Seven Mile Beach can be reached by bus or taxi.
 | Things to Do in Cayman Islands 
 
email to friend | help |
Cayman Islands Travel Guide
Sponsored Links for Cayman Islands Caribbean Islands Cayman Island Vacation Beaches: Official Site Luxury Condo Alternatives Cayman Islands Hotels |
 | Cayman Islands Things To Do | Tips 1 - 10 of 168 |  | ||
Popular Things To Do | Miscellaneous Things To Do Tips | All Tips (168)
Sort By: Most Recent | Best Rated
 |  | ||
 | Seven Mile Beach Area |   |  |
 |  | ||
 |  on February 27, 2008 |
Once you get away from the busy shopping area along Harbour Drive, you may want to spend a little time at the well-known Seven Mile Beach area on West Bay Road. This area lends itself to some great sunbathing and swimming. Depending on just which part of the beach you're at, this area can feel a little isolated and there maybe no restrooms, and no closeby place to grab a little lunch. So better come prepared, but never leave your things unattended on the beach. Someone on our cruise had all his things stolen on the beach while he was swimming. Since they took his ship ID card as well, he had a difficult time getting back through security to board the ship! Seven Mile Beach can be reached by bus or taxi. |
 |  |
| | ||
| "Stingray City" Truly a Unique Experience |  | |
| | ||
| on February 27, 2008 |
If you only do one thing on this island, it has to be to go to Stingray City! Many tour operators run boats out to the North Sound Sandbar where you will be able to stand waist-high in the cleareast aquamarine waters to feed and swim with stingrays! While difficult to comprehend, these rays (some as large as 4ft. or larger in wing span) are exceptionally tame and used to humans due to being fed and not abused. It is a little scary at first and no one is allowed to wear aqua shoes which makes you even a little more nervous; this rule is enforced for the safety of the rays. The tour operators will sell you food to feed the rays and loan you snorkel gear and off you go. When we were there, we were the first boat in the area and saw no stingrays. But in a matter of moments, there were scores of stingrays waiting for their daily meal!! (They are very NON-AGGRESSIVE, so don't mistreat them and they will stay that way!) Later after this experience, I wondered why sharks didn't make their own appearance considering the abundance of food being offered by the tourists! We purchased this trip as a shore excursion from our ship which, at the time, was less than $50 each. Check on shore near the tender pier for companies selling these excursions, or book ahead online which maybe less expensive. NOTE: It is a good idea to bring some cash to purchase food to feed the stingrays, and also if you wish to purchase a photo that the captain will take. (I believe the photo will be on a disk.) Although the picture was a little expensive, I feel that ours was one of the best pictures ever taken of our family on vacation and certain in a unique setting. If you feel that the crew has done a good job and given you a great experience with the stingrays, you may wish to tip them. |
| |
| | ||
| Hell, Post office Cayman Island | | |
| | ||
 |  on December 15, 2004 |
There really is a HELL, In the Cayman Islands! There are 2 shops,one of the shops the shop owner dresses like the devil. Harmless old guy in red longjohns!! The Hell post office, you can send a post card back home " greatings from Hell.Thousand year old rock formations behind the shops. Thats how Hell got its name. Very small place, take ten minutes tops. Worth visiting once!! |
| |
| | ||
| East End Blow Holes | | |
| | ||
 |  on February 26, 2003 |
Along the shore on the east end, you see a sign and a pull-off for the blow holes. We were able to see them at sunset. The blow holes are holes in the coral shelf that lead from below water to the surface above water. When the waves beat upon the coral shelf, water is forced through the holes and shoots into the air like small geysers. |
| |
| | ||
| Atlantis Submarine Tour | | |
| | ||
| on February 20, 2004 |
The next best thing to scuba diving in Grand Cayman is a submarine tour. Atlantis Submarine offers 2 different tours: one at a maximum 100 foot depth and up to 48 passengers, and one at a 1000 foot maximum depth and up to 2 passengers. Both are not cheap - see the web site for details. |
| |
| | ||
| Shore Dive at Spanish Bay Reef | | |
| | ||
| on April 13, 2008 |
Update: Please note that the resort at Spanish Bay is no longer in business. Looks like they didn't recover from the damage from Ivan. When we were on Grand Cayman in Feb 2008, there was talk that the resort was going to be rebuilt as a super-exclusive hotel-resort. Nobody knew if they would still allow shore diving to the public. We scoped out the location in its wrecked state, and it didn't look like anyone would stop you from diving there, but we gave it a pass since there were no facilities such as showers, rinse tank, etc. It's too bad because this is one of the best shore dives on Grand Cayman. Keeping my original tip in hopes the site is refurbished and open to the public soon: You don't have to be a guest at Spanish Bay Reef Resort to dive there. The diving there couldn't be easier and the North Wall is a short swim straight out. Steps with a railing lead you into their entry cove protected by a mini-jetty. Surface-swim over the shallows toward one of the 3 marker buoys and drop down when the reef starts to look interesting. Follow any one of the reef fingers straight down to the wall. You can easily get into trouble by going too deep, so watch your guages. Steadily go shallower and shallower back to the top of the mini-wall and your safety stop is built-in with your shallow swim back to the resort. We explored nearly every inch of reef between the 3 marker bouys on our return trips from the deep wall. There's a lot to see. |
