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Got a private boat to take us to the beach (laughing waters) where Ursula Andrews emerged from the sea
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Date of experience: November 2020
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Laughing Waters was a very tranquil experience. We went there on a Staff Fun Day. The grounds were well kept, with manicured lawns and lush gardens. The beach was beautiful with warm calming waters. The river and waterfalls was a dream with cold gushing waters in calming pools.
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Date of experience: August 2019
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Also known as Crab Key beach. Awesome and amazingly beautiful spot to visit and Is where Dr No was filmed with Sean Connery where Ursula comes out of the ocean with her shells, singing "Underneath the mango tree" Yesss. Hard to find, my local driver knew where to pull up on the main road and then we walked through the bush. There were no signs or paths so be careful. I then had a steep climb down to the beach where a Troll was hiding at the bottom where he was trying to tell me that the amazing path I just climbed down and nearly died he had cut with his own hands to that the elderly could walk down? and that for this time and effort and making the beach accessible I should give him some money. I sent him packing. Well worth the trip though and when I got on the beach it was one of the best I had ever seen and there were aa few locals locals enjoying the beach and keeping to themselves.…
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Date of experience: April 2019
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We attended a wedding ceremony on Saturday 1st June at this stunning location. The grounds are lush, and you cannot go wrong with the sight of slowly lapping waves onto the beach, with the sound of the waterfall that gives the venue it's name. The only 2 things of concern as wedding venue are lack of toilets and no wifi 'in 2019!!…
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Date of experience: June 2019
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Laughing Waters Villa is owned by the government of Jamaica but is available to use through the UDC. I imagine the beauty of the waterfalls has not changed from the first visit of Christopher Columbus when he called Jamaica the most beautiful island in the Caribbean! The roaring river meets the golden sands and pushes into the warm sea. Well worth a trip if you get the opportunity! The neighbouring beach often hosts cruise ship bathers from Ocho Rios. …
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Date of experience: March 2019
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