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DIvE GRAND CAYMAN Site nO: 160

Site name: OrO verde wreck
With its calm, clear waters, dramatic vertical PhOtOgraPher: JaSOn SOutham
walls, stunning shallow reefs and storied wrecks,
Grand Cayman is one of the world’s premier dive
destinations. Yet incredibly, many areas have yet to
be explored. Even more astounding is that there is
marine life galore – everywhere.

240 DIvE sITEs foR You To ExPLoRE
In the waters surrounding Grand Cayman you’ll
literally find it all, including the world’s best 12
foot dive at the legendary Stingray City. There’s so Site nO: 202
much to see, everyone can enjoy an experience Site name: Severn’S FathOm
unlike any other – 365 days out of the year. PhOtOgraPher: indigO diverS

REEfs & MARINE LIfE
Grand Cayman’s reefs offer a variety of marine life
encounters. The fish and critters are unafraid of
divers, knowing we pose no threat. They don’t flee
when approached. Instead, silvery Tarpon hover
motionless in mid-water, surrounded by glittery
Silversides, and French Angelfish that fin in close to
check you out. Huge Barrel Sponges and swirling
schools of fish are common off Grand Cayman. These
reefs are unspoiled while gorgonians and hard corals Site nO: 60 DIvE GRAND CAYMAN
Site name: devil’S grOttO
thrive in the clear, warm waters. Most dive sites are PhOtOgraPher: amanda nichOllS
just minutes offshore.

sTINGRAY CITY
If there’s one site almost every diver and snorkeller
wants to add to their logbook while visiting the
Cayman Islands this is it. Stingray City offers an
exhilarating, one-of-a-kind adventure, which is why
it’s been dubbed the world’s best 12 foot dive.

On a sandy seafloor in Grand Cayman’s North Sound,
large groups of gentle, graceful Southern Stingrays
flock to visiting divers for their daily snacks of squid, inSider dive tiP:
putting them literally within arms reach as you swim
and interact with them. “When visiting the
Cayman Islands in the
summer months make sure
to dive with the silversides. The schools
of small silver fish fill up caverns and swim
throughs by the thousands. Enjoy being
engulfed by them as they swim and swirl
around you leaving you in a perfect small
bubble in the middle of their school.”
– Jo Mikutowicz, Divetech

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