Country Info
- George Town
- Capital
- Cayman Islands Dollar (KYD)
- Currency
- 35,527
- Population
- KY
- Country Code
Cayman Islands Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Cayman Islands
Magic & Mystery in the Cayman Islands
This is a top pick! ... in the Caribbean the islands are surrounded by multiple shades of clear blue, warm ocean and have a steamy tropical climate. The Cayman Islands are also well known for their international banks and as a tax haven. Several years ago my very good ...
One-legged burn :(
This is a top pick! ... facing the sun! The back of my left leg is absolutely red....it's painful! WTF?!?! I put sunscreen on repeatedly. Damn Cayman Islands. However, my favorite part of the day was the boat ride back from the island. I wisely decided to head ...
The paparazzi are KILLING me.
This is a top pick! There is a weird thing on this boat. Well, okay, more than just one weird thing. Many weird things. But the weirdest to me is the paparazzi. Their only job is to take photos of the passengers. They are around ALL the time ...
Ladies and gentlemen: the Grand Cayman
This is a top pick! ... get up, present our ticket and get waved away again. Dr T does not give up. Till ... the luggage boy (!) remembers we go to Gran Cayman and tells the woman it is OK. We arrive at the plane: this is not the right airline!!! We decide to keep quiet and HOPE ...
Hubby's birthday!!!
This is a top pick! ... monster: After the dives, lunch is being prepared for the birthday boy. This is how he looks like, having lunch in the Cayman Islands: (look at that smile, Mic!) We play some cards at the swimming pool, hang IN the swimming pool and I go ...
Steak and horror movie day
This is a top pick! Morning routine and when we step out: only 1 bike left: I take it and hold the boat. Annabelle asks: where is Tony? We go on our own again. Even I get some feeling for direction. We get a manicure from a cleaning shrimp. We already got on from a ...
Where Marina asks a security guard if he wants
This is a top pick! ... wait. And wait. We sit in front of our gate. There is NO departure time on the gate. A worry. We hear an announcement: Little Cayman murmur, flight, murmur, gate something, you know how clear those things are. Dr T asks: 'when do we leave?' I say we ...
Little Cayman: my best dive ever
This is a top pick! Day 1: We get up at 7 (seven!), take our bikes: isn't my hubby handsome? And go to the diving site. It is all a bit messy. Where are the weight belts? Our stuff is not on board! Oh, we are on the wrong boat. But they said: ... . Yes, but they ...
Final days in Cayman
This is a top pick! ... – another spectacular one today with a gorgeous full moon rising at the same time. Wednesday was our final day in Cayman. We did some final shopping, lots of packing and tidying up as well as a final swim at the beach in the lovely ...
3 days diving in Grand Cayman
This is a top pick! The following 3 days we go diving, diving and diving. We do amongst others: * The Small Tunnel dive: this is a dive between the corals in very narrow places and deep: 32m. * Two wreck dives: one wreck is called the O.V.: the Orde Verde: ...
First Day in Cayman
This is a top pick! We woke late this morning, still working on LA time, and headed straight down to the beach. Hard to describe how amazing it is, I'll take photos tomorrow but it's everything you see on the postcards and more. 40 steps takes you to the soft white ...
Touring, Fireworks, Dolphins and Jetskiing
This is a top pick! ... we went for a swim sown at Smiths Cove where the water was too murky for sorkelling but we saw some enormous crabs. In Cayman, there is no restriction on the sale or use of fireworks, so Ali and Josh picked up a big selection from the ...
Just Chillin'
This is a top pick! We've had a lovely few days since the last post. Thanks for the messages, it's great to hear from you all! We have explored West Bay and up that part of the island. We found a lovely wee cafe/retaurant called Timbuktuu with great food and the ...
Hubby, you have huge stingrays on your head
This is a top pick! ... and I heard they do not like Australians. Morning, I get up at 8h30 and hubby murmurs: 'are we going diving?' I tell him it is too late. The diving itself normally starts at 9, pick-up at 8h30. I give him his energy drink, prepare coffee and ...
LA to Miami to Cayman
This is a top pick! ... Fruit Ninja'd' the rest of the flight with Richard reigning champion for that leg. A brief stop over in Miami and then on to the Cayman Islands for the next stage of our adventure. Arriving at 7.30pm local time, it was still 29 deg so looks like we ...
Turtle Farm & Island Snorkelling
This is a top pick! Today was a public holiday in Cayman because there was a referendum on the voting system. Marquees were set up and police patrolled each polling booth. There were signs 300m eaither side of the booth declaring it an 'exclusion zone' which I ...
Rest in Grand Cayman?
This is a top pick! ... we do, we fly OVER Jamaica to come back afterwards. After hours surfing AND calling, it is decided: we are going to Little Cayman. We rented a condo for a week and will be diving twice a day, every day! http://www.conchclub.com/ We also book our ...
Our last diving day in the Caymans
This is a top pick! ... chats and an early night. We are going to pack tomorrow morning and leave the room at 9h, to catch a plane at 10h30 to Grand Cayman. I hope to have internet before our Jamaica resort, so I can say hi to you. Because in the resort, we will disappear for ...
Paradise
This is a top pick! It's Tuesday now and we've been having a fabulous time. The beach is glorious - white sand, clear water and warm like a bath. We take our snorkels and watch the fish - we haven't gone out to the reef yet but have still seen lots ...
Back in Cayman
This is a top pick! ... other things by a Norwegian businessman who lives in Cayman. He has the first ever automobile. The first car brought to Cayman. A former Royal Daimler used to transport the Queen. And coolest of all, the original Bat Mobile used in the ...
Snorkelling, cricket & sightseeing
This is a top pick! ... they experienced them, it is hard for us to appreciate what it must have been like to be here for the hurricane - Cayman literally disappeared off the satellite map when the hurricane stalled directly over it, and the storm surge in particular wiped out ...
Last Day on the Sea
It's our last day at sea and the wind is blowing pretty well. The Caribbean itself is fairly calm, but the boat is moving more today. We're all kind of on our own today since we weren't going anywhere in particular. Those of us staying up late ...
7 Mile Beach
... second best beach in the world - and you better believe it! We sunbathed and swam ----so relaxing. Did you know that the Cayman Islands drive on the left hand side of the road as in England...and you say you never learn anything new reading these ...
Off shore banking island
Still the gale force winds blow but we manage to drop anchor in the bay at Grand Cayman. Not that it was really worth visiting. The island has the highest cost of living in the Caribbean - higher than UK. The capital town was full of banks and ...
George Town Grand Cayman
... then swam some more. A lovely few hours. On our return to the port area we walked the foreshore and the shops. Grand Cayman is a very wealthy British Colony, administered by the Jamaicans. it is also a tax haven. There are huge amounts of Grandiose ...
Grand Cayman
... On he beach I also sampled a Cayman beer. In the afternoon we headed back to the port. Before boarding, we sampled more Cayman beers. Another great meal in the evening. Tonight I tried shark and my main course had a variety ...
Cruisin': Days 8-9
After a relaxing (although rainy) day at sea, we arrived at the Cayman Islands. It was a gorgeous sunny day, so we took full advantage. We took a public bus to 7-Mile Beach (which is actually only 5 and a half miles long) and spent the day lounging on the ...
Day 5 - Grand Cayman Capers
... them some proper British tea bags from home which they were really thrilled about. A good cup of tea is a rarity in Grand Cayman, but I guess thats the pay off for endless sunshine, gorgeous beaches and tropical seas! All too quickly it was time for us ...