| |
| | ||
| Dive Tech at Cobalt Coast Resort | | |
| | ||
| on April 15, 2008 |
Another very pretty shore dive is the second Dive Tech location at Cobalt Coast Resort - diving open to the public. You get the same great amenities as the Lighthouse Point location (high benches for set-up, outdoor shower, fresh water dip tank for cameras, regs, etc), plus a pool and a restaurant & bar. The entry/exit is from a long, skinny wooden dock that could have used some maintenance when we were there. If the surf is up at all, it's a little difficult to exit on their ladder as you have to take your fins off and time the surge so that you get onto the ladder without getting smashed into it. But when the water is calm, this site is a pleasure! The deep wall isn't far once you drop below the surface by the marker buoys. However, the surface swim to get to the buoys is a little long. Bring a snorkel! I suggest swimming to the right if the current allows, and follow the reef fingers to the North Wall. Navigating back is easy: Follow the reef fingers back to the mini-wall and then follow the mini-wall to the marker buoys. You can sign one waiver and run one tab for both the Lighthouse Point and Cobalt Coast Dive Tech locations. They just call the other location to confirm information. Also, when we were there, they had a special going, $20 for shore diving and lunch, which is a great deal! Especially considering that rental for tanks & weights is $15 and you can't even buy groceries to make your own lunch for $5 on Grand Cayman! |
| |
| | ||
| Shore Diving! | | |
| | ||
| on April 14, 2008 |
I've made three dive trips to Grand Cayman, and in my opinion, there is little reason to get on a boat to dive there. The shore diving is that fabulous! There are many dive shops on the water with their own cement docks for easy giant-stride entry, and ladders for easy exit. That's enough to spoil this New England diver! Rental for tanks & weights was around $15 Cayman. These are the shore sites that we have done: Lighthouse Point (Dive Tech): http://www.divetech.com/what1. Cobalt Coast (Dive Tech): http://www.divetech.com/index. Sunset House: http://sunsethouse.com/ Eden Rock/Devil's Grotto: http://www.edenrockdive.com Sun Divers at the Turtle Reef Coconut Harbor Spanish Bay Reef See more info about these spots at: http://members.virtualtourist. Just about all of the dive shops around George Town and West Bay have 2 reefs: one shallow and one deep wall. The shallows are from 30-60 feet deep. Then 50-100 yards further from shore, across sandy flats, you'll hit the deep wall at around 70 feet and you will never see the bottom. |
| |
| | ||
| Diving at Turtle Reef | | |
| | ||
| on April 13, 2008 |
It's hard to beat this shore-diving location. If you're a diver, don't miss it. Like most shore-dive sites, Sun Divers offers equipment rentals, a rinse tank, drip-dry area, an outdoor shower and easy entry & exit ladders. And the reef there is one of the prettiest around. Looking out to sea, there is shallow diving (30-60 feet) just to the left of the marker buoys outside the protected entry cove. A deeper and prettier mini-wall dive (50-80 feet) is to the right. Straight out (and a rather long swim) is the deep wall. Note that this location used to be run by Dive Tech but they have moved down the street to a new location they are calling Lighthouse Point - and Dive Tech still has their second location at Cobalt Coast Resort. I had no complaint with Sun Divers, except that they didn't have a map of the dive site like most other dive shops. But they were quite accommodating for us since we were staying in the condos next door, they let us take their tanks off site so that we could do a night dive at our condo at Coconut Bay. Most dives shops don't let you take tanks away. We decided to enter the water at the condo and we swam south, exiting at Sun Divers. Very convenient, and we saw a good sized octopus! Great dive! There's also a nice little bar outside right by the ladder into the water where you can watch the divers go in and out of the water day and night. Also convenient for warming your bones if you're getting out of the water yourself! |
| |
| | ||
| Boat Diving Too | | |
| | ||
| on April 13, 2008 |
Our boat dives were with Tortuga Divers at Morritt's, Divers Down and Eden Rock Divers. Don't take a boat dive with the Eden Rock guys - they were clueless - but take advantage of their wonderful house reef for shore diving instead. Divers down took us to the best location. Everyone says you have to do stingray city and that's true, if only to satisfy your curiosity. You'll see & touch a lot of stingrays, but I wouldn't say it was the highlight of the trip. |
| |
 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ... 17 |  |
 |  |
More Cayman Islands Tips
| Overview | General Tips Tips: 86 - Photos: 51 |
| Restaurants Tips: 68 - Photos: 23 | Hotels and Accommodations Tips: 70 - Photos: 44 |
| Things To Do Tips: 168 - Photos: 110 | Nightlife Tips: 25 - Photos: 11 |
| Off the Beaten Path Tips: 34 - Photos: 29 | Tourist Traps Tips: 27 - Photos: 13 |
| Warnings or Dangers Tips: 19 - Photos: 9 | Transportation Tips: 34 - Photos: 14 |
| Local Customs Tips: 15 - Photos: 6 | Packing Lists Tips: 16 - Photos: 4 |
| Shopping Tips: 11 - Photos: 10 | Sports Travel Tips: 8 - Photos: 7 |
| |
 |  |
More Sponsored Links for Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands
Shop Caymans Trips from many sites at once at ShermansTravel.
Grand Cayman Condo Rental
Chose Your Accommodations From 5 Grand Cayman Resorts. Book Online!
Cayman Islands Hotels
Thousands Of Hotel Rooms Booked Daily. Find Your Hotel On ORBITZ!