Landmark· Utila· Other Caribbean
Utila Cays (Pigeon & Jewel Cay)
16° 3.8′ N · 86° 58.1′ W
Off Utila's south-west tip, two tiny cays joined by a bridge are packed edge-to-edge with brightly painted houses — a Garifuna-and-islander fishing village that feels like a floating town — with palm-fringed Water Cay nearby for swimming.
Practical
Coordinate is Pigeon Cay from OpenStreetMap (Jewel Cay 16.06402, -86.96510; Water Cay 16.05948, -86.97577). Wikipedia notes the island and its cays are a protected Ramsar site. Visit by dinghy in calm weather or by water taxi from Utila Town; Pigeon Cay has a small clinic and hardware store. For an overnight anchorage nearby, see Utila Cays Anchorage (Pigeon/Suc-Suc Cay, west Utila), about a mile north-west of the village in turtle grass; otherwise come by tender or water taxi from the town harbour (20-30 minutes). Locals also call Pigeon Cay 'Suc-Suc Cay'. No ATM on the cays.
Best for
Dinghy or water-taxi outing to a stilt-house village and a beach cay
Nearby
- Cay View Restaurant (Jewel/Pigeon Cay, Utila)Right here
- Water Cay (Utila Cays)0.5 NM away
- Water Cay Day Anchorage (Utila Cays)0.6 NM away
- Utila Cays Anchorage (Pigeon/Suc-Suc Cay, west Utila)0.8 NM away
- Raggedy Cay (Utila west end)2.3 NM away
- Neptune's Dock Snorkel (Coral Beach Village, Utila)2.4 NM away
- Turtle Harbour Wildlife Refuge (Utila north side)3.1 NM away
- Utila Lagoon & Mangrove Canal3.2 NM away