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Visitor Information

The main office of the Jamaica Tourist Board is at Gloucester Avenue, opposite the entrance to Cornwall Beach. It is open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm and on Saturday 9am to 5pm. There is a small branch office at the Craft Market at the corner of Market and Harbor streets and another in the arrivals hall of Donald Sangster Airport. When visiting, ask for a free map of Montego Bay.

Getting Around

Taxis are generally the way to get around, as there is no practical bus service in Montego Bay and no public tourist shuttles except those maintained by hotels-which are strictly for the use of guests. (A taxi shuttle service did operate briefly during the 1990s, but the taxi lobby managed to kill it off.)

You can walk to most places within the center of Mo Bay itself, especially along Gloucester Avenue. In other cases, take a licensed taxi. These have red license plates and meters, with fares posted inside each vehicle. If you want to hail a taxi to go somewhere outside of town, most of the cabs can be found along Gloucester Avenue.

For the more adventurous, getting around by bike or motorcycle is another possibility-though cyclists in Mo Bay must deal with loco drivers who seem to feel they own the highway. If you still want to risk life and limb, your hotel might either lend you a bike or rent you one. If not, check with Sun Cruise Bike Rental at 32 Gloucester Ave., next to the Wexford Court Hotel. Bikes here rent for US$10 to $15 a day, with a US$200 credit card deposit taken at the time of the rental. You can also rent scooters at the same location for $40 a day, though a $1,000 deposit is taken on your credit card. Sun Cruise is open daily Sam to 5pm.

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