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The Cayman Islands are a British overseas territory located in the western Caribbean Sea, comprising the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman. It is a global offshore financial services center. Capital: George Town
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| Resort | Lifestyle | Dining | Resort Location |
Rooms |
Rating* |
| Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort | Couples, Families, Groups, Active & Relaxing Ambiance, Beach & Watersports Activities, Golf nearby, Spa | European
Plan 2 Restaurants 24-hr Room Svc |
On Seven Mile Beach |
309 |
5 |
| Grand Cayman Beach Suites | Active Familes, Young Guests, Couples, Older Couples, Luxury, Kids Program, Golf, Spa, Romance; Spacious resort | European
Plan 2 Restaurants Room Service |
On Seven Mile Beach |
289 |
5+ |
| The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman | Couples, Families, Ultra-luxury, Relaxed Ambiance, Romance, Spa, Golf Course, Tennis, Kids Program, Teen Activities, Array of Activities, Shopping | European
Plan 3 Restaurants 24-hr Room Svc |
On Seven Mile Beach |
365 |
6 |
| Westin Casuarina Resort & Spa | Couples, Families, Luxury, Relaxed Ambiance, Romance, Spa, Golf nearby, Kids Program, Activities | European
Plan 3 Restaurants 24-hr Room Svc |
On Seven Mile Beach |
340 |
5+ |
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Cayman Islands Beaches
Seven Mile Beach
7-Mile beach encompasses so many different activities a day at the beach has the ability to leave your head spinning. Whether or not you enjoy just relaxing and watching the waves roll in or taking your vacation up a notch and parasailing over the Caribbean sea 7-Mile Beach has what you’re looking for. With an abundance of watersports, operators hotels and beachside restaurants you will never be at a loss for what to do on 7-Mile Beach.
Public Beach
The Grand Cayman public beach offers changing and restrooms, showers, a wonderful playground for the kids to enjoy, beach huts, a watersports operator, as well as, the Calico Jacks Beach Bar for food and drinks where you can enjoy just another day in paradise.Spotts Beach
The Spotts beach located in Spotts Newlands is great if you want to get away from the crowd surrounded by ironshore cliffs with white beaches and the surrounding barrier reef that keep waters calm year round and has huts and benches available for your use.
Smith Cove
Located on south sound this beach offers the convenience of being close to the cruise port to allow for more time enjoying the sun sand and sea with restrooms, picnic benches, showers, phenomenal snorkeling and great photo ops you should add smith cove to your to do list whilst visiting our beautiful Islands.West Bay Public Beach
Located after the 4-way stop in West Bay with a wide stretch of powder soft sand and an abundance of shady sea grape trees perfect for family get togethers with a dock Restrooms/changing facilities, showers, huts/benches you’ll be set for a day of fun in the sun.Cemetery Beach
Cemetery Beach is known for it’s superb snorkeling but does not offer the convenience of changing facilities restrooms or watersports operators that many of the other beaches have. But if the underwater beauty of the Cayman Islands is what you seek put Cemetery Beach at the top of your list.
Rum Point
With the beauty and tranquility of the North Side of the Islands and calm shallow waters that allow children and adults alike to play care free this experience is what vacationing in the Caribbean is really about. Offering Changing/Restrooms, showers, Huts, Hammocks, a volleyball net, the rum point beach bar offering food and drinks and red sail sports for all of your watersports needs you needn’t look any further for an ideal Cayman day.East End Public Beach
When you really want to get away from it all take a trip down to East End this beach is secluded with only the sound of lapping waves and calling birds to distract from the state of tranquility and peace you will find here. Huts and restrooms available on location.
Cayman Kai
With huts, benches, hammocks and the New Orleans atmosphere at the Kaibo bar and grill. With beach volleyball and a annual Mardi Gras festival you will find yourself entertained and amused with lots to do and see.Heritage Beach
This site has a small car parking area on the landward side of the road, and picnic facilities on the beach side. The beach is not well suited for swimming, it grades into shallows with abundant Turtle Grass, a biologically productive system important to a diversity of marine life. A beautiful view across Frank Sound lagoon does, however, make Heritage Beach an appealing picnic spot.
