Where is Maroon Heritage Trail (Moore Town)?

Maroon Heritage Trail (Moore Town) sits in Boston Bay, Portland, Jamaica. The closest service-airport for visitor pickups is the one nearest your travel zone — see the transfer routing options on this page.

How do I get to Maroon Heritage Trail (Moore Town)?

Pre-book a private transfer with Aurum from any Jamaica airport. The chauffeur meets you at arrivals with a name board and drives door-to-door to Maroon Heritage Trail (Moore Town). Group sizes adjust the vehicle from the Reggae Ride Wagon up to the Yaadman Executive Coach.

What's near Maroon Heritage Trail (Moore Town)?

Boston Bay in Portland parish has multiple attractions clustered together. Aurum's chauffeur day rates let you visit several in one trip. See the nearby attractions block below for the next stops travellers add.

When's the best time to visit Maroon Heritage Trail (Moore Town)?

Maroon Heritage Trail (Moore Town) is open year-round in Portland parish. Mornings tend to be quieter; afternoons brighter. Check the official site for hours and any seasonal closures before you book.

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Maroon Heritage Trail (Moore Town)

Boston Bay, Portland — pre-book a private transfer with meet and greet.

Maroon Heritage Trail (Moore Town)

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Boston Bay, Portland

The Maroon Heritage Trail in Moore Town is the living cultural circuit of Jamaica's Windward Maroons -- the descendants of escaped slaves who defeated the British in the 1730s and established the autonomous settlement of Nanny Town in the Blue Mountain foothills behind Port Antonio. Moore Town today is the official capital of the Windward Maroons, and the heritage trail is a guided walk through the village that includes Bump Grave (the memorial to National Hero Nanny of the Maroons), the Council House where the Colonel still presides, and the traditional abeng (cow-horn) and drumming demonstrations that marked Maroon communications during the wars of resistance.

The guides are Maroon elders and cultural officers, and the tour runs two to three hours at an unhurried pace. UNESCO recognised the Moore Town Maroon heritage as part of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2008, and the trail is the most authentic Maroon cultural experience open to visitors anywhere in Jamaica.

Drive time from KIN is 2.5 hours on the A4 and the Rio Grande valley road; from MBJ the drive is 4.5 hours. The Irie Island SUV is the preferred vehicle -- the final approach through the Rio Grande valley runs on a narrow, sometimes pot-holed road. Most Moore Town visits are bundled with a Rio Grande bamboo raft trip on a Full Day chauffeur at $1,500 for twelve hours in the right vehicle for your party. Compare tours and excursions for combined Maroon heritage and Rio Grande rafting days, and find a nearby stay for Geejam or a San San villa. Properties in the Rio Grande valley rarely have fibre, so Starlink is common.