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Cayman Brac Beach Highlights

By Travel Expert: Linda Samuel
  • Follow the public footpaths and hiking trails across the island—interpretive signs describe the many bird species that inhabit the Brac.
  • Stroll the 600-foot Bight Road boardwalk into lush tropical forest.
  • Pack swimsuits and shorts no matter the month. Temperatures range from 77 degrees in February to 83 degrees in July.
  • Hop over to "Little Cayman," 80 miles northeast from the Grand island. Orchid-strewn beaches and secluded sands thick with mangroves, salt ponds, and tropical forests await.

Cayman Brac Overview

The "middle" island of the Caymans was given the name Brac (Gaelic for "bluff") by 17th-century Scottish fishers who settled here. The bluff for which the 19km-long (12-mile) island was named is a towering limestone plateau rising 42m (138 ft.) above the sea, covering the eastern half of Cayman Brac. Caymanians refer to the island simply as Brac, and its 1,400 inhabitants, a...

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Walton's Mango Manor
Stake Bay
Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
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Brac Reef Beach Club
West End
Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
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Carib Sands & Brac Caribbean
West End
Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
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Brac Reef Beach
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Cayman Brac Museum
Stake Bay, Cayman Islands
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Stake Bay Vacation Rental
Bedrooms: 2 Bathrooms: 2 Sleeps: 4
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Northshore Villa - Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Sleeps: 4
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