Known for amazing wall dives, beautiful coral and seemingly infinite visibility, these islands are a perfect cocktail of reef, wrecks and rum. The Cayman Islands have attracted scuba divers since the sport was invented.
Visibility in the Cayman Islands is wonderful, averaging between 60 and 100 feet (18-30 meters). Cayman Brac offers a good mix of wall, wreck and reef diving for all experience levels. If that’s not enough to keep you occupied, there’s also the wreck of the Captain Keith Tibbetts as well as the wreck of the Kittiwake, where all manner of tropical marine species abound. Plus, the water temperature ranges between 78-82°F (26-28°C).Devilishly deep drop-offs, wicked wreck dives and some of the coolest coral in the Caribbean have made the Cayman Islands a world-class dive destination. From 5-star hotels on Grand Cayman to quaint dive lodges on Little Cayman, the islands provide holiday options for everyone and hundreds of dive sites to explore. Little Cayman has the Bloody Bay Wall Marine Park, famed for its vibrant colors and dramatic drop offs and swim throughs.
For example, there is the pinnacle of Babylon. Grand Cayman also offers accessible shore diving on great coral reefs with little to no current. In addition, the island of Grand Cayman plays host to a turtle farm, so it is rare to dive without seeing at least one of the resident species.
While the Cayman Islands are famous for its encounters with stingrays in Stingray City where the rays are said to be almost tame, there are many more sites that the islands offer. Grand Cayman’s North Wall plunges deeper than 1800 metres/6000 feet and offers beautiful wall diving with opportunities to see spotted eagle rays and sea turtles.
The crystal, clear, warm water of the Cayman Islands has made it one of the top scuba diving destinations in the world. Divers will explore the walls and ship wrecks of Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac (weather permitting)
The Cayman Islands are a British Crown Colony which lies 480 miles south of Miami, nestled in the turquoise waters of the western Caribbean. The crystal, clear, warm water of the Cayman Islands has made it one of the top scuba diving destinations in the world. Divers will explore the walls and ship wrecks of Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac (weather permitting).
Grand Cayman is located 480 miles south of Miami. Little Cayman and Cayman Brac are 80 miles to the northeast of Grand Cayman. They are an attractive mix of Caribbean charm and American efficiency. The islands are emerging peaks of the submarine Cayman Ridge, which extends from the Cuban Sierra Maestra Range to the Misteriosa Banks off Honduras. The islands were formed by living corals gradually capping the mountain peaks. The Cayman Islands were discovered in 1503 by Christopher Columbus, who originally called them “Las Tortugas” meaning ‘the turtles,” because of the great numbers of sea turtles seen.
