Guides, Tour Operators and “Things To Do” in the Cayman Islands
For Cayman Island tour operators offering bus tours (island highlights), sight-seeing, horseback riding or boat tours to Stingray City and the Bioluminescent Bay and more, follow the links below:
Popular Tourist Attractions on Grand Cayman Include:
- Cayman Turtle Centre / Island Wildlife Encounter (pictured above), situated on the north-west tip of the island, offers a number of exhibits and attractions including a turtle breeding pond, a large tank with underwater viewing areas, an aviary (bird) centre, butterfly garden, nature trail and an area to swim with the turtles.
- While you’re at the north-west tip of Grand Cayman, visit Hell, the district named for a large outcrop of jagged limestone rocks (Visitors are not allowed to walk on the rocks, although viewing platforms are available)
- Stingray City is a unique sandbar in North Sound where you can experience southern stingrays up-close and personal. You can even touch the gentle creatures if you dare.
- There’s also a bioluminescent bay in the area where microscopic organisms glow in the dark… A once in a lifetime experience!
- Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, located near the east end of the island, features gardens, a tea house / view, a lake, along with natural habitat for birds and the Cayman Blue Iguana
- Bodden Town, located on the south shore of Grand Cayman, is the original capital of the island. Visit Pedro St. James castle, an 18th Century 3-story Great House with artifacts, a picture room and a view of the Caribbean Sea.
- Camana Bay is a short walk off famous 7 mile beach, 10 minutes north of the capital George Town. Enjoy views from the 75ft observation tower in the shopping town centre
- While you’re on the north side of the island, stop at Davinoff’s Concrete Garden, It’s actually a sandy area with a number of large, Cayman themed, concrete sculptures
- Starfish Point and Rum Point, on the north-eastern tip of North Sound, are great places to relax away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
- George Town has a few historical buildings including Elmslie Memorial Church, the National Museum, the Government Post Office, the Government Library, and the Town Hall. If you look real close along the shores in the north end of town, you’ll see the remains of the small 1700s stone Fort George, featuring a look-out post on a cotton tree. Enjoy the 3-piece mural while you’re there…
Popular Tourist Attractions on Cayman Brac (Pop. 1,500) Include
- Free Guided Tours of the island are available via ‘Nature Cayman’ – The weekday tours take about 3-4 hours
- The 140 foot (43m) high bluff at the eastern end of Cayman Brac, for which the island is named (Brac = Bluff), is the highest point of the Caymans and provides views of the sea towards Cuba
- There are a number of caves on the island including Great Cave, Peter’s Cave (Spot Bay) and Rebecca’s Cave
- Experienced climbers can enjoy a large variety of routes on a number of bluffs on the island’s coastline
- The Cayman Brac Museum (free) has exhibits on the turtle trade, ship-building as well as local hurricanes
- Heritage House, originally a tannery, now hosts cultural events including a local craft market
Popular Tourist Attractions on Little Cayman (Pop. 100) Include
- Relax and do nothing… Then when you’re in the mood, hop on a bike and cycle around the island’s 8 mile (13km) loop stopping at wildlife viewing stations along the way.
Looking for more nature? Check out the following protected areas:
- Grand Cayman’s Blue Iguana Nature Reserve
- Guided tours are available around a mile-long trail through a forest and pond where you will see the large reptiles in their natural environment
- Near the south shore of Grand Cayman, Governor Gore’s Bird Sanctuary (Governor’s Pond – Spotts Newlands)
- Small (2.25 acre) pond area to view birds and butterflies, as well as the fresh water Hickatee turtle – Viewing area is at the end of a short boardwalk
- On the northwest tip of Grand Cayman, Barker’s National Park is a small protected dry forest with a beach overlooking the North Sound
- In the middle of Cayman Brac is the National Trust Parrot Reserve
- Home to the remaining (less than 400) endemic parrots that exist in the wild, the reserve has a mile long nature trail that loops through a section of the 280 acres of protected land, allowing you to experience grassed over farm land, thickets and forests where you can see mango trees, cactus and orchids.
- Little Cayman is a nature lover’s paradise with several mangroves, lagoons, salt ponds and tropical forests. At the southwest tip of Little Cayman is Booby Pond Nature Reserve
- An official RAMSAR wetland area and recognized by BirdLife International as an ‘Important Bird Area’, the 200-acre site is home to 10s of thousands of red-footed boobies along with frigates, herons, ducks, warblers, plovers, sandpipers and others. The visitor centre has an observation gallery and veranda equipped telescopes.
- Little Cayman’s Preston Bay Iguana Habitat, has a boardwalk with informational signs allowing visitors to view the area
For our “Best of” overview of things to do on the islands, click on Grand Cayman Attractions and the Attractions of Cayman Brac & Little Cayman
For Cayman Island tour operators offering bus tours (island highlights), sight-seeing, horseback riding or boat tours to Stingray City and the Bioluminescent Bay and more, follow the links below:
Of course, there’s always beaches… There are 10 public beaches on Grand Cayman, including the famous ‘seven mile beach’, 5 on Little Cayman and one on Cayman Brac
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