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Cricket

This is the national pastime of Jamaica. The best cricket games are played in Kingston at Sabina Park on South Camp Road.

Golf

Caymanas Golf Course, Spanish Town, lies 6 miles (10km) west of Kingston and is open to the general public. This is an 18-hole course, par 70, 6,855 yards (6,268m). Golfers praise this course for its elevated tees and its uphill shots. It costs $44 for a round of golf here, plus $22 for the cart rental, and another $15 for the club rental.

A course closer to town, Constant Spring at Constant Spring, dates from the 1920s. A mentor of Robert Trent Jones Sr., Stanley Thompson, laid out this par-70, 6,196-yard (5,666m), 18-hole golf course at the foot of the Blue Mountains. A round costs $40, and club rentals are available. There's also a pro shop, restaurant, and bar.

Scuba Diving

Some of the best-known dive sites in the area include Windward Edge, with a depth range of 70 to 90 feet (21-27m). Reached after a 30-minute boat ride, this site lies 7 miles (11km) outside of Kingston Cays. There are great photo opportunities here.

Suitable for all levels of divers, the Cayman Trader wreck has a depth range of 30 to 50 feet (9-15m). A Norwegian cargo ship, the Trader caught on fire in 1977. It was later towed to this site and sank. The wreck is scattered over a large area. Another stunning wreck that an outfitter can take you to is the Texas, a U.S. Navy ship that went down in 1944. Advanced divers seek out this site, at a depth of 100 feet (30m). It is particularly known to divers for its stunning black coral.

Buccaneer Scuba Club, Morgan's Harbor, Port Royal, outside Kingston, is one of Jamaica's leading dive and watersports operators. It offers a wide range of sites to accommodate various divers' tastes, from the incredible Texas shipwreck to the unspoiled beauty of Turtle Reef. PADI courses are also available. One-tank dives begin at $35, while a 1-hour boat snorkeling trip goes for $20, including equipment. Other watersports are also offered.

Tennis

The best tennis courts are at two hotels in New Kingston. Le Meridien Jamaica Pegasus, 81 Knutsford Blvd., offers two hard-surface courts, each lit for night play. Courts are open to the public, costing $15 per hour during the day or $18 from 6 to 10pm. Two hard-surface courts are also at the Kingston Hilton Hotel, 77 Knutsford Blvd., charging $10 during the day or $13 at night. These courts are also open to nonguests.

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