Five Grand Cayman Scuba Diving Sites To Visit

With around 250 Grand Cayman diving sites tofish may also swim by for a bite.
choose from, picking a couple of sites for aBig Tunnels
one-week vacation can be confusing. With theAnother must-see Grand Cayman scuba diving site is
diverse array of fishes and corals found in every divethe big tunnels. The coral formations in the drop off
site, it's very difficult to resist viewing the featuresare quite unique. It looks like Neptune himself
of each. For fish lovers, a diverse array of fishes andscratched the area with his trident. With networks of
corals await them underwater. The wreck divers, oncanyons and crevasses, it is a home to the barrel
the other hand, can choose from a variety ofsponge, the black coral, gray angels and eagle rays.
wreckages with an eerie atmosphere that willThe trinity caves are also located in this area. Here,
definitely send chills down a person's spine.one can see a system of four coral canyons that
Stingray Cityconverge on the surface of a vertical wall.
Located in the northwest corner of the GrandEagle Ray Pass
Cayman's North Sound is one of the best GrandLocated in the North Wall, this is another Grand
Cayman scuba diving sites. Inside a natural channelCanyon diving site that one should not miss. Formed
which goes through the barrier reef is Stingray City,by towering coral heads, coral archways and narrow
a dive site that has been shown in cruise shipcrevices, this pass is a home to a lot of sponges,
commercials and featured in dive magazines. In thisgorgonian fans and black corals. A lot of Spotted
world-famous shallow dive, one can kneel on theEagle Rays also swim along the surface of the wall.
sand and feed or pet the stingrays. Even better,The West Wall
these graceful creatures swirl around divers, givingThis is the most popular Grand Cayman diving site. It
them a fantastic show. This is definitely a wonderfulhas a large variety of fish and other marine life. Here,
place for taking underwater pictures.divers can enjoy looking at schools of grunts,
Wreck Divingsnappers and angelfish. Another wonderful feature of
Wrecks can be viewed in some Grand Cayman scubathis site is that the creatures here are quite friendly.
diving sites. One of the famous wrecks in GrandBecause most of them are not camera-shy, many
Cayman is the Oro Verde, an 84-foot steel freighterdivers enjoy taking pictures of the fish in this area.
which was scuttled and sunk by the CaymanianClose to this area, a site called Orange Canyon is a
government in May 31, 1980. Since then, this ship hasgreat place to visit. Here, one can see tons of orange
been inhabited by a lot of extraordinary characterselephant ear sponges.
like a 300-lb jew fish named George, a six-foot greenBeing a place with warm and clear waters that have
moray named Kermit and four-foot barracuda nameda visibility of 100 feet above, going to these diving
Puff. In this area, some yellow tail snappers and angelsites would definitely be a great experience.