Things To Do

Some of the world's finest scuba diving and snorkeling experiences await you. One of the best snorkeling spots on 7-Mile Beach is as close as 150 yards from your door. Don't miss the opportunity to experience 'Dive the Wall' with one of the island's many world class dive masters.

ATTRACTIONS:

BLACK PEARL SKATE & SURF

Summary: The Black Pearl Skate Park is home to the world’s largest outdoor concrete park. At 62,000 square feet, it offers skating fun and challenges for beginners, experts and intermediates. Equipment is available for rental on site, so there is no need to pack your board and safety gear. The park also features surf boarding on the Waveloch Surf Machine, which can generate waves up to 11 feet. With adjustable water flow, a customized experience is available for boogie boarders, beginners and experienced surf enthusiasts.
Telephone: By reservation only: 329-WAVE

BOTANICAL GARDENS

Summary: Walking trails will lead you through a colorful wave of beautiful flowers, by fresh water ponds, a mahogany forest, cactus thickets, and meadows. Orchids, bromeliads, ferns, cacti abound. Some lily pads are 2 feet wide! This is a paradise for nature lovers. You will see butterflies, the endemic Blue Iguana, land crabs, lizards, and a variety of birds, including Cuban Parrots, the West Indian Whistling Duck and Caribbean Doves. A West Indian style Visitors’ Center welcomes you as you enter the gardens. As you proceed through the park, Heritage Garden, a replica of a traditional Cayman home site, gives you an idea of how life “used to be” in the Cayman Islands. If you are a nature lover, your 11 Grand Cayman vacation won’t be complete until you visit the Botanic Park on Grand Cayman Island. Note: Wear comfortable shoes, as this is a walking tour.
Web site: www.botanic-park.ky
Hours: October to March: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
April to September: 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
(Closed on Christmas and Good Friday)
Cost: CI$8 (US$10) - Ages 12 and under are FREE with parent!
Telephone: 345-947-3558

BUTTERFLY FARM

Summary: A large meshed structure containing beautiful tropical landscaped gardens, waterfalls and ponds with Japanese fish. The atmosphere is tranquil, hypnotic music plays and hundreds of breathtaking butterflies from all over the world fly freely around. An essential part of the visit to all the farms is the famous "guided tour" where visitors are shown the evolutionary cycle from microscopic eggs, to strange and exotic caterpillars, pupae resembling exquisite designer jewelry and (early in the morning) the wonder of the birth of a butterfly. The tours are also very amusing and an amazing source of butterfly facts and stories. Visitors are given a complimentary return ticket for the duration of their vacation, so don't save the best for last! Wear bright colors and perfume if you want the butterflies to land on you!
Web site: www.thebutterflyfarm.com
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 8:30-4, Sun. 8:30-noon
Cost: $15
Telephone: 345-946-3411

DOLPHIN DISCOVERY

Summary: Located opposite the Turtle Farm in an enclosed environment , is one of the major attractions in Grand Cayman. At Dolphin Discovery 3 swim programs await your desire for adventure.
Royal Swim: Two friendly dolphins welcome you with a handshake and a kiss on the cheek. Later they take you on a speedy ride while you hold on to their fins. The most thrilling of the experience is the foot-push as your new friends push you across the water by the bottom of your feet. Adventure Swim: Greeted with a handshake and a kiss followed by a Boogie-board push. Take full advantage of the free time as you get to know One anther while playing.
Lovers’ Swim: Make a friend for a lifetime. You will have the opportunity to give and receive a hug and a kiss and watch your new friend while it performs a series of amazing behaviors:
Website: dolphindiscovery.com
Hours: Mon to Sat 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Cost: adults US$99.00, $119.00 ,$159.00 and $79.00, children US$79.00, $99.00 and $119.00
Telephone: ( 345) 769-7946

DOLPHIN COVE

Summary: Located at Morgan’s Harbor, West Bay near Calypso Grill. Dolphin Cove offers a small nature trail along with six different programs. Programs are similar to Dolphin Discovery. Additional programs:
Trainer For A Day: Shadow a trainer for the day and get to feed and train your new friends.
Dive With The Dolphins: Dive at the bottom of the lagoon and experience their grace , power and their communication sounds. (For certified divers only)
Hours: 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Daily
Website: dolphincove.ky
Telephone: 345-946-3396

PEDRO ST. JAMES

Summary: At a time in the Cayman Islands when most people lived in tiny, thatch-covered houses, a wealthy Englishman, using slave labor from Jamaica, created an astonishing 3-story building called Pedro St. James. In the 1990s, the Government of the Cayman Islands purchased Pedro St. James and painstakingly restored the Great House to the splendor of its 18th century heritage. Today, visitors can stroll through the imposing edifice with its period furniture and authentic artifacts to experience what life was like long ago in Cayman’s history. Pedro St. James has a multi-sensory 3-D presentation that begins every hour, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Final seating is at 4 p.m.)
Web site: pedrostjames.ky
Hours: Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed Christmas Day)
Cost: CI$8 (US$10) - (Ages 12 and under are FREE with parent!)
Telephone: (345) 947-332912

STINGRAY CITY

Summary: A waist-deep sandy bottomed sandbar where hundreds of stingrays can be seen and fed by visitors to the 'city'. It is the most popular attraction for snorkeling. Enjoy this unique experience of touching and feeding a Stingray, and snorkel among magnificent coral reefs and colorful tropical fish. You may be surrounded by dozens of "tame" Atlantic Southern Stingray's that enjoy the company of humans. They swim freely with humans in only three feet of water at the shallow Sandbar area.
Contact any tour operator for pricing and information.

