Stingray City
Promoted by cruise ship TV commercials, dive and adventure magazines, Stingray City has become the world's most famous shallow dive. Here, divers can feed, pet and play with the friendly Southern Stingrays. Divers kneel on the sandy sea floor while tame stingrays swirl around in search of food. As you stroke the smooth undersides of the stingrays, you'll understand why this memorable dive has made Grand Cayman famous.

Wrecks
Cayman has a number of shipwrecks, which make ideal dive sites. Wrecks form an artificial reef and attract a large amount of sealife searching for permanent homes. The most famous wreck in Grand Cayman is the Oro Verde. The “OV” was a freighter that was scuttled and sunk off Seven Mile Beach to create a dive site. Other wrecks include the Balboa, the Cali, the Doc Polson and the Nicholson.

Shore Diving
Grand Cayman has excellent shore diving available south of George Town harbor. Coral reef systems begin just a few yards off shore and gently slope down the wall. It's recommended that guests who wish to shore dive have a vehicle to drive to these sites and use dive operators located on each site for tank rentals.

West Side Dives
Most of Grand Cayman's best-known dive sites are located on the West Wall just off Seven Mile Beach. The West Wall is known for spectacular swim-throughs, unspoiled reefs, an abundance of fish, mysterious wrecks, and gently sloping walls. The calm seas and excellent visibility make the West Wall ideal for both the advanced and novice diver. With almost 50 dive sites, you'll have plenty of destinations to choose. West Wall divers are picked up from the beach, and all our dive sites are less than 10 minutes away.

South Wall Dives
When the weather makes the West Wall inaccessible, our dive boats visit the South Wall. Shallow dives feature a reef structure with deep ravines, which have fused together in places to form tunnels, archways and swim-throughs. Here, divers will see an abundance of elkhorn coral. South Wall's drop-off begins deeper than the other walls and many sites feature large pinnacles of coral rising up from the wall. South Wall is popular for its shallow sites such as Japanese Gardens and Oriental Gardens.

North Wall Dives
The North Wall boasts spectacular drops-offs and fascinating marine life. It is not uncommon to spot Eagle Rays, Tarpon and Sea Turtles. The exotic marine life clinging to the vertical sides of the wall make diving it a thrill to even the most experienced divers and photographers. North Wall dive boats depart from the Hyatt or Safehaven docks.

East End Dives
The east end of the island is still relatively untouched by divers and offers pristine sites. The diving is typically around the inner fringing reef. The spur and grove formations here are more gently sloping than other areas on Grand Cayman. With a variety of sites including caves and swim-throughs, coupled with superfluous marine life, the East End offers something special for the adventurous diver looking for something different.

Divers At Stingray City
Photo: Red Sail Sports

A Diver Glides Over The Reef
Photo: Red Sail Sports