Little Cayman Beach Resort
Little Cayman Island was beautiful. It is a small, not very populated island part of the Cayman islands. It is ideal for divers wanting to get away from the mayhem of the more populated areas like Grand Cayman. We were immersed in the environment, iguanas everywhere. This was my first reef diving adventure and from what i saw, the reefs here were practically untouched. I have never seen such pristine reefs in person; this was something you see on the Discovery Channel. Considering that this is such a small island, the reefs around Little Cayman do not see many people and are relatively untouched. Fish populations were explosive and large groupers swam freely and would even come right up to you just to say hi. Plenty of reef sharks and rays, I was even lucky enough to see a spotted eagle ray - absolutely beautiful. The coral diversity was also extraordinary, very little instances of bleaching/coral disease. All the equipment worked excellent, I had no trouble underwater. Unfortunately there is no shore diving but if you talk to the locals, there is a spot on the other side of the island called Cumber's Caves where you may be able to shore dive if you can manage to get the equipment over there. If not, this site is wonderful for snorkeling - it even has two resident reef sharks who are completely harmless. The food was delicious but a little expensive (which is understandable considering that everything is shipped in to Little Cayman). The resort itself was beautiful. The bar within the resort is where all the dive masters hang out and swap dive stories. I enjoyed listening to these veterans chat about their experiences. The bar is also right next to the pool and occasionally, they would play movies on a screen by the pool. Karaoke Fridays were also a hit with the crowd. The rooms were clean and very well kept. The wifi worked well and the flat screen TV was very nice. There was also DVD player in the room. The rooms were also air conditioned which was very important for me because I get hot very easily. The reefs surrounding Little Cayman are unmatched and the Little Cayman Beach Resort is the best place to go to dive these reefs.
