Overview

A self-governed colony under the auspices of Great Britain, the Cayman has established itself as a world-class resort area and one of the West Indies' most popular cruise ship destinations. Seven Mile Beach, located just north of George Town, is Grand Cayman's premier playground, featuring crystal clear waters and eerily white beaches. At night, Seven Mile showcases its flair for the fantastic with handfuls of fine dining restaurants, waterside bars, and NYC-caliber discos flanking the beach's fashionable main drag, West Bay Road. Shoppers, too, will find plenty to do, see, and buy in the Cayman Islands, with areas like Cardinal Avenue, Elizabethan Square, West Shore, and Queen's Court carrying everything from imported leather goods and hand-cut jewelry to brand-name apparel and West Indian rums. Thrill-seekers should not pass on the opportunity to snorkel while visiting the island, since the ever-popular Stingray City in the North Sound, the shipwrecked "Ten Sails" at East End, the coral reef off Colliers Point, and the azure waters off nearby Cayman Brac and Little Cayman offer diving experiences you'll not soon forget. Nature-lovers, meanwhile, can explore this tropical paradise by making their way up Frank Sound Road to the surreal Mastic Trail, a 200-year-old trail that winds its way into one of the West Indies' few remaining tropical rain forests, and the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, 60-plus acres of unspoiled wetlands, mahogany forests, and a stunning array of orchids, bromeliads, crotons, and hibiscus.

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