VISITORS GUIDE
Here is a little information to help you get to know our little island. We hope you love it as much as we do. The Cayman Islands is an autonomous British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea. The 264-square-kilometre (102-square-mile) territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are locate to the south of Cuba and northeast of Honduras, between Jamaica and Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The capital city is Georgetown situated on Grand Cayman the most populous of the three islands.
TIME ZONE IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS:
The Cayman Islands, being nearer to the equator, has fairly equal periods of day and night year-round. There’s only about an hour’s difference in daylight between June 20th and December 20th. So, all year, Cayman has the same time, -5 hours Coordinated Universal time (UTC). This means the Islands share Eastern Standard Time (EST= -5 UTC) with Miami and New York from November through April. When the USA switches to Daylight Savings Time in April, Cayman then shares Central Daylight Time (CDT= -5 UTC) with Chicago and Houston.
WEATHER:
The Cayman Islands has a tropical wet and dry climate, with a wet season from May to October, and a dry season that runs from November to April. Seasonally, there is little temperature change. A major natural hazard is the tropical cyclones that form during the Atlantic hurricane season from June to November. The best time to visit is from December to April, but any time of the year you can expect temperatures to range from the low 70s to mid-90s.
AIRPORT:
Owen Roberts International Airport (ORIA) commenced commercial operations in 1952 and is the major gateway linking the Cayman Islands to destinations worldwide and provides the main point of entry and exit to Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. It is located in the capital, George Town, and is approximately five minutes from downtown, the banking and financial district and the cruise ship terminal and is also within close proximity of Seven Mile Beach, the heart of the islands’ tourism industry.
TAXIS:
If you do not plan on renting a car with Budget while on vacation. Taxis are available throughout the Islands. Cayman taxis are not metered, and fares are set by the Government with the initial fare based on 1–3 passengers. For each additional passenger over three, one third of the fare is added. Between the hours of midnight and 6am, 25% of the fare is added. In very bad weather when there is lots of flooding many taxis add 25%. The minimum fare, for any journey under 2.2km, is CI$8. However, we recommend that you confirm the fare before you get into the taxi and discuss additional charges for multiple drop–offs, extra passengers, extra bags, etc.
Camana Bay:
Read all about Camana Bay here