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Blue iguanas, crystal-clear waters and diving paradise: Discover Cayman Islands

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  1. Visit Grand Cayman’s Motor Museum. The private collection of a Norwegian shipping heir, it includes the Batmobile from the 1960s TV series (caymanmotormuseum.com).
  2. Enjoy one course and one drink in four different restaurants on the Flavour Tour, a culinary journey through Camana Bay. Tickets from West Indies Wine Company (wiwc.ky).
  3. Snorkel clear shallow waters and relax in beach bars at Rum Point.
  4. Enjoy art at the National Gallery (nationalgallery.org.ky).
  5. Snorkel Bio Bay at night to see micro-organisms light up the sea (caymanseaelements.com).
  6. More hiker than diver? Head to sister island Cayman Brac, known for its 140ft limestone bluff.
  7. Spend a day at the idyllic Southern Cross Club on Little Cayman from where you can hire one of the kayaks to reach the nearby deserted Owen Island (southerncrossclub.com).
  8. Traditional Cayman fare is hard to come by, but most places serve conch fritters – breaded sea snails with jerk mayonnaise.
  9. Snorkel with the shark’s cousins at Stingray Sandbar or, if you’re a diver, go underwater at Stingray City (redsailcayman.com).
  10. Visit the blue iguanas at Queen Elizabeth II Botanical Park (botanic-park.ky).

Published September 7, 2014

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