Cayman Islands Alive 2nd Ed

by John Bigley and Paris Permenter

Beyond accommodations and eateries, this guide focuses on the best beaches and spectacular diving and water sports in the Cayman Islands. Full details on local celebrations are given, along with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1588433714
• ISBN13: 9781588433718
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Hunter Publishing (NJ)
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Jam-packed

"Information nuggets... fill the pages of newest of the Alive Guide series. Authors Permenter & Bigley know their stuff. The book is jam-packed with traveltips that include illustrated dive and snorkel sites, town and regional maps, happy hour beach bars and nightclub options.... Cayman Brac and Little Caymanget plenty of ink as well. Tuck this in your carry-on, alongside a snorkel, mask and sunscreen." Travel Weekly

Punchy

A good book to take along. The text is punchy, with lots of factoids. A good list of Websites is given. Chicago Daily News

Cayman IS Alive (but only mainly water)!

I take my laptop with me everywhere. Last trip, I went to Cayman, and took this e-book with me.It led me to some great beaches and some awesome snorkeling and scuba diving. There are lots of great shipwreck dives, coral reefs, turtles, fish, and sting rays and the book does a pretty good job of outlining how to get to them. The highlight of my trip was Stingray City where the stingrays eat squid right out of your hand. I went scuba diving at sting ray city, but you can also just snorkel. The water was only about 20 feet deep and those sting rays will come to the surface and poke their nose at you for squid. It is pretty amazing. I have been scuba diving lots of places, but this island was the best diving I have ever seen. The wall is outstanding. This book helped map out some great companies and starting points for both diving and snorkeling.Cayman doesn't have a quaint island feel to it (lots of hotels). But this book did do a good job of outlining restaraunts and things to do on land. I was able to find remote trails and short hikes using the maps and descriptions in the book. If you are going to Cayman, this book can make sure you get the trip you are looking for.

Jam-packed with travel tips

Information nuggets... fill the pages of this newest of the Alive Guide series. Authors Permenter & Bigley know their stuff. The book is jam-packed with travel tips that include illustrated dive and snorkel sites, town and regional maps, happy hour beach bars and nightclub options.... Cayman Brac and Little Cayman get plenty of ink as well. Tuck this in your carry-on, alongside a snorkel, mask and sunscreen.

Helped us plan a recent trip to Grand Cayman!

We purchased Cayman Islands Alive just before our recent vacation on the island. The book was very helpful in assisting us with selecting restaurants and activities. We also used the book to plan a day trip to Little Cayman. I'm already looking forward to our next visit to the island!