Frommer's Portable Cayman Islands

✍ Scribed by Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince

• Publisher: Frommers
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 219
• Edition: 5
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Insightful commentary on the best places to stay, dine, and enjoy the outdoors on Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brac.Up-to-the-minute coverage of the hottest shopping and nightlife on all three islands.Reviews of our favorite Cayman Islands experiences, from exploring the coast in a submarine to swimming with stingrays to visiting the world's only green sea turtle farm.Insider tips on the best deals, the most overlooked--and the most overrated--attractions, and the best places to get away from the crowds.

✦ Table of Contents

Frommer's Portable Cayman Islands, 5th Edition......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 5
LIST OF MAPS......Page 9
THE best CAYMAN ISLAND EXPERIENCES......Page 15
THE best SCUBA-DIVING SITES......Page 17
THE best SNORKELING SITES......Page 21
THE best PLACES TO GET AWAY FROM IT ALL......Page 22
THE best LUXURY HOTELS......Page 23
THE best RESTAURANTS......Page 24
THE ISLANDS IN BRIEF......Page 26
WHEN TO GO......Page 31
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS......Page 35
GETTING THERE......Page 38
GETTING AROUND......Page 45
MONEY & COSTS......Page 48
HEALTH......Page 52
CRIME & SAFETY......Page 55
SPECIALIZED TRAVEL RESOURCES......Page 56
RESPONSIBLE TOURISM......Page 58
PACKAGES FOR THE INDEPENDENT TRAVELER......Page 60
STAYING CONNECTED......Page 62
TIPS ON ACCOMMODATIONS......Page 64
CHAPTER 3: WHERE TO STAY ON GRAND CAYMAN......Page 72
HOTELS & RESORTS......Page 73
CONDOS, VILLAS & COTTAGES......Page 83
CHAPTER 4: WHERE TO EAT ON GRAND CAYMAN......Page 91
RESTAURANTS BY CUISINE......Page 93
VERY EXPENSIVE......Page 95
EXPENSIVE......Page 96
MODERATE......Page 106
INEXPENSIVE......Page 112
CHAPTER 5: BEACHES & ACTIVE PURSUITS ON GRAND CAYMAN......Page 118
HITTING THE BEACHES......Page 119
SCUBA DIVING & SNORKELING......Page 121
MORE FUN IN THE SURF......Page 127
OTHER OUTDOOR PURSUITS......Page 130
INDOOR ACTIVITIES FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER......Page 134
CHAPTER 6: EXPLORING GRAND CAYMAN......Page 135
THE TOP ATTRACTIONS......Page 136
OTHER ATTRACTIONS......Page 140
ORGANIZED TOURS......Page 153
THE SHOPPING SCENE......Page 155
SHOPPING: A TO Z......Page 156
CHAPTER 8: GRAND CAYMAN AFTER DARK......Page 166
CLUBS......Page 167
BAR/RESTAURANT COMBOS......Page 168
BARS......Page 169
PUBS......Page 170
POOL HALL BARS......Page 172
OTHER DIVERSIONS......Page 173
CHAPTER 9: CAYMAN BRAC......Page 174
ESSENTIALS......Page 175
WHERE TO STAY......Page 177
WHERE TO EAT......Page 182
BEACHES & ACTIVE PURSUITS......Page 184
SHOPPING......Page 188
CAYMAN BRAC AFTER DARK......Page 189
CHAPTER 10: LITTLE CAYMAN......Page 191
ESSENTIALS......Page 192
WHERE TO STAY......Page 194
WHERE TO EAT......Page 198
BEACHES & ACTIVE PURSUITS......Page 199
EXPLORING LITTLE CAYMAN......Page 202
LITTLE CAYMAN AFTER DARK......Page 204
CHAPTER 11: FAST FACTS......Page 206
Index......Page 211