Diving in the Cayman Islands
Bloody Bay Wall, the stingrays of Stingray City and the Kittiwake wreck — clear water and easy conditions
1 yacht for liveaboard diving, 2 resorts
Cayman Islands — Bloody Bay Wall on Little Cayman, Stingray City, the USS Kittiwake wreck. Liveaboard schedules and prices.
Why divers come here
- Bloody Bay Wall on Little Cayman — a sheer drop from 6 metres past 300 metres
- Stingray City — dozens of habituated southern stingrays on a 3–4 metre sandbar
- USS Kittiwake — a submarine rescue vessel sunk as an artificial reef in 2011
- MV Captain Keith Tibbetts off Cayman Brac — the only Russian warship divable in the Western Hemisphere
- Visibility of 25–45 metres and light currents almost all year
- Three islands in one trip — Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman
What you'll meet underwater
Southern stingrays (Stingray City, year-round)
Caribbean reef sharks
Nurse sharks resting under wall overhangs
Green and hawksbill turtles
Atlantic tarpon
Nassau grouper
Moray eels, angelfish, parrotfish
Giant barrel sponges and black coral on the wall
Photos: credits and licences
- Southern stingrays (Stingray City, year-round) — James St. John, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Caribbean reef sharks — Albert Kok3, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nurse sharks resting under wall overhangs — Wikimedia Commons, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Green and hawksbill turtles — Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Atlantic tarpon — Kris Mikael Krister, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Nassau grouper — q phia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moray eels, angelfish, parrotfish — Nhobgood Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Giant barrel sponges and black coral on the wall — Twilight Zone Expedition Team 2007, NOAA-OE, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Practical information
- Best season
Year-round; April–June brings the calmest seas and best visibility, hurricane season peaks August–October
- Water temperature
- 26–30 °C
- Visibility
- 25–45 m
- Wetsuit
3 mm year-round, 5 mm January–March and for repetitive dives
- Experience level
Open Water and above; Advanced recommended for the walls and the Kittiwake
- Getting there
Fly to Grand Cayman (GCM) via a US gateway such as Miami or New York, or via Panama City, Kingston or Havana.
Short inter-island flights connect on to Cayman Brac (CYB) and Little Cayman (LYB) in 30–40 minutes.
- Airports
Grand Cayman (GCM), Cayman Brac (CYB), Little Cayman (LYB)
- Visa
The Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territory.
Many nationalities enter visa-free for short stays, while others must obtain a visa in advance from Cayman Islands Immigration.
Plan the connection as well - most routings transit the United States, the United Kingdom or Canada, which may require a separate transit visa.
Check current requirements before booking flights.
- Climate
- Tropical marine, 24–32°C, rainy season May–October
- Currency
Cayman Islands dollar (KYD), US dollars accepted everywhere
- Language
- English
- Time zone
- UTC-5
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