TRAVELLING<br > TO AND IN<br > THE CAYMAN ISLANDS<br > 1<br > i<br > r ~: ，~n provides a summary of useful travel details to help you plaa y ur r p r m E<br > in lbrmation check the Regional Directory at the end of each of the three r，: ~i，，n ~ <br > sc~. r! :，. book.<br >A( ~ ~IION<br >Cu re are approximately 20 hotels and 50 condominiums， cottages a，d :.，<br >hok<br > :lered with the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism. Hotel r，.~m<br >oh:， person， per night; condominiums are generally on a self-catering bJ，b. ，_，，，~<br >hit~ apamnent. There are also around 70 villas available 10r hire. all regi，t~，:d ，，，<br >the 1.， ， Islands Department of Tourism and bookable through a central bookme ，~i:<br >on G~，，， :ayman Island. Ninety per cent of all the accommodation is located alon，~ >，<br >Mile 15~，，， : this beautiful beach is not just for diving - there are also superb lacilit~，:，，~<br >sailing: .~ ~，，dsuffing， swimming and just eojoymg yourself in the stm.<br > It is :dways easier to select your preferred acconlmodation once you are acquaim，:d ， ~;<br >the islands， but for first-timers the Department of Tourism has a comprehensive h，<br >eVerything to suit most pockets. There is， however， a 10 per cent Government I ax o~ ，;，<br >hotel accommodation and hotels will also add a 10 per cent service charge to your bill.<br >[~EALTH<br >~1o Vaccinations are required when visiting the islands. The drinking water is sate:， but it is<br >)est to enquire in more remote areas， because the water will be lronl either cisterns of<br >hrough desalination. The food is always prepared to a very high standard. The sun is a<br >)robletn， however and you must protect yourself with a high factor ~，un block and ta.<br >~radually: many a holiday is ruined by sunburn. It is recommended that you take out full<br >nedical and holiday insurance before you visit the Cayman lshmds. If tot some teasoa<br >here is a medical emergency. Ibr instance the bends， it may cost a great deal to obtain the<br >ull medical attention required including eInergency air travel.<br > PPosite: Yacht m~n~red in Geol~e<br >ghove: Caw，，，，~， o . "lbwn Harbour on tlw we.~t sid~~ ol Gram/ Cayman.<br >