Beach

Long Bay Beach is the ideal place for a quiet and recharging vacation. This 3-mile white sand beach is a pleasure for long walks. The waters here are gentle and shallow. You can stand up and walk a long ways out with the waters just up to your waist. The turquoise blue warm waters a great for swimming or simply ‘hanging out’ in the water and absorbing that magic something that comes from the sea. You can stay for hours in the water and be at a comfortable temperature.

Our section of beach here at Esencia is particularly suited to couples and families. The Palm trees interspersed on our property with the Tiki huts underneath give shade a privacy. There is always a place to sit where you are on your own. Chaise lounges, chairs, umbrellas and hammocks give you always a comfortable place to stay. You can leave your things on your chair as you go for a swim or return to your suite for a bite to eat. And parents feel safe for their kids to play. The shallow and safe waters, the quiet beach and the protected environment of Esencia make for a perfect family vacation.

And if you want to be more active then we have that too. Stand up paddle boards and ocean kayaks are available for when you want to get out on the water. Take a paddle along the shore or, if you’re feeling more adventurous, there’s an old wreck a couple of miles out where you can take an afternoon cruse. Bring a mask and snorkel and see the many fish that made their home beneath it.

And for the brave of heart, Long Bay has become recognized as the best place in the world to learn to kiteboard. Long Bay has the unique combination of the right wind speed and direction, warm and shallow waters, long beach and safety that make it a superb place to learn to kite. This exciting new sport is the fastest growing sport in the world today, and is good for both children and aging adults, men and women. We have on the property at the time of this writing an eight-year old girl who is learning to kite and an 83 year old man who is learning too! You are never too old to learn kiting. And if you’re already an experienced kiter, then come try out new tricks. The flat waters here make it a great place to take your next progression and there is an abundance of downwinders amongst the many islands, as well as the deep waters and waves just 5 minutes away on the other side of the island that can keep your adrenalin flowing.

And if you’re not a kiter, you’ll love the colorful dance of the kites going by; its mesmerizing as the kites dance with the breeze and the kiters jump and turn and twirl with the wind and the sea.