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Sail To The Wonderland Of Cayman Islands



Cayman Islands lie in the western Caribbean Sea and are actually a British overseas territory. This territory includes the islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman which lies towards the south of Cuba and also at the northwest of Jamaica. This territory is the main offshore financial hub in the Caribbean. The islands are the peaks of a major underwater ridge which is called as the Cayman Trench and has a height of about 8,000 feet above the sea level. Out of all the islands Grand Cayman is the largest by covering an area of about 76 square miles. Cayman Brac has an area of about 14 square miles and Little Cayman has 10 square miles of area. These two islands are usually called as ‘Sister Islands’ and the population of Cayman Islands are 52,000 who represent a mixture of over 100 nationalities.

Cayman Islands

The major attractions of Grand Cayman are Seven Mile Beach where many hotels and resorts are situated. You can enjoy SCUBA diving at all the three islands. Few of the snorkeling locations like Stingray City are famous where you can swim with stingrays in Grand Cayman. Off the shores you will find shipwrecks in Cayman Brac that comprises the MV Keith Tibbetts as well. Other attractions of these places are the Ironshore landscape of Hell and the Boatswain’s Beach Cayman Islands National Museumwhich is a marine theme park. This is also a home to the Cayman Turtle Farm and the production of gourmet sea salt. Also the Mastic Trail and a hiking trail could be experienced in the island centre through the forests. The National Trust provides guided tours every week for the Cayman Islands to the Mastic Trail and various other sites.

The major highlights of the islands are Cayman Islands National Museum, Bodden Town, Seven Mile Beach, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. For any information you can contact the Department of Tourism at +1 345 949 0623 or log on to www.caymanislands.co.uk.

Various types of ships dock at the ports and harbours of Cayman Islands. Foreign ships from 11 countries are also registered here like Greece 15, US 5, UK 5, Cyprus 2, Denmark 2, Norway 3 and many other countries. The East End Grand Cayman lighthouseLight which is also called as Gorling Bluff Light is actually a light house that lies at the eastern direction of Grand Cayman Island in Cayman Islands. This lighthouse is the centerpiece of East End Lighthouse Park which is managing by the National Trust for Cayman Islands.

At all the three islands you will get airports. Owen Roberts International Airport is situated at the Grand Cayman. Gerrard Smith International Airport lies at Cayman Brac and the Edward Bodden Airfield is located at Little Cayman. You can see the Cayman Airways which is the Cayman Islands’ national flag carrier. Its head office could be found at Grand Cayman and functions as an international and domestic carrier with cargo services that is available at every route and also a limited charter service is also provided. You will also get a small airline in the Cayman Islands which is Island Air and offers services within the Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman.

The Cayman Islands was first sighted by Christopher Columbus in the year 1503 on 10 May. This was his fourth and final voyage to the New World. He named this place after many other sea turtles here as Las Tortugas and the first visitor who visited this island was Sir Francis Drake. He landed here in the year 1586 and then named these places as Cayman Islands after Caiman, the Neo-Taino nations’ term for alligator.

The Grand Cayman has deep blue skies, sweet, green palms and bright reds, yellows and oranges of flourishing buds. Tourists will enjoy great food, scenery, watersports, shopping and nightlife. The mesmerizing water of the islands makes the visitors to feel pleasant and happy. Whether you are diving on the water or walking at the rainforests you will never feel bored here. The port of this place is always remains packed with the cruise passengers.

Besides this, you can also enjoy shopping here where no sales tax would be implied and you can also do duty-free shopping. Stores galore could be found off the cruise pier and all these makes Georgetown a shopper’s paradise. At the Seven Mile Beach Road you will find strip malls. You can also buy local products like Tortuga Rum, baskets, woven mats, Cuban cigars, marble-like, Caymanite jewellery and also arts and crafts.

Seven Mile Beach

To eat you have many international cuisines but you should once try the local specialities like turtle, curried goat, conch, salt cod, ackee and jerk cuisine. Just be there at the proper season and explore this wonder entirely. The islands has tropical climate and cooling trade winds are flowing throughout the year. Here you have to be careful as the hurricane season starts from the month of May and remains till November.

While travelling on a cruise the closest destination will be George Town with the transfer distance of 2 kilometre and transfer time is 5 to 10 minutes. Cruise Ship Companies like Carnival, Disney, Celebrity, Norwegian, Princess, Holland American and Royal Caribbean, frequently carry some touring options and for most of the part they use tour companies that can manage mass groups.

Grand Cayman cruise

So just get chilled and enjoy this lifetime experience that you are gonna remember forever. A trip on a cruise to the wonderland of Cayman Islands will offer you everything. While you will travel on the cruise, you will definitely get casinos and bars at every cruise. So just think about a selective cruise that is comfortable to you and book a ticket in it and then move on to discover a new life with the flow of wind and waves of water.


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