activities1 The Cayman Islands offers a variety of natural amenities to explore. Coral-encrusted trench walls, year-round warm, clear water, and little or no current make the Caymans one of the best places to dive in the Caribbean. West Bay's Victoria House Reef, just off Seven Mile Beach, features sea fans, parrotfish and brilliant orange tube sponges. The North Wall off Jackson Point on Little Cayman hosts sting and eagle rays, turtles and masses of coral. Cayman For a more interactive diving experience, you can go for a kiss from a ray at Stingray City. Stingrays gather at this North Sound sandbar, where they know they'll get fed fish food, not snorkelers, and there are lots of operators who will take you out for the half day trip. Those same private operators are able to take you fishing. Though no license is required for deep-sea fishing, regulations require the fisherman to keep only that which can be consumed. Tarpon and bonefish are for sport only, all must be released.

activities2 With nearly 200 native winged species, the islands offer stunning bird watching. Cayman Brac has a Parrot Preserve. Little Cayman is home to the Booby Pond Nature Reserve, where red-footed boobies, herons and egrets are common sights. Meagre Bay Pond, on the southern coast of Grand Cayman, features grebes, plovers, shovelers and snowy egrets. The National Trust has produced self-guided walking tour booklets for George Town and Central West Bay, easing your passage to the past with explanation and anecdote. The Botanic Gardens on Grand Cayman have a carefully laid-out educational trail through acres of orchids and flowering fruit trees.

 

 







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