Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands are one of the most popular travel destinations in the Caribbean . The islands are colorful, with  coral reefs, bright orange frogfish, sociable stingrays and reggae beats on the street.  As a result of the island's mellow charms, resorts and condos have sprung up all over, and you can count on air-conditioning, cold beer and ESPN, especially on Grand Cayman. But if you want to get away from it all there are lots of places to escape satellite dishes and slickness, not least of them underwater.

The Adventure

The Caymans have some excellent beaches, the best-known of which is Grand Cayman's Seven Mile Beach (actually a little over 5 miles [8km]), a long stretch of powdery white sand along West Bay. The main drawbacks are that it's also the most popular and most developed beach in the islands, so you'll be towel-to-towel with fellow sunbathers during the peak winter season. There are other, less crowded strands along the northern coast of Grand Cayman, west of North Sound; at the southwestern end of Cayman Brac; and at Point of Sand at the eastern tip of Little Cayman that you may want 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. On Grand Cayman, the West Bay and the reefs along the mouth of North Sound offer the most sites. West Bay's Victoria House Reef, just off Seven Mile Beach, features sea fans, parrotfish and brilliant orange tube sponges.

If you really want to get down, consider taking a trip on the Atlantis Deep Explorer. This research submarine takes two passengers at a time down to a depth of 1000ft (330m) - it's ghostly, dreamy, freaky, oh, and expensive. For a more interactive diving ding-dong, you can go for an unforgettable encounter with a ray at Stingray City. Stingrays gather at this North Sound sandbar, where fisherman used to go to clean their catch. Nowadays they know they'll get fed, either by fishermen or divers, and there are lots of operators who will take you out for the half day trip.  This dive has been called by many they best 15' dive in the world.

Getting there

Divers Incorporated offers group travel opportunities to Grand Cayman from time to time.  If you wish to set up your own diving adventure there, contact Divers Incorporated and we will put you in touch with one of the travel specialists at the PADI Travel Network so you can make your own arrangements.

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