THINGS TO DO

The Cayman Islands National Trust operates the Booby Pond Nature Reserve and Little Cayman Visitor Center on Little Cayman [more...]

BOOBY POND NATURE RESERVE Booby Pond Nature Reserve The Booby Pond Nature Reserve is home to one of the largest breeding colonies of Red-footed Booby in the Western Hemisphere. The Reserve also contains Cayman's only breeding colony of Magnificent Frigate birds. Little Cayman Visitors Center This is an interpretive center, gift shop, and office. There is also an elevated observation deck (with telescopes) that overlooks the Booby Pond Nature Reserve from which the birds can be seen.

BEACHES The Little Cayman beaches are white sand beaches that are formed mainly from crushed coral. Some of our most beautiful and well-known can be found at Point of Sand and Owen Island. Mind the sun, though! There's not much shade on many of our beaches.

 

KAYAK In Little Cayman, the waters just offshore are protected by the reef and are ideal for a quiet afternoon's paddle in a kayak. Most modern kayaks are made of polyethylene. They are completely open and rigid, and allow people to simply sit on top and move using a double-bladed paddle. They are about 12 ft long and weigh 50 lb, and can be for one or two people.

 

SNORKEL
There are many wonderful sites available for snorkeling, such as the area just off the Little Cayman Research Center, Jackson's Bight, and Bloody Bay. Southern Stingrays, Spotted Eagle Rays and Barracuda are often seen along with a variety of other fishes and invertebrates, such as sea anemones and sea stars. The photos below were taken while snorkeling off the Little Cayman Research Center beach.

Photographs by Marina Kuznetsova