Mélange Travel & Lifestyle Magazine July 2019 | Page 43

experienced this. Although tour
guides will charge between $35
and $49 for a trip to Stingray City,
the satisfaction of swimming
with the Stingrays is guaranteed
fun and well worth it!
More fun await those who enjoy
hiking. Flanking the Mastic
Reserve via the heartlands
of the Cayman Islands is the
Mastic Trail which effortlessly
details the natural ambience and
abundance of the archipelago.
Hiking through the thick mastic
forests and pockets of palm trees
along the wetland swamps and
mangroves is utterly satisfying.
You will find photo-worthy
assortments of harmless, slinking
creatures with uber-rare features
and shapes; more so, you can
create a personal gallery by
taking cool shots of flora and
fauna to flaunt when you get
back home.
Then, on to Hell . . . Count me
in! Although tourists are only
allowed to view the rocks from
select points for safety reasons,
a journey to Hell is actually
nice, in this instance. Ironshore
rock formations of blackened
limestone thought to be over
15 million years old makes
this geological attraction an
interesting sight. Before you
leave, don’t forget to get yourself
a souvenir from Hell and have a
postcard mailed from Hell’s post
office to your friends back home.
You will need this as proof of
having actually been to Hell and
back.
Certainly in the Cayman Islands,
you will never run out of fun
activities. While this article
highlights just a few which I have
personally experienced, there
are of course, many more.
Check out the Cayman Islands’
Tourism website for insights:
www.visitcaymanislands.com
by Staff Writer
Photo Credit: Cayman Islands Department of Tourism