Jamaica travel tips

Is Jamaica safe?

1 guide, each rated 1 to 5 with the reason — and two lists per place, where you are comfortable and where to pay attention. Nowhere is called dangerous; the specific thing is what helps.

2.0 average across 1 guide · Stay alert

Montego Bay Stay alert

Resort areas and the Hip Strip are patrolled and fine. Montego Bay has serious crime in certain districts well away from tourist areas — do not wander into them, avoid walking at night, and use licensed taxis only.

Comfortable: Hip Strip · Rose Hall · Ironshore

  • Downtown Montego Bay — after dark
  • Walking outside the resort corridor at night
  • Persistent tour and cannabis sellers on the beach

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The guides in Jamaica