TURTLE FARM

Summary: Now known as Boatswain’s Beach, this area has been newly renovated and rebuilt and is most memorable for the magnificent Green Sea turtles at the Breeding Pond, capable of exceeding 600 pounds. The largest turtle currently in the pond is quite elderly (possibly ranging over 70 years of age)! The area also boasts Touch Tanks, where you are free to hold one of the yearlings and take a photo of this incredible experience. Other attractions are Breaker's Lagoon, the largest swimming pool in the Cayman Islands and certainly the most unique; Boatswain's Lagoon offering a snorkeling experience of a lifetime; Predator Reef, where you will meet our fun fleet of sharks and other predatory fish; the Caribbean Bird Aviary, a free-flight aviary home to many birds of the Cayman Islands and the Caribbean; Shoreline Nursery, a reef-like home to juveniles and small adult marine life; and the Education Center where you can discover all kinds of fun facts and scientific information on the animals here at the Park.
Web site: www.boatswainsbeach.ky
Hours: Mon-Sun 8:00a.m.-4:30p.m.
Cost: Start from US$20.00 for children and adults US$30.00 for basic entrance fee.
Telephone: 345-949-3894

BOAT CHARTERS

Oh Boy Charters / charters@ohboycharters.com 916-5653
Captain Clinton’s / captainclinton@candw.ky 916-5234/949-101613
Captain Marvin’s / info@captainmarvins.com 945-4590
Fantasea Tours / fantasea@candw.ky 916-0754 or 949-2182

RESTAURANTS

Casa Caribe does not have a restaurant on-site, but is conveniently located within walking distance to over fifteen restaurants, as well as a quick taxi ride to many more. For a list of recommended restaurants, refer to the section under “More about Grand Cayman.”

All restaurants within 5-10 minutes walking distance of Casa Caribe will have the symbol **

Braissere French/International Cricket Square 945-1815
Café Med Italian Galleria Plaza 949-8669 **
Calypso Grill Seafood/Native Morgan’s Harbour 949-3948
Canton Chinese The Strand 945-3536 **
Casa Havana Native/Spanish Westin Hotel 945-3800
Casanova Café Italian George Town 949-7633
Champion House Native Eastern Avenue 949-7882
Copper Falls Steakhouse Opposite The Strand 945-4755 **
Cracked Conch Native/International Northwest Point Road 945-5217
Deckers International West Bay Road 945-6600 **
Eats American The Falls 943-3287
Edoardo’s Italian Coconut Place 945-4408 **
Grand Old House International South Church Street 949-9333
Hemingways Native/Seafood Hyatt Beach Club 945-5700 **
Legendz American The Falls 943-3287
Lighthouse International Breakers 945-2047
Lobster Pot Native/Seafood North Church Street 949-2736
Lone Star TexMex West Bay Road 945-5175 **
Luca Italian West Bay Road 945-4099 **
Neptune Seafood/Italian Trafalgar Square 946-8709
Ottmar’s International Morgan’s Harbour 945-5879
Reef Grill Restaurant Royal Palms 945-6358 **
Ristorante Pappagallo International Barkers, West Bay 949-1119
Ragazzi Italian West Bay Road 945-3484 **
Thai Orchid Thai/Sushi Queen’s Court 949-7955
Wharf Native/Seafood Seven Mile Beach 949-2231
Yoshi Sushi Japanese/Sushi The Falls 943-9674

Fast Foods:
Burger King West Bay Road
Chicken! Chicken! Rotisserie West Shore Plaza 945-2290
Domino’s Pizza West Shore Plaza
Kentucky Fried Chicken The Strand
Papa John’s Queens Court
Pizza Hut Seven Mile Beach
Subway West Shore Plaza
Wendy’s West Bay Road

SCUBA DIVING

Divers Down Seven Mile Beach 916-3751
Dive ‘N Stuff Seven Mile Beach 94-Scuba
Don Foster’s Seven Mile Beach 949-5679
Eden Rock Diving Center (shore diving) Seven Mile Beach 949-7243
Indigo Divers Seven Mile Beach 525-3932
Ocean Frontiers East End 947-7500
Sunset Divers Seven Mile Beach 949-7111

SHOPPING

Aquaworld Duty Free mall George Town
Queen’s Court Plaza Seven Mile Beach
7 Mile Shops Seven Mile Beach
West Shore Centre Seven Mile Beach
Galleria Plaza Seven Mile Beach
*Various duty free perfume, souvenir and jewelry shops located in the
heart of George Town on Cardinal Avenue

SPAS

Hibiscus Spa, Westin Casuarina Resort 945-3800
Silver Rain Spa, The Ritz Carlton 943-9000 (ext 6900)
Spa Espirit, The Strand 947-1574

MOVIES/DVDs

Many of the units have DVDs in them. Feel free to use, but please remember which condominium they came from and return them to where they belong, as they are private property of the unit in which they were found. For the local movie theater/cinema, see Cinema under “More about Grand Cayman.” DVD’s can also be rented at Block Busters Video which is located in the West Shore Center, a short 3 minutes drive from Casa Caribe.

CINEMAS

Hollywood Theaters (six screens) 640-3456

NIGHT CLUBS

Bamboo at the Hyatt and Jet: Trendy and hip; attracts young crowd and has live music a few times per week
Cigar Bar at Ritz: Very relaxing and quiet lounge, occasional live music, but pricey
Legendz: Upscale pub atmosphere and food; great for sports viewing
Nectar: Chic martini-sushi lounge with live music a few nights per week
Havana Club: Upscale cigar lounge attracts young crowd and has live music nightly.
Jungle and Royal Palms: Casual and relaxing. Attracts mostly locals and mixed age groups. Music most nights.