Less expensive than SMB or George Town, West Bay is popular for its broad choice in housing options and direct links to the Seven Mile Beach area.
West Bay is a residential neighbourhood at the top western end of the Island with a long meandering coastal road around the top of it and a maze of narrow streets running through the middle of it.
You will find stunning deserted beaches, an array of restaurants to enjoy and plenty of activities to keep the whole family entertained.
There is a huge mix of different properties from luxury oceanfront homes and apartments, to island cottages and some rather rundown and tired properties in the middle. The canal-front area called The Shores commands premium prices on rentals and sales, as do properties on Boggy Sand Road, the last residential neighbourhood remaining on Seven Mile Beach. New developments like Dolphin Point Club, Oceans 9, Salt Air Townhomes, Serrana, The Meadows and ARZA add new life to West Bay and acclaimed restaurants such as Calypso Grill, Cracked Conch, Macabuca, Tukka West, Ristorante Pappagallo and VIVO offer nice options for lunch or an evening out. The Cayman Turtle Centre is in West Bay as is Cemetery Beach for amazing snorkelling, and the diving from the Cracked Conch restaurant and from Lighthouse Point nearby is also very popular. Divetech, the on-site dive shop at Lighthouse Point, is welcoming, and friendly staff can explain where nearby dive sites are located. They can also take you to the Kittiwake shipwreck.
You can go horseback riding and bicycling along a rugged and little-travelled beach called Barkers, which spans part of the northern tip of West Bay. Barkers Beach is a nice area to get away from it all and is popular with dog walkers and kite surfers. Note the area is closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic from sunset to sunrise. It currently takes about 10-15 minutes to drive from West Bay to George Town using the bypass.
Meet the turtles, take a ride on the Turtle Twister waterslide...
Learn to kitesurf on Barkers Beach. Warm flat waters and a waist deep teaching area...
Cayman's underwater scenery is great for diving. With virtually no currents and...
Meet the turtles, take a ride on the Turtle Twister waterslide, walk down a historic Cayman Street and visit exotic birds in the Caribbean Aviary.During your visit to the Centre you can learn about the turtles in the exhibits, the breeding and rearing process, touch and snorkel with the turtles and reef fish.
Learn to kitesurf on Barkers Beach. Warm flat waters and a waist deep teaching area offers first-timers the perfect learning environment.Warm flat waters, expansive open space, and a waist deep teaching area offers first-timers the perfect learning environment.
Cayman's underwater scenery is great for diving. With virtually no currents and outstanding visibility, explore wall dives, reefs and wrecks.Cayman has amazing wall dives, coral reefs and wrecks for you to explore and discover. If you are 'dive-curious', there are a wealth of things to do in, under, or on the water at every skill level.
Explore Barkers National Park and get away from it all. Watch the kitesurfers...
A popular family friendly beach in West Bay offering street parking, bathroom and...
A stunning beach with soft white sand and fantastic snorkelling spot...
Explore Barkers National Park. Watch the kitesurfers and horsebackriders.The Barkers area of West Bay is an ecologically valuable coastal ecosystem with diverse features and natural beauty worthy of protection and conservation measures to ensure its sustainable use for present and future generations.
A popular family friendly beach in West Bay offering street parking, bathroom and changing facilities, beach cabana and plenty of shade.The beach is also adjacent to the West Bay Dock where dive companies launch from and Alfresco Restaurant for nearby dining. Located at the northern tip of West Bay Road, just before the NW Point Road turn off.
A stunning beach with soft white sand and fantastic snorkelling spot. Plenty of shade and parking facilities.Located at the north end of Seven Mile Beach. Look for the cemetery across from the fire station and you will find Cemetery Beach.