 West Bay coast | ||
no picture on Wikidata:  | ||
| West Bay | ||
| island | Grand Cayman | |
|---|---|---|
| Residents | 11.500 | |
| no value for residents on Wikidata: | ||
| no tourist info on Wikidata: | ||
| location | ||
| ||
West Bay is a city in the Cayman Islands in the north of the island of Grand Cayman.
background
This spacious place in the north of Seven Mile Beach looks back on 250 years of history. Many residents used to live there as seafarers or turtle hunters. One district has the beautiful name "Hell" - hell. There is also a small post office there with the corresponding postage stamp.
getting there
In the street
West Bay can be reached from the airport via Crewe Road and Eastern Avenue, or from the cruise pier in George Town via North Church Street. Eastern Avenue and North Church Street merge at Kirk Supermarket. After the traffic lights, the street runs as West Bay Road parallel to the beach all the way to West Bay. The extension of West Bay Road is North West Bay Road. This road also runs along the coast around the western tip to the turtle farm.
mobility
Dynamic cardsGas stations
- Hell Service Station & Auto Repair. Tel.: 949-3326.
- Malcolm's Texaco, Birch Tree Hill. Tel.: 949-3884.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Barkers National Park. The government is currently trying to acquire the land around Barkers in order to enlarge the nature park there. It is said to enclose the entire northeast tip at West Bay. Visitors will find no infrastructure, lonely beaches and individual picnic areas there.
hell
Welcome to hell
- 2 Bright. A popular tourist destination, consisting of several small houses where you can buy T-shirts and postcards. The special thing is actually just the name hell. Here you can buy postcards from hell with such meaningful imprints as wish you were here are provided. You can get them in the Hell Post Office, (Post office to hell) send, they will be provided with their own stamp of hell. The motifs on most t-shirts also refer to hell. But what the hell is this hell? Actually just a piece of land, consisting of innumerable dark bizarre pillars made of limestone. There are several legends about why this piece of earth is called Hell. If you throw a stone into this formation, it sounds like it falls into hell. Or the place is reminiscent of the surface access to the underworld. Or a British general would have been horrified at the sight of this place Oh bright called. Or. But when all the tourists on a cruise ship visit this place, you know what hell is. Most of them will not discover the actual hell, located between the post office and the shop (with toilet), and will only notice the devils on the T-shirts and the colorful lettering on the surrounding houses.
- 3 Stingray City. Shallow waters along the North Sound reef zone. The water there is only about 1.20 meters deep. Large numbers of rays cavort in the water. You can stroke them and dive with them.
Turtle Farm
Cayman Turtle Farm
- 4 Cayman Turtle Farm (Marine turtle rearing station). Tel.: 345 949-3894. Sea turtles are bred at the Turtle Farm. About half of it is released into the sea, the other half ends up in some cooking pots. Exploration Tour: rearing area, water basin. Adventure Tour: an additional adventure park with two lagoons for diving and snorkeling.Price: Turtle farm Exploration adult US $ 18, Turtle Farm Adventure adult US $ 45.
activities
Stingray City, rays
Boat charter
- Charter Boat Headquarters, Birch Tree Hill Road. Tel.: 945-4340.
- Cayman Delight Cruises. Tel.: 949-8385.
By bicycle
fishing
- Bayside Watersports, Morgan's Harbor. Tel.: 949-3200, Fax: 949-3700. Price: ½ day US $ 300-900, full day from US $ 600.
- Ebanks Watersports, 156 Town Hall Road. Tel.: 925-5273.
- Oh boy charters. Tel.: 949-6341, Fax: 945-5673.
- Rivers Charter Fishing, Turtle Farm Road. Tel.: 949-0950.
Marinas
- Morgan's Harbor Marina. Tel.: 946-7049, Fax: 946-7059. Bar, ice cream, electricity, toilets, fuel and water.
horse riding
- Horse Back in Paradise, Barkers National Park, Conch Point. Tel.: 945-5839.
- Spirit of the West, 354 North West Point Road. Mobile: 916-6488.
Diving
- Sundivers, 36 Birch Tree Hill Road. Tel.: 947-6606.
shop
- Marine Diesel Botabano. Tel.: 949-3555, Fax: 949-3517.
kitchen
- Alfresco, 53 Town Hall Road. Tel.: 947-2525. International, cheap, sea view.Open: daily 11 a.m. - 10.30 p.m.
- Calypso Bar & Grill, Morgan's Harbor. Tel.: 949-3948, Fax: 946-6053. Fish restaurant, expensive, sea view.Open: Tue - Sat 11.30 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sun 12.30 p.m. - 10 p.m.
- Chef John's Barbeque, 74 Jefferson Road / Boltins Avenue. Tel.: 949-3979.
- Cracked Conch, Northwest Point Road. Tel.: 945-5217, Fax: 949-0577. Steak house, expensive, ocean view.Open: Mon - Sat 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. 5.30 p.m. - 10 p.m., Tiki Bar from 11 a.m.
- Osetra Bay (ex Fisherman's Reef), right on the water, Morgan's Harbor. Tel.: 623-5100, Fax: 945-5300. Open: Mon - Fri 5:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m., Sat Sun 5:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
- Pappagallo, Villa Papagallo, Conch Point Road. Tel.: 949-1119, Fax: 949-1114. Italian, medium prices to expensive.Open: daily 6:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
- Schooner's Bar & Grill, Boatswain's Beach, Northwest Point. Tel.: 949-3894, Fax: 949-1387. Fri from 4 p.m. happy hour with live music.Open: Mon - Thu 8 a.m. - 4.30 p.m., Fri 8 a.m. - 1.30 a.m., Sat Sun 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Hotel restaurants
- Cobalt Coast Resort, Sea Fan Drive, Boatswain's Bay. Tel.: 946-5656. Open: Cobalt Coast Restaurant daily for breakfast 6.45 a.m. - 9.00 a.m., noon 12.00 p.m. - 2.30 p.m., evening 6.00 p.m. - 9.30 p.m., bar non-stop.
nightlife
accommodation
- Aqua Bay Club, Seven Mile Beach, West End. Tel.: 945-4728, Fax: 945-5681. 21 suites, bar-be-que, pool, tennis.Price: In summer: Suite 1 bedroom US $ 275, Suite 2 bedrooms US $ 325; in winter: Suite 1 bedroom US $ 425, Suite 2 bedrooms US $ 485.
- Cobalt Coast Resort & Suites, 18 Sea Fan Drive, Conch Point, Boatswain's Bay. Tel.: 946-5656, Fax: 946-5657. 18 suites, restaurant, bar, pool, diving school, pier. Location: on the cliffs, right by the sea.Price: In summer: single / double US $ 245-275; in winter: single / double US $ 275-330. Rental prices include breakfast, plus 10% tax and 10% service.
- Silver Sands, West Bay Road. Tel.: 949-3343, Fax: 949-1223. 42 apartments, bar, pool, tennis, beach. The facility was completely renovated after Hurricane Ivan in 2004.Price: In summer: Apartment 1-2 people US $ 280-300, Apartment 3-4 people US $ 320-340, at least 3 nights; in winter: Apartment 1-2 people US $ 390-410, apartment 3-4 people US $ 500-520, min. 7 nights. Rental prices plus 10% taxes and 6% service.
health
Practical advice
Banks
- Cayman National Bank, Buckingham Square, 720 West Bay Road.
trips
- J & S Tour's Agency, 231 Town Hall Road. Tel.: 949-3347.
