• See the Cayman Islands' very own 'Great Wall of China', a 6km (4-mile) stone wall at Bodden Town, Grand Cayman; it was built to protect residents from pirate attacks.

• Relax on the huge, sandy Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, flanked by tranquil, turquoise ocean. Although the main tourist centre and highly developed, it retains its charm.

• Go to Hell and back – literally. This area of Grand Cayman is named because of its peculiar rock formation, evolved from skeletons of shells and corals solidified by salt and lime deposits. A close examination reveals petrified forms of sea life supposedly up to 20 million years old.

• Explore George Town, the capital of Grand Cayman. Along the harbour front are traditional Caymanian buildings that look like gingerbread houses.

• Learn the history of the islands in The Cayman Islands National Museum, George Town (website: www.museum.ky).

• See local, American and British art at the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands, George Town (website: www.nationalgallery.org.ky).

• See a historically accurate restoration of the early 19th-century Pedro St James great house and grounds in Savannah (website: www.pedrostjames.ky).

• Admire the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, a 0.8-hectare (2-acre) heritage garden with a vivid array of cacti, shrubs and native flowers. The park has become an important habitat for the endangered Cayman blue iguana and other unusual wildlife (website: www.botanic-park.ky).

• Discover many more wild birds and iguanas on Little Cayman.

See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.