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Montego Bay

All-inclusive beaches, reggae history, and easy Negril day trips.

Best time
December to April.
Stay
5 nights
From US
3h from Miami, 4h from NYC
Lang / Cur
English (Patois) · Jamaican Dollar (JMD); USD accepted

Montego Bay is Jamaica's resort capital — MoBay's Hip Strip on one side, luxury all-inclusives in Rose Hall on the other, and cliff-diving Negril a 90-minute drive west.

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Highlights

  • 01Doctor's Cave Beach swim
  • 02Climb Dunn's River Falls (day trip from Ocho Rios)
  • 03Martha Brae bamboo rafting
  • 04Rick's Café cliff jumping at sunset in Negril
  • 05Rose Hall Great House night tour
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Where to stay

Hip StripRose HallIronshoreNegril (day trip)
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5-day itinerary

  1. 01Beach

    Doctor's Cave, sunset at Pier 1.

  2. 02Rafting

    Martha Brae bamboo raft, jerk lunch at Scotchies.

  3. 03Negril

    Seven Mile Beach, sunset at Rick's Café.

  4. 04Dunn's River

    Day trip to Ocho Rios, climb the falls, blue hole.

  5. 05Slow morning

    Resort day, late flight.

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Local intelligence

  • 01Airport transfers via Knutsford Express or resort — avoid unlicensed taxis.
  • 02Book Dunn's River early to avoid cruise-ship crowds.
  • 03Jerk at Scotchies (both MoBay and Ocho Rios) is worth the detour.
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