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Meet Mother Nature in The Cayman Islands
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A nature getaway to a Caribbean island offers close-up encounters with iguanas, turtles, stingrays and more. Welcome to Grand Cayman.
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By Jennifer Melo
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Horseback riding with Pampered Ponies
Photo by: Jennifer Melo
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Mother Nature is alive and well in Grand Cayman. You can find her in the pensive eyes of a gentle stingray, she's warming herself in the sun as a blue iguana, she's trotting along the shoreline as a spirited mare and she's nesting on the sand as a lazy sea turtle. Welcome to a pristine piece of Mother Nature's world, a refreshing island in the Caribbean Sea.
Where is Grand Cayman?
You can find Grand Cayman 150 miles south of Cuba and 180 miles west of Jamaica. It's the largest of three British-territory islands that make up The Cayman Islands. You can enjoy modern conveniences like great restaurants and superior shopping in Grand Cayman, while appreciating preserved land where wildlife thrives. The unspoiled waters here offer world-renowned diving and snorkelling.
And then there are the beaches -- the white-sand, stretching-as-far-as-your-eyes-can-see, warm water, clean, calm, glorious beaches. You may be tempted to plop yourself in a lounger and spend all your time basking on Rum Point or Seven Mile Beach, but there are places to go and wildlife to see, so sit back and discover some great nature tours in Grand Cayman.
Snorkelling at Stingray City
Captain Marvin's Watersports snorkelling and fishing operators offer expeditions to Stingray City sandbar for close encounters with friendly stingrays. Hop aboard a cruiser and sit up at the front deck for a spectacular view of the ride -- you just might spot some iguanas lounging on a dock or in the trees as you glide by.
Snorkel at Coral Gardens and Barrier Reef for clear views of some pretty coral formations. Get a piece of squid from a crew member and lots of colourful fish will surround you as they nibble the squid and gently tug pieces of it out of your hand until you release the last little bit.
When you head into the shallow water at Stingray City sandbar, move slowly and dozens of stingrays will likely approach, bumping into your legs as you shuffle on by, being careful not to step on a stingray. You can touch their wings but not their tails, where the spike-like stinger is.
One by one, tourists hold, kiss and stroke a stingray. When you pucker up, the stingray lifts its nose to receive your kiss. Then you turn your back and settle in for a "stingray massage" -- Guided by a crew member, the stingray rubs its wings across your back in wave-like motions. Some passengers feed the stingrays, too. Holding a piece of squid with your palm open and fingers flat, you guide your hand to the stingray's underside and then -- like a vaccum -- it sucks the squid right out of your hand.
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