Rum Point is a city on the Cayman Islands.
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background
Legend has it that a ship with a load of rum on board was stranded there, the barrels washed up here. This is how the name came about. Australian pine trees dominate the landscape. The Rum Point Club originally had four employees, working by candlelight and with kerosene lamps. It was not until 1994 that a group of investors bought the site and began building the current infrastructure. The light sandy beach with picnic tables can be reached on wooden walkways. The place is also very popular with locals. There you can surf, rent sailing boats and bicycles or glide over the coral reefs in a glass boat. The headland, which kinks to the south, is a purely residential area with wickedly expensive villas, each with their own access to the sea.
beaches
- Cayman Kai Beach. A public beach. There are changing rooms and showers, and all kinds of water sports are possible.
getting there
Dynamic cardsIn the street
The driving time from George Town to Rum Point is approximately 1 hour.
By boat
- Kaibo Express Water Taxi. Tel.: 947-9064. Price: Round trip via Safehaven US $ 25, minimum 6 people.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Central Mangrove Wetlands. This is the ecological heart of Grand Cayman. It is important for the long-term protection and well-being of future generations on the islands. Approximately 1,500 acres of the Central Mangrove Wetland are protected by Marine Parks Act. This has included Little Sound and the mangroves on its fringes since 1986. Efforts are now underway to increase the protected area by purchasing land. The Central Mangrove Wetland is part of a large-scale water flow system. Surface and groundwater is filtered and purified before it drains into the North Sound. This happens due to the tides and the mangroves, as well as occasional, massive overflows of the accumulated rainwater from the entire Central Mangrove Basin. The resulting nutrients form the basis of a complex food chain from the turtle grass to the shrimp in Little Sound to the snapper fish and lobster that move from the mangroves to the reef. The entire system of the North Sound is inextricably linked to the Central Mangrove Wetland and would collapse without the mangroves. The wetland has a total area of around 8500 hectares and is still almost entirely in its natural state. Except for the open water, it is covered by a canopy of trees that absorb the warm sunlight and cause the air near the leaves to be heated. At the same time, the warm air, saturated with water, evaporates and rises from below. Clouds develop quickly, which are carried to the west by the wind and lead to rain there. It is believed that the west of Grand Cayman receives 40% more rain than the east. Around the Central Mangrove Wetland you will find the best agricultural land with larger freshwater lentils in the ground. All of the Cayman Islands' mangrove wetlands have had their current shape since the last Ice Age, during a period of significant sea level rise. Sea levels in the Caribbean are still rising, currently at a rate of about 1 foot (30 cm) every 100 years. As the sea level rises, dead wood and leaves in the wetlands are cut off from the air and decomposition is slowed down. This process leads to the formation of peat that builds up on the wetland trying to keep up with rising sea levels. Thick layers of mangrove peat have been accumulated as a result over thousands of years and the rock below is now well below sea level. Many native bird species such as the Grand Cayman Parrot, Great Egret and West Indian Whistling Duck find food and habitat to breed there. Various species of crustaceans, countless species of insects and other invertebrates inhabit the wetlands along with fish, hickatees, agouti and many other animal life forms.
activities
Glass boat
- Red Sail Watersports. Tel.: 897-0814. Daily departures from Rum Point Dock at 9.30am, 11.15am, 1.30pm and 3.30pm.Price: US $ 35.
Kayaks
- Cayman Kayak Tours, Kaibo restaurant. Tel.: 926-4467. Tour through the mangroves Mon - Thu Sat at 9.30am or 1.30pm.Price: 2 hours US $ 55, children under 13 years US $ 25.
Marina
- Kaibo, 12 briefs. Tel.: 947-9064. 12 berths, showers, ice, garbage disposal, restaurant & bar, electricity, toilets, fuel and water.
Diving
- Red Sail Watersports. Tel.: 897-0814. Drive to Stingray City, Tue Thu from Rum Point at 2:00 p.m., return at 4:30 p.m.Price: 55 US $.
Yacht charter
- Red Sail Watersports. Tel.: 897-0814. Sunset Sail to East Point, Tues from Rum Point from 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.Price: US $ 40.
shop
kitchen
- Kaibo Beach Bar & Restaurant, Kaibo Marina, North Sound Beach. Tel.: 947-9975, Fax: 947-9976. Caribbean, expensive.
- The Wreck Bar & Grill. Open: daily 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sat until 9 p.m., closed in the summer months.
- Upstairs restaurant, Kaibo Marina, North Sound Beach. Tel.: 947-9975, Fax: 947-9976. Caribbean, expensive.
nightlife
- Rum Point Club. Tel.: 947-9975.
accommodation
- Cayman Kai Resort. Tel.: 947-9056. 26 apartments 1 villa, restaurant, bar, tennis, beach, diving, disabled access.
- Retreat at Rum Point, 16 Sand Pointe Road, Rum Point. Tel.: 947-9135, Fax: 947-9058. 25 villas, restaurant, bar, fresh water pool, tennis, beach, diving, fishing, handicapped accessible.
