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Queen Elizabeth II Botanic ParkvsMastic Trail
Both are recommended by experts. On balance, Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park scores significantly higher than Mastic Trail. Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park comes in at 93 with endorsements from 4 reviews such as Concierge, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park
Concierge
Fodor's
Travel + Leisure
Frommer's Travel + Leisure
Frank Sound Road, North Side, Grand Cayman, KY1 1701, Grand Cayman
From $0/night
Concierge "Just a half-hour drive east from Seven Mile Beach, this well-organized 65-acre arboretum holds a series of walking trails that wind through woodlands and wetlands. The property counts..."
Fodor's "This 65-acre wilderness preserve showcases a wide range of indigenous and nonindigenous tropical vegetation, approximately 2,000 species in total." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park features a lake, garden, and rare blue iguanas"
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Frommer's "This park allows visitors to take a short walk through wetland, swamp, dry thicket, mahogany-tree stands, and patches of orchids and bromeliads...the visitor center features changing exhibitions." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Visit Grand Cayman's impressive botanical gardens to see all the richness of the island's flora, including species of orchids you won't find anywhere else on the planet"
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Mastic Trail Concierge Frommer's
U.S. News & World Report
Frank Sound Road, Grand Cayman
From $0/night
Concierge "Visitors are stepping out on this two-mile-long trail, which winds through the largest block of old-growth dry fores."
Frommer's "The main hiking trail on Grand Cayman, and for seasoned hikers with an interest in native birds and plants, it does not disappoint." Full review
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Be sure to wear comfortable and sturdy shoes and carry water and insect repellent.
U.S. News & World Report5.0
"If you're a nature lover, you should definitely add the Mastic Trail to your list of Grand Cayman must-dos. " Full review
