Feature Tour - Go East! | Cruise Ship DISCOUNTS

The overwhelming majority of cruise passengers come here and miss most of the best parts of the island ? over 90%, to be more precise. A nice beach with burgers and beer is fun but you can do that at any beach. You are traveling to a distant and exotic land - why not be a little adventurous and explore some of the island's wonderous beauty and attractions? There is something very special about having a secluded beach all to yourself and the photo opportunities and memories which can be acquired at such a place are meaningful and everlasting.

You will need a car or taxi to do this tour and it would not make sense unless you had at least 6 hours of shore time so this will not work for everyone. The longer you are here the more you can do; pick as many of the attractions as you like, given your length of time on the island.

Most of the taxis here are vans and can comfortably accommodate up to 9 people, so if you get together with a few friends on the ship and put a group of (say) 4-6 people together you could easily do this tour for around $40/person, plus admission fees - which are very low - around $5/per place. Many of the places are free like Blow Holes and Mastic Trail.

If you didn't bring your own snorkel gear you could stop and rent it at Eden Rock for around $12/set, just mention Activity Guide. There are dozens of magnificent tranquil places to snorkel on the way to East End.

You will pass some of the most beautiful beaches in the world along the way and you can have any one of them all to yourselves, completely free of crowds. You could even reserve ahead with Cayman Kayaks and have a spectacular East End kayak ecotour. The possibilities are almost endless.

If there are just a few of you it might be more practical to rent a car. Make a reservation ahead of time with Andy's or Economy and you would get a discount and could arrange for them to meet you near the dock and take you to their office to fill out the paperwork; you'd be on your way in no time.

This would be an exciting, intimate, memorable and culturally significant way to experience some of the very best parts of the island that very few cruise passengers ever get to see.

If you?re not planning on going to Stingray City and have the time, this would be one of the most rewarding tours you could possibly do.

If you decide to do this tour be sure to print out all the coupons from our main coupon page:

They will come in handy and save you a lot of money along the way. Wink

This is just a page from the magazine but I thought it would be helpful in planning your days to try and set aside at least one day to see some of the more remote and pristine areas of the island.

Mastic Trail

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Botanical Park

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Pirate's Caves

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Cathy Church

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Pure Art

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Black Pearl Skate and Wave Park

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Pedro's Castle

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Portofino Restaurant

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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:11 am Post subject:

Great advice, Joe! I agree that you can get a burger on a beach almost anywhere (even here in NY!). Taking a tour of the island is a great way to "expand your horizons". You'll have some great memories (bring your camera!) and then six months later, you won't be saying "which beach and which burger?". My wife and I also feel that way about staying up late. We are there for the weather. We can stay up all night and party at home, but we can snorkel there!

Newbie Joined: 01 Nov 2005 Posts: 2

This page is like its own little web site within another great site full of information. I am going to try this east tour in a few weeks. Thanks very much for all the great tips. No way I will end up on one of those big buses again with 100 people for the SCENIC TOUR of a bunch of hotels in the traffic. All that stuff you book through the ship is crowded and a rip off! Bash

Newbie Joined: 17 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

This is great, and just what we were looking for. We arrive April 2 and will be renting a jeep. And while the burger on the beach thing may be boring, we gotta eat somewhere!!! Can you suggest something extremely casual and low key on the water, ideally with seafood available? I don't care if it's a counter and we take it and eat on the curb!! We plan to head as far as Rum Pointe and hang theree for a bit, maybe have lunch there, see if we can find Starish Point, and are looking for good snacking anywhere in between (arriving via cruise)

Thaks again... love the site!!

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject:

Hi tortugas2x and welcome.

Since you will be visiting the eastern area of Cayman, you could have lunch at Portofino or Lighthouse, which are both oceanfront; open for lunch and offer some of the best seafood on the entire island. You should print out the current Go East page from our magazine online; along with our maps and coupons:

www.caymanactivityguide.com/Pdf/Layout.pdf

Have a wonderful vacation. Very Happy

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