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Cayman Islands

Grand Cayman is the Caribbean's flattest, friendliest and clearest-watered island, a place where you can stand on a sandbar surrounded by wild stingrays in the morning and watch the sun set over a seven-mile sweep of white sand in the evening. This guide books Grand Cayman properly: the Stingray City sandbar and Starfish Point on one boat trip, Seven Mile Beach for swimming and sunsets, the shaded north-side beach at Rum Point, the Cayman Turtle Centre in West Bay, a Kittiwake wreck snorkel sail, guided scuba dives for certified divers, the Crystal Caves, the Botanic Park and its blue iguanas, and a night trip to the Bioluminescent Bay. It then matches you to a hotel, from the Ritz-Carlton's beachfront luxury and the Westin's lively pool scene to a casual Margaritaville, family condos and a budget Hampton, because on a small island the right base saves hours of driving.