Jacques Cousteau anointed the Bloody Bay Wall where divers drop from 18ft to more than 1,000 one of the world's best scuba sites. But Little Cayman is also a birder's paradise. It has more than 20,000
red-footed boobies, 1,000 frigate birds, the scarce Cayman Brac parrot, plus herons, shorebirds, waders, and the endemic West Indian whistling duck.
Stay for more
Rent a three-bedroom apartment at The Club, which has an outdoor whirlpool and
swimming pool (00 1 727 323 8727; www.theclubatlittlecayman.com; apartments
from US$500).
Waterfront nights
Borrow a bike to get to the Salt Rock Dock, the best sky-watching spot around.
Top table
The stuffed tomato bread is a favourite at Gladys Howard's Pirates Point Resort (00 1 345 948 1010).
Local food
Sam McCoy's Diving & Fishing Lodge (00
1 345 948 0026) for high-voltage McCoy's Rum Punch and family-style cooking on Saturdays.
Tea break
Take afternoon tea amid the permanent collection of watercolours, historical books and charts at the National Trust House in Blossom Village.
Day-trip
Pack a picnic and kayak to Owen Island, an offshore cay near the South Hole Sound Reef.
Getting around
McLaughlin Rentals (00 1 345 948 1000); or use a bike most resorts have them.
Hazard
Motorboats encountering unaware snorkellers.
More info
Visit www.caymanislands.ky
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