Where to Travel: A Teenagers Guide

I went to Jamaica with my family in 2002 and stayed there for 10 days. We spent all our time on the private beach of our all inclusive hotel. The hotel was called Beaches Boscobel and is part of the Sandals chain, it is aimed at families and has everything from pools to sailing to snorkeling.




Beaches is great for kids or adults, who want to sail etc and also for parents who just want to sit on a beach relaxing. I spent most of the week going on banana boat rides, bouncing on the floating trampoline and learning how to sail. For those parents who have adventurous kids but are not so adventurous themselves the hotel has a great kids club, which lets the children choose which activity they want to do.

Banana Boat




There are around five restaurants which includes a great italian restaurant, a mexican restaurant and a french restaurant. The food is really nice and the breakfast is supreme (it has eggs, pancakes, bacon, continental etc). I think that seven days is the perfect time to stay at Beaches because you can do all the activities in that amount of time and you most certainly won't get bored.

The actual beach, which is around a mile and a half long is sandy and is filled with coconut trees. The sea (like any other caribbean country) is exceptionally warm and is not very deep no matter how far you sail out.

The Beach



There are more than one Beaches resorts in Jamaica but the one we stayed at was called Beaches Boscobel. This one is better than others because it has a coral reef so you can dive and an arcade stocked with XBOXs. I would recommend staying in one of the rooms nearest to the sea because you get the best views from your room.

Beach Side Rooms



In terms of getting there, there are overnight flights from Heathrow to Kingston (capital) via BA and Jamaican Air and Beaches will send a man to pick you up when you arrive. I seem to remember that it is not a very long drive from the airport to the resort and when you arrive you can lie down on the beach. IMPORTANT BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU BOOK BECAUSE HURRICANES DO HIT JAMAICA IN CERTAIN SEASONS. Although Beaches will give you a full refund if one hits when you stay there.

For more info visit the Jamaican Tourism Board

Posted by Lac at 13:39 |  
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