Cayman Islands Tours:
Blue Dragons

Cayman Islands Tours include the Blue Dragon Trail, which features larger-than-life-sized blue iguanas at various points around Grand Cayman. 

Each ‘dragon’ has been decorated by a different Cayman artist so it’s a chance to see if you like how each artist thinks before you visit their gallery to buy a piece.

Blue iguanas, or ‘blue dragons’, are native to Grand Cayman but are threatened by development, as so many animals are nowadays.

Nowadays, there’s a breeding area in the Botanic Park to help the iguana population recover.

Cayman Islands Tours — Blue Dragon Trail

This blue dragon is also at the Queen Elizabeth II botanic park in the centre of the island. It’s the most naturally painted of the statues, intending to remind the viewer of the real animal behind the conservation program. 

The Blue Dragon Trail is a joint effort between a number of Cayman islands organizations and businesses that strives to recover this highly endangered species by raising visitors’ and locals’ awareness of the plight of these unique creatures.

Arti is a blue dragon that can be found in central George Town near the old Post Office building. Nearby is his cousin Blu, see below.

This dragon is called, Being Blue, which is odd because it’s mainly yellow but that’s artist’s for you.

Being Blue can be found at the new Cayman Islands National Gallery off the Esterley Tibbets highway and just outside George Town.

This blue dragon is ‘Betsy the Tourist and is located at Smith’s Cove just south of George Town. Betsy has a nice golden tan, as you’d expect from someone who carefully spent time on the small but beautiful sand beach at Smith’s Cove or Smith’s Barcadere, as it is often now shown on maps.

This blue dragon is ‘Blu’ and can be found in George Town near the King George V Clock Tower not far from Butterfield Bank.

Blu has a near neighbour in Arti, see above.

Missing in Action is a blue dragon that remembers those who are lost, and never found, in wars and is based on the artist’s own experience.

It can be found near the water’s edge at Hog Sty Bay, close to the Paradise Restaurant and Bayshore Mall.

This mottled blue dragon is called Shalom, a Hebrew word meaning ‘peace’. 

Shalom can be found at Governor’s Beach, right next to Government House, where the Governor resides, on Seven Mile Beach.

Sonatina, at Rum Point, is an African-Indian themed blue dragon, reflecting the artist’s own background.

The Cayman Islands today have an incredibly diverse population with the original British, African, and Indian heritages supplemented by the many people who have come to work in the banking and hospitality industries.

Other dragons are located at:

Bodden Town Park has ‘Chloe’s Iguana’

‘Poof’ at Caymana Bay shopping center, 7 Mile Beach

Captain George Dixon Park (‘The Rock’) and East End Public Beach (‘Blue’), both in the East End

Scholars Park near Barker’s National Park is the home of ‘People in the Wild’

Jarrold Smith Park in Northside is home to ‘Indigo’

A map of the dragons and the roads to follow to find them can be found at Blue Dragon map.

For this, and many more, Cayman Islands Tours, visit Viator and pre-book.

While we’re on the subject of ‘dragons’, here are some links to a part of the world where dragons are popular — Asia:

Mongolia is a growing country that’s beginning to get noticed and here’s a site to point you in the right direction for a visit. Check out hotels in Mongolia. Compare high end, mid range, and budget hotels in Mongolia. Find info on guesthouses and Mongolian host families.

Visit our other page of Cayman Islands Tours — Maritime Heritage tour — for more places to visit on the island.

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