Attractions

  Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park
Tel: 345/947-3558

 

On 24 hectares (60 acres) of rugged wooded land off Frank Sound Road, North Side, this park offers visitors a short walk through wetland, swamp, dry thicket, mahogany-tree stands, and patches of orchids and bromeliads. The trail is 1km (.6 mile) long. You'll likely see chickatees, which are freshwater turtles found only on the Caymans and in Cuba. Occasionally you'll spot the rare Grand Cayman parrot, or perhaps the anole lizard, with its cobalt-blue throat pouch. Even rarer is the endangered blue iguana. There's a visitor center with changing exhibitions, plus a canteen for food and refreshments. The botanic park also includes a heritage garden with a re-creation of a traditional Cayman home, garden, and farm; a floral garden with .6 hectares (1 1/2 acres) of flowering plants; and a .8-hectare (2-acre) lake with three islands, home to many native birds.

 

 

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