renting Jeep

[rugrat]

We are planning on renting a Jeep when in Grand Cayman.

Avis has a good deal.

Does any one know how far it is from the port

(we will be on Valor) the rental co. is? Best way to get there?

Anyone have any experience(good or bad) that will help with our decision?

How difficult is it to drive the island?

Any "must see" places?

We have been there before but just did the "water thing".

[rugrat]

Has any one rented any type of vehicle from AVIS?

[newt98]

i might be mistaken, but i think you have to go to the airport for a car rental, which i believe is a good ways from the ship. i might be wrong.:confused:

[scoshe]

http://www.aviscayman.com/cruise.htm

Scroll to the bottom of the page and you'll see what you need to know. We will be there March 24th and are renting a car. It sounds pretty simple, hope it is.:rolleyes:

[rugrat]

So is there a rental co. at or near the port?

[newt98]

So is there a rental co. at or near the port?

 

it looks like you have to walk to the blue iguana, which isnt far, then take a coutesy bus to the rental locale, which is about a five minute ride.

[rugrat]

thanks for the info, doesn't look as bad as I thought, someone told me it was a 1/2 hour drive to Avis and I was thinking, "the island isn't that big!" We have visited many islands but have never rented a car, thought it would be fun.

[Capt_BJ]

How difficult is it to drive the island? Once you get away from town there really isn't much traffic but here's some things to consider.

 

- Here in the US I have a collector car from England and the steering is on the right hand side. Many people comment "I couldn't drive that because....." You may find the rental car to have rh steering....and then again it may not. But one thing is for sure, they DO drive on the left. So

KEEP LEFT and you'll be RIGHT.

 

So the driver needs to pay close attention. An unfamiliar driver will usually screw up when making their first left hand turn or when in a traffic circle and I think down town still has one or two. Not a good time for ... well, I've only had two, nor even good conversation. The driver needs to pay a wee bit more attention than normal despite less traffic.

 

- watch for pedestrians stepping off on the LEFT side, who btw are also checking traffic from the WRONG direction if they came from a cruise ship....

 

- watch for other crazy tourists on mopeds and scooters who are ALSO on the wrong side of the road.

 

- a Jeep sounds fun but note there is no place on GC where it is legal to go off road that I know of, and an open Jeep vs an air conditioned sedan in the summer might warrant reconsideration. Your call there.

 

You can do it but beeee careful. At least you don't plan to rent Moped/scooters..... that's a REAL good way to get to experience island emergency medicine :(

[delgadofam2002]

We always rent a car in Cayman. My hubby was a truck driver for years so he has driven all the islands on our trips. I always use Cayman Auto Rental the owner is Cassandra. They are really nice & great. http://www.caymanautorentals.net/

They are about 2-3 blocks from the port on the left near the Burger King.

[jacksmom09]

We are renting a convertable PT Cruiser in April! We want to go to Rum Point! Just wondering if there is anything else in that direction we should see or do?? We have done stingrays, hell, and the turtle farm before!:D