day trip Half Moon beach vs Rhodes Hall

That place looks tight. Not sure why I have not been but it is inching towards the top of the bucket list. Both places is what I would do. Half day at each or if not mix it with a half day at Percy's Riverside Retreat. We did Percy's and Half Moon in one day and thoroughly enjoyed both settings. Percy's is run by a great family and Mrs Percy cooks up some amazing food. Cap it off with a half day with sunset included chatting up Andrew the owner of Half Moon. Andrew is a cool guy and offers up great conversation. If you are a dog hugger you will love his pups.

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Originally Posted by gerryg123

Rhodes has always been five dollars when I arrive at the gate, but they're advertising now that's it more money -- that's kind of a Jamaica thing, you just have to go with the flow ...

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..., and it still is only $5 USD at the gate as the price has not changed in over 8 yrs. Day Packages are now available for $20 and $30 USD per person, (depending on the location of your hotel), and includes roundtrip transportation, day pass and a choice of one Red Stripe, Rum Punch, Soft Drink or bottled water. You can call 1-876-957-6422 for more details.

Also, The Wild Thing is no longer in business. Another party purchased the Wild Thing Catarmaran.

Thank you everyone for the info .... looking for a quiet day away from Negril to do some snorkeling. I think we found our spot!

We need a LIKE button. Lots of wonderful reviews here.

Great pics! I really want to check this place out. I have a few questions.....
I was wondering how far out approximately the reef is (how long did it take to swim out going at a casual pace say)?

It looks like there's weeds near the shore - what is the bottom like near shore?

Does it take long to get out deep enough to throw on the fins and swim?

Were there alot of fish in that little bay or only at the reef?

Sorry for so many questions :D

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Originally Posted by sunluvinlaurie

Thank you everyone for the info .... looking for a quiet day away from Negril to do some snorkeling. I think we found our spot!

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^^VERY glad you made that choice~You are going to fall in love with Rhodes and Bayview Restruant~Much Repscet~Vince

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Originally Posted by Winterpegger

Great pics! I really want to check this place out. I have a few questions.....
I was wondering how far out approximately the reef is (how long did it take to swim out going at a casual pace say)?

It looks like there's weeds near the shore - what is the bottom like near shore?

Does it take long to get out deep enough to throw on the fins and swim?~the reef we swam out to it once.Errol the guy who runs the glass bottom boat can take you out there.Its a good swim if you do it.yes there is grass around,but overall GREAT snorkeling rite off the beach.It does not take long to go out deep to put fins on.We just sat on the beach and put our fins on and walk backwards into the water and layed down and swam out:)~Theres TONS TONS of fish in the bay~We saw lots lots of fish.I saw about 5-7 lion fish.~Ask way about Rhodes,If i got the answer for ya or dont have the answer.I'll call Marcel,Kaci or Shane and get you the correct answer.~You WILL fall in LOVE with this place!!


Were there alot of fish in that little bay or only at the reef?

Sorry for so many questions :D

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never enough queestions!

Opps I screwed that up where I wrote it at:(Sorry!

Sounds fantastic! Thanks for all the info. This settles the toss up between Half Moon and Rhodes for me. Sooooo excited :)

When are you planning on visiting Rhodes?