Cayman Islands Fun Facts
First up: Arrrrghhhh you into pirates? Cayman Islands (yes, all three!) hold an annual, weeklong Pirate Festival. Check the details here.
Name etymology
Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac & Little Cayman.
A 1523 map shows all three Islands with the name Lagartos, (alligators or large lizards) but by 1530 the name Caymanas, derived from the Carib Indian word for the marine crocodile, was being used.
Uninhabited Islands
*Before 2 million annual visitors discovered them.
When Christopher Columbus stumbled upon the Cayman Islands in 1503 during his fourth voyage to the Americas, he found no human inhabitants. The islands were home only to an abundance of wildlife and natural beauty, which amazed the explorers.
Seven Mile Beach isn’t 7 miles long
But a little rounding up never hurt nobody.
Seven Mile Beach, one of the most famous beaches in the Caribbean, is not actually seven miles long like the name suggests. It stretches approximately 6.3 miles along the western coast of Grand Cayman.
Scuba divers' paradise
365 named diving sites await!
You can go scuba diving at a different site every day for an entire year. There are 365 officially named dive sites between the three islands. You’ll find 80-degree water with 100 ft. visibility along with some legendary wreck dives.