Cayman Islands Dive Sites
| Dive Site | Information |
Depth
(ft.) |
| Eden Rock Dive Center | One of the Grand Cayman's most popular dive sites, this area offers two alluring reefs, Eden Rock and Devil's Grotto, that are located close to shore at a depth of 14m (45 ft.). You'll find caves, grottos, and a miniwall, plus tunnels that rise up 12m (40 ft.) from the sand. Divers and snorkelers are treated to an array of colorful fish, sea fans, and sponges, along with an "in-residence" family of tarpon. |
40
to 45 |
| The Maze | Located in Grand Cayman's South Channel, close to the famous Wreck of the Ten Sails, is this honeycomb of deep, narrow coral ravines that evoke a maze. Sponges and soft corals greet you at every turn, along with such creatures as Caribbean reef sharks, green turtles, and spotted eagle rays. |
55
to 100 |
| Snapper Hole | A favorite with beginners and one of the top dive sites in the islands, this network of chutes, tunnels, and caverns at a depth of 20m (65 ft.) is located off Grand Cayman, southeast of Morritt's Tortuga Club. Tarpon occupy many of the caverns and tunnels, and schools of snapper swim by, sharing the water with nurse or black-tip sharks, eagle rays, and other denizens of the deep. Visibility is in excess of 24m (80 ft). |
65
to 80 |
| Tarpon Alley | Near Stingray City, this Grand Cayman wall is at a depth of 15m to 24m (50 ft.-80 ft.). It's named for the many (at least 100) tarpon who find food and refuge in the reef. Many of these "silver kings" are 1m (3 ft.) long, and some can reach a length of 1.2m (4 ft.). Hawksbill turtles also inhabit the site, as do barracuda, stingrays, yellowtail snapper, and other creatures. Because of its drop-offs and canyons, Tarpon Alley is a favorite with underwater photographers. |
50
to 80 |
| Julie's Wall | Opposite the town of Old Man Bay on Grand Cayman, this exposed and rather windy intermediate-level dive site has excellent underwater visibility at depths ranging from 20m to 30m (65 ft.-100 ft.). The wall here is home to stunning black coral formations. Rays and other marine life are often found here. |
65
to 100 |
| Grand Canyon | Also called White Stroke Canyon and 3-Bs Wall. Along the North Wall, off Grand Cayman, lies this undersea canyon. At a depth of 15m to 30m (50 ft.-100 ft.), two mammoth coral buttresses form a wide recess, which is filled with a variety of sponges and soft corals. Visibility is usually some 30m (100 ft.). Bermuda chub, purple Creole wrasse, spotted eagle rays, and green sea turtles inhabit the site. |
50
to 100 |
| Japanese Gardens | This site is located inside Grand Cayman's South Wall drop-off, with depths of 9m to 15m (30 ft.-50 ft.). It has a maze of passageways and is known for its schools of Bermuda chub and the tiny, bright blue "juvenile fish" that hide in its dramatic strands of elkhorn coral. |
30
to 50 |
| The Keith Tibbetts Wreck | A 5- to 20-minute boat ride from most resorts on Cayman Brac, this is one of the most famous wreck dives in the Caribbean. A Russian frigate sent over from Cuba was deliberately sunk in 1996 on the north side of Cayman Brac at a depth ranging from 12m to 30m (40 ft.-100 ft.). The wreck is home to many creatures, including barracudas, green moray eels, big groupers, scorpionfish, and an array of other tropical species. The coral formations, including beautiful yellow tube sponges, are stunning. |
40
to 100 |
| Bloody Bay Marine Park | This dive site, located off Little Cayman, is one of the best in the Caribbean. It roughly covers the area between Jackson Point in the east and Spot Bay to the west. Two separate walls are here: Jackson Wall to the east and Bloody Bay Wall to the west, both combining to form Bloody Bay Marine Park. This area encompasses 22 of the little island's dive sites. Many of the dives here are deep, as the reef plummets to 1,800m (6,000 ft.). However, the reef starts at 6m (20 ft.), so more-shallow dives are possible. Grouper, horse-eye jacks, triggerfish, and many small tropical fish call this area home. |
20
to 6000 |
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