Where is Ocho Rios Bay Beach?

Ocho Rios Bay Beach sits in Downtown Ocho Rios, St. Ann, 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 Ocho Rios Bay Beach?

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 Ocho Rios Bay Beach. Group sizes adjust the vehicle from the Reggae Ride Wagon up to the Yaadman Executive Coach.

What's near Ocho Rios Bay Beach?

Downtown Ocho Rios in St. Ann 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 Ocho Rios Bay Beach?

Ocho Rios Bay Beach is open year-round in St. Ann 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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Ocho Rios Bay Beach

Downtown Ocho Rios, St. Ann — pre-book a private transfer with meet and greet.

Ocho Rios Bay Beach

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Downtown Ocho Rios, St. Ann

Ocho Rios Bay Beach -- known locally as Turtle Beach -- is the main public beach along the Ocho Rios waterfront, running for about a quarter-mile from Island Village east past the Moon Palace Jamaica resort property and the Turtle River estuary. The sand is coarse and golden, the water calm and shallow within a protected reef, and the beach itself serves as the default afternoon option for cruise passengers, Ocho Rios day-trippers, and resort guests wanting an hour outside the resort gates.

The beach has a boardwalk, several small bar shacks, kayak and snorkel rentals, and an on-site security presence during daytime hours. The eastern end toward the Turtle River is quieter; the western end nearest Island Village is busier and closer to the cruise ship activity.

Drive time from OCJ is 20 minutes; from MBJ it is 2 hours via the North Coast Highway. The Ochi Luxe Van is the standard vehicle. Most Ocho Rios Bay Beach visits are combined with Island Village and a Dunn's River morning on a Quarter Day chauffeur at $450 for three hours in the right vehicle for your party. Compare tours and excursions for combined Ocho Rios days, and find a nearby stay for the bay-front Moon Palace or Decameron properties. Villas above Ocho Rios run Starlink when fibre cannot reach.

The beach works best before 11 a.m. or after 3 p.m.; the midday cruise-day peak is busy.