Montego Bay

In Montego Bay, Jamaica the main public beach is Doctor's Cave Beach in the heart of town – always crowded and active – and the adjacent Cornwall Beach, a bit less frenetic.

Most of the hotels in the area maintain their own sandy shorelines, where you can catch the rays without being disturbed too much.

Besides the beaches, visitors can spend time shopping, eating, and jamming on Montego Bay's Gloucester Avenue, also known as the "Hip Strip."

• Tourist Information: 1-800-JAMAICA
• Website: www.visitjamaica.com
• Language: English and patois
• Currency: Jamaican Dollar
• Taxes: US $24 departure tax. In most cases will be included in the cost of your airline ticket. If not, it is payable on check-in. Only cash, either US or Jamaica dollars, is accepted as payment. A 15% government General Consumption Tax is applied to most goods and some services in Jamaica, including car hire, restaurants, entertainment and retail sales. Although this tax is included in the prices listed in most shops, note that in restaurants GCT is generally added to the bill. A Government Room Occupancy Tax of 6.25% is added to hotel and villa accommodation rates.
• Electricity: 110 volts/50 cycles is standard.
• Documents: Beginning January 23, 2007, visitors who travel to the Caribbean will be required to have a valid passport in order to gain re-entry to the U.S.