Samuel's Bay National Marine Park - Healthy coral reef for snorkeling enthusiasts.

Rhodes Hall Eco-Tours is proud to present, "Samuel's Bay National Marine Park

Samuel's Bay at Rhodes Hall Plantation is one of the healthiest remaining coral reefs on the North Coast, offering the best snorkeling in the Negril/Lucea area. View colorful coral formations and exotic marine life in our government protected bay. The reef is opposite a large mangrove swamp, crocodile lake and nature reserve that works together with the reef creating a perfect eco-system of rock, sea and sand. The sea grass bed provides the ideal fish hatchery so critical to the islands environment.

Spend the day snorkeling our safe and healthy coral reef. Bring your own snorkeling equipment or rent ours for just $5US per person. $15 per person includes day pass from 9am to 6pm, round trip transportation to and from your Negril area hotel, and one free Red Stripe, Rum Punch, soft drink or bottled water. Ask about our popular Nature Walk and Blue Mud Mineral Spring bath. Contact Rhodes Hall Eco Tours @876-957-6422 www.rhodesresort.com Rhodes Hall Eco Tours is on FACEBOOK. (Note: - Personal belongings can be kept behind the Rhodes Hall Bar or in the Rhodes Resort office for safe keeping).

This sounds great!
We'll see you next week.

see you in feb, soon come

Please call a day in advance to schedule pick-up. 1-876-431-6322

can we snorkle from shore or from a boat? soon come

It takes approximately three minutes to get to the beginning parts of the coral reef. The ocean floor consists of coral and sea grass beaming with life as our shoreline and beaches are natural, unlike sandy white beaches. A boat can take you further out. But there is plenty to see a short swim away. Once you get here we explain how to get to the larger parts of the reef very quickly by following three rocks, then your out on the reef. If your a fast snorkeler, it takes only a few minutes.

We do require a days notice and minimum 4 persons by boat.

thanks, see u in feb, soon come

Turtle sightings are rare, as they are on the critically endangered species list. Two days ago, a guest spotted one on the reef while snorkeling. If there is one, there must be others. This is extremely good news! The guest thought it was an ordinary observation and was overwhelmed when we told her. Also, the black spiked sea urchin has been multiplying here in numbers. We have a small colony of baby sea urchins living in a cluster of rocks next to the shore. Black sea urchin adults are all over the reef and along the shoreline. At night they come up to the water edge along our jetty's to catch bugs. Black sea urchins are a good sign the reef is healthy as they are the first ones to disappear when a reef is dying.

This sounds like fun! See you in February.

That sounds awesome! We'll see you in early February!

Since I am a novice I will ask a probably silly question. What do you do with your "stuff" while you are snorkeling, stuff like money, room key, credit card? I mean, if you are leaving your hotel you need to take your "stuff" with you, so what do you do with it while you are at Rhodes Hall out in the water???? Thanks for helping a newbie cover all bases!

I'll chime in, too. I see that lunch is available for $15./person, plus there are taxes and service charges. How much total money do two of us need to bring for a day of snorkeling? I assume the driver will expect a tip; who else will? It's nice to know in advance exactly what the whole package is.

Also check out Shane and the Bayview crew up at the restraunt~Simply the best cooks in Ja. IMO!!:)

I am coming with my own gear, but does the price include gear for my kids, or is that extra?

I dont think it includes equiptment.Price to rent there snrokel gear is great.We used it.No Problems mon!!-$5 a day cant go wrong with that.IMO

You can bring your personal belongings and keep them behind the Rhodes Hall Bar or in the Rhodes Resort office (we are in the process of building small lockers for guests). Bring your own snorkeling equipment or rent ours for just $5 US per person. Beach towels for rent $5 US per person. Lunch prices vary depending on what your order and does not include 10% Service Fee and 10% Tax. An average price for lunch is approximately $15.00, but can run less or more depending on if you order alcohol, or just a cup of soup. Our Day Pass is only $5 US per person (9am to 6pm) if you come on your own. Our $15 US package includes Day Pass, transportation to and from your Negril area hotel, and one free Red Stripe Beer, soft drink or bottled water. And, tipping is discretionary.

See you all very soon!

we will see u in feb, always looking for different snorkleing areas, soon come

We did this for most of the day Jan. 26 and had a great time. We stay on the lively part of the beach, so it was nice to have a really quiet day (literally, quiet, no loud music, nobody yelling, no motorboats or jet skis) - long snorkel, back to shore for a nap, another long snorkel.

This is also a good opportunity for first-time snorkelers and non-swimmers to see the sea life, because the beach area you snorkel from has a retaining wall that's about knee-deep and where you can see lots of small fish and a conch or two. You can also see fish, crabs, etc. right from the dock. Polarized sunglasses make it a lot easier. If you're wading, do bring footgear of some kind to wade in because you'll be walking on chunks of coral of various sizes.

If I recall correctly, they said that Tuesdays and Thursdays are the quiet days, on MWF the Wild Thing comes by. But I'm not certain about that. We were there on a Thursday.