For getting around Cayman Brac, you have a choice between taking taxis, renting a bike, renting a car, or relying on your trusty feet. Renting a car is easiest, especially if you don't like getting stuck in the hot sun.

Car Rentals

Car rental agencies will meet your incoming flight if you make reservations in advance. You won't find many rental places here, so reserve as far in advance as possible during the winter season.

B & S Motor Ventures, 422 Channel Rd., South Side (tel. 345/948-1646; www.bandsmv.com), is run by Steve and Nola Bodden, who will supply you with plenty of insider information about Cayman Brac. Cars and jeeps cost US$40 per day. The best deal is their weekly rate, beginning at US$240 for 6 to 7 days. SUVs can be rented for US$46 per day. Off-season rates are generally about 10% lower. They also rent bikes and scooters . You must be at least 25 years old to rent a car.

Four D's Car Rental, Kidco Building, South Side (tel. 345/948-1599), offers car rentals for US$35 a day and up, and vans for US$45 a day. If you rent for 6 days, the seventh day is free. You must be 21 years old to rent a car.

Taxis

Taxi service on Cayman Brac is slow and not particularly organized, but it is available. Be prepared, however, to wait. Taxis do not always meet incoming planes unless arrangements are made in advance. Most taxi companies will take you on a 2-hour tour for CI$24 per person. All the taxi companies charge the same rates. The first mile costs CI$4; each additional mile costs CI$1.75. Traveling from the airport to one of the resorts or villas on Stake Bay along the north side of the island costs about CI$8 to CI$40 per person, depending on the distance of the resort or villa from the airport.

The major taxi services are D&M (tel. 345/948-2307) and Elo's Taxi (tel. 345/948-0220).

Bikes & Scooters

You can explore almost all of Cayman Brac by bike or scooter, except for the area around the Bluff, which is too rugged. Most roads along the coast are flat and easy to traverse by bike. The main road across the west of Cayman Brac is also a relatively easy cycle route.

Many hotels either lend or rent bikes to guests. If yours doesn't, you can rent both bicycles and scooters from B & S Motor Ventures (tel. 345/948-1646; www.bandsmv.com). Scooters here cost US$30 per day or US$180 for 6 to 7 days. Bikes go for US$13 per day or US$75 for a week. If you find that the bike your hotel lends or rents is too simple, you can get a bike with gears and good brakes from B & S. The company will deliver a bike or scooter to you at any location on the island.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.