demands of family vacations.      guests with comfortable seating.   The last thing these couples want     There is exactly the right amount  is to have to spend their holiday     of coconut palms to provide the    with other people's children          sunbathers with a perfect          around them instead of their own.     combination of sun and shade at                                          all times of the day. The island   There are however, several very       is an idyllic place to do nothing  good couples-only vacation            all holiday except sunbathe, swim  resorts in Jamaica that can be        and enjoy the drinks and snacks    booked on an all inclusive basis.     provided at the swim up bar. But   Three are owned by the same           even fanatical sun worshippers     company and are called "Couples".     like ourselves will want to take   One is in Negril, one in Sans         some time out and see a bit of     Souci and the other is in Ocho        Jamaica during their stay.         Rios. We enjoyed a glorious                                              sixteen day holiday at Couples,       Without any doubt, the most        Ocho Rios a few years ago. Being      enjoyable excursion for us was a   naturists, we were attracted to       raft trip on the Rio Grande,       this hotel because it has a           Jamaica's longest river that runs  clothes-optional facility in the      from the Blue Mountains into the   form of a tiny island, a hundred      sea. Tours,organised by the        hotel, start with a fascinating       be described as minor rapids. The  coach journey to Port Antonio,        boatman provides his own brand of  calling in at the famous Blue         constant entertainment, telling    Lagoon along the way. This was        many far-fetched yarns about the   the setting for the film              rich and famous people he has      Castaways and it is indeed the        transported in his raft or by      most beautiful and peaceful place     singing some Bob Marley            you could ever wish to swim in.       favourites to you.                 Don't expect a beach however. The                                        Blue Lagoon hasn't got one and        The photo opportunities of the     the film's beach scenes were shot     voyage are virtually incessant.    elsewhere.                            As well as some beautiful scenery                                        and wildlife in the form of        The starting point of the raft        vultures and other exotic birds,   trip is at Berridale, six miles       your navigator also creates many   by road and nearly three hours by     pictures worth snapping as he      raft from the sea. The rafts are      stylishly poles the raft, guiding  thirty two feet long and              it through its tricky course.      constructed from bamboo poles         There is always a colourful array  lashed together. The deck area        of tropical plants to admire on    has a seat for two passengers at      the banks of the river and your    the stern whilst a dreadlocked        guide is most eager to tell you    boatman, stands further forward       their local names and provide      and steers the raft with a long,      interesting stories or folklore    bamboo pole.                          about their uses or associations.                                                                           You are taken at a leisurely pace     Along the way, you will pass       for most of the way, occasionally     other rafts selling refreshments   picking up speed to cross             and the boatman will suggest that  stretches of the river that might     he stops for you to buy a can or   two of Red Stripe lager or some                                          trinket souvenirs. He is also         As well as rafting, there are      likely to invite you to take a        many more wonderful places to      swim in a particularly inviting       visit and things to do in Jamaica  part of the river where it is         but if you prefer not to go on     perfectly safe to do so.              excursions full of kids and want                                         to enjoy your vacation as an       The big advantage of going on a       exclusively couples only           trip organised by the hotel is        experience, my best travel tip is  that when you get to your             to book your vacation at one of    destination at St Margarets Bay,      the "Couples" all Inclusive        your coach will be awaiting you.      Hotels. The best time to go is     If you organised the trip             between December and April, when   yourself you would have to find       Jamaican weather is at its best    some way of getting back to           and the waters of the Rio Grande   Berridale to pick your car up.        are not too swollen or rapid.      About the Author The author is a travel article writer and co-owner of the best-travel-tip website, which aims to provide travel tips and information about possible holiday vacation destinations worldwide Published At: www.Isnare.com