With Caribbean waters and beautiful soft sandy beaches on your doorstep you will never be short of things to do in the Cayman Islands. Whether you take pleasure in relaxing and soaking up the sun or enjoy a very active lifestyle.
Beaches
Seven Mile Beach, located between George Town and West Bay, is a great place to relax and enjoy the sun. There are many other beautiful beaches dotted around the island. A few of these include Smith’s Cove on South Sound Road, Tortuga Club Hotel in East End and Rum Point in North Side. Rum Point is an absolutely beautiful haven away from the hustle and bustle. Because of its location on the North Side of the island, it offers seclusion and tranquility. It is approximately a forty five minute drive away from Seven Mile Beach and is well worth the journey. Rum Point is the perfect place to relax while enjoying the most fabulous Pina Coladas and MudSlides.
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Boating
Imagine sitting on the bow of a beautiful boat watching exquisite flying fish leap from the bow waves or simply lying in the sun soaking up the rays. A cruise at sunset on historic sailing ships or catamarans offers a relaxing start to a beautiful evening in paradise. The Caribbean waters that surround Cayman are absolutely spectacular and extremely inviting with magnificent hues of turquoise, sapphire and deep blue. Temperatures fluctuate slightly around a balmy 80C, there are rarely any currents and the water is crystal clear. Whether chartering your own boat or on an organised tour, boating here is great fun. It is easy, safe and can be tremendously relaxing or exhilarating depending on your own personal preferences.
Watersports
For those of you who wish to engage in something a little more energetic, there are plenty of water sporting activities on island. Activities include, windsurfing, sailing, kayaking, jet skiing, SCUBA diving, snorkeling, water skiing and wake boarding. It is also possible to charter boats on island.
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SCUBA Diving
SCUBA diving is also extremely popular as diving in the Cayman Islands is beautiful and very easy. On most days visibility is amazing, the ocean is warm and currents are very mild. Marine-life you might encounter here in the Cayman Islands includes stingrays, turtles, eaglerays, stonefish, sharks (if your lucky), moray eels, tarpon and many beautiful and unusual fishes and corals. For those of you that have not been diving before, there are many dive companies that offer introductory day courses as well as certification and advanced classes.
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Snorkeling
If you enjoy snorkeling, Eden Rock in George Town is an excellent location, with beautiful coral reefs and marine life all clearly visible from the surface. Smith’s Cove on South Sound Road and waters just off of The Cracked Conch in West Bay are also great snorkeling sites. Trips to Stingray City may also involve stops to beautiful reefs on the north side of the island, however not all water sports operators offer this as a part of their trip.
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Stingray City and the Sand Bar
This is an incredible chance for you to experience these amazing creatures first hand. These two attractions offer similar experiences, however, Stingray City provides you with the chance to dive with the rays rather than just snorkeling with them. At Stingray City heavily weighted divers are able to sit on the sandy bottom, fifteen to twenty feet from the surface, simply feeding and playing with stingrays as they gracefully glide over head.
The Sand Bar, which is located a little further from the reef is only three to five feet deep and is therefore perfect for snorkeling or just viewing the rays from the surface. It is also possible to feed, hold and stroke these stingrays while standing in these shallow waters. Make sure your tour guide shows you the Stingray Shuffle!
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Botanic Park
For those of you who are not water lovers, there are plenty of things to do on island that don’t involve getting wet. If you are a nature lover, the Queen Elizabeth Botanic Park on Frank Sound Road, in North Side is well worth a visit. The park offers a wide variety of flora and fauna unique to the Cayman Islands and provides a safe haven for the Blue Iguana, which is indigenous to our island.
Twenty years ago Blue Iguanas faced extinction, and were therefore made a protected species. The iguanas can often be seen roaming freely around the park and can also be found in our Blue Iguana habitat, which is the centre of a captive breeding programme.
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Pedro's Castle
To experience a little of Caymans history Visit Pedro’s castle in Savannah. This Great House of 18th Century heritage, is set atop ironshore cliffs on the south side of the island. You will be engaged by the history of this building, its beauty and the picturesque views that surround it.
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Blow Holes
The blow holes in East End are an exciting and fun experience as long as heavy winds are blowing towards the, North or North East of the island. Blow holes are large holes that have been carved out of the inland end of sea caves, as a result of wave erosion. On days when the ocean is rough enough, waves entering the mouth of the cave will be forced up and out of the top of the holes. These waves blast out of the holes, often reaching up to thirty feet in the air.
Boatswains Beach
The Turtle Farm has been rearing green sea turtles since 1968 in the hope of securing their future in our oceans. As turtle numbers began to dwindle, a breeding programme was set up so that more could be learnt about these vulnerable animals and to help prevent their extinction. The farm has been breeding and rearing turtles successfully for many years and by the end of 2006 were holding approximately 10,100 turtles. The breeding turtles at present produce around 45,000 eggs per year of which about 28,000 are tagged and released into the wild. To date approximately 31,000 turtles have been released into the ocean, which is an incredible achievement.
With plenty to keep the kids entertained for hours, the Turtle Farm in West Bay has become one of Cayman’s best family attractions.
2007 was a big year for the turtle farm, as it has was rebuilt and improved to provide amazing facilities, not only for the turtles but for visitors as well. The new Turtle Farm on Botswain’s Beach consists of a breeding pool, touch tanks where you can hold young turtles, 23 acres of reef lagoon in which guests can snorkel, a predator tank, aviary, woodland nature trail and a fresh water rock pool with waterfall.
Snorkeling at the recently built reef lagoon provides you with the fantastic opportunity of swimming with turtles. A stunning synthetic reef system has been created in this pool, which provides homes for many amazing, multicoloured marine creatures. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to enjoy the delights of the ocean within the safety of a confined pool. Predator Reef, located next door to the lagoon is home to many sharks and predatory fish. A thick glass divide separates the lagoon and Predator Reef so that the sharks and fish can be seen while snorkeling in the safety of the lagoon.
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Dinning
Dinning in the Cayman Islands is world renowned. There are more great restaurants on this island (per square mile, per tourist, per hotel or per person) than anywhere in the world. From fine dinning, to sports bars, local hang outs, sushi & steak, fresh seafood, whatever you like you will find.
Many of the restaurants in Cayman have won numerous awards of excellence both of their food as well as their wine lists.
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