It’s time to start dreaming of your next family trip. Here’s some destination inspiration for you. Take a visual journey through the Cayman Islands with us.
The capital and largest city in the Cayman Islands, George Town is a popular port of call for many cruise lines. Popular activities in the city include submarine tours, glass-bottom boat tours and rum distillery tours. The city is also home to a historical museum and a wide array of shops and restaurants. © Jo Ann Snover | Dreamstime.com
Following its decommission after more than four decades in service, USS Kittiwake was sunk off Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, in 2011 in Marine Park. The wreck is now a popular dive and snorkel site, with moorings in constant use by local dive operators to visit this historic ship. © Wirestock | Dreamstime.com
Experience the Cayman Islands’ national carnival with Cayman Carnival Batabano. Taking place the first week of May in George Town, this festival brings people from all different descents together through music, dancing and elaborate costumes, each reflecting different landscapes, heritages and cultures. There’s even a Junior Batabano (held a week before the regular celebrations), a family-friendly aspect to the wider celebrations featuring a parade, mask decorating, food stalls, face painting and more. © Ericlaudonien | Dreamstime.com
The perfect spot for swimming and snorkeling, the white sands and shallow, clear waters of Rum Point Beach is a family-friendly spot with beach hammocks, shady trees, picnic tables and food offerings. The beach also includes changing rooms, showers, huts and volleyball nets. © Sandra Foyt | Dreamstime.com
Considered one of the Caribbean’s best beaches, Seven Mile Beach is a long crescent of beach on the west end of Grand Cayman. Home to many luxury resorts and hotels, Seven Mile Beach buzzes with life day and night thanks to plenty of restaurants and bars also lining the shoreline. For a water adventure, small reefs located off shore promise good snorkeling. © Mikolaj64 | Dreamstime.com
Stingray City, a series of shallow sandbars in the North Sound of Grand Cayman sees many southern stingrays wander about, and visitors can even interact with and pet them. Plenty of tour and excursion boats bring travelers to the waters to see these animals up close. © Sarah Wilson | Dreamstime.com
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