There are over 250 dive spots to choose from in Grand Cayman and it offers some of the greatest underwater variety anywhere in the world. You will find all here: deep, dramatic walls decorated with sponges and corals in a stunning array of colors; shallow reefs filled with schooling fish and small invertebrates; and a range of wrecks, each with their own unusual character and inhabitants. Here you will also find the world’s best 12-foot dive, the legendary Stingray City in the North Sound of Grand Cayman Island. And local water sports association has adopted the 130-foot depth limit in its Safety Guidelines, so it is much more available to divers.

There is hardly a destination that offers divers, snorkelers and those who simply love the water, more to see and do than the Cayman Islands. Under the tranquil, azure waters that wash Grand Cayman and her two sister islands, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, a world of magic begins. If you are a diver, visiting the place is the opportunity to experience first-hand the legendary walls, reefs and wrecks that have made islands famous all over the world. And if you are a snorkeler or swimmer, you may mingle here with Stingrays, turtles, tropical fish and corals in every color of the rainbow.

You will relish all this in heavenly temperatures (79 to 83-degrees) with a visibility that often over 100 feet. There is an abundance of experienced, highly professional dive operators, state-of-the-art live aboards and numerous snorkel sites accessible by boat or straight from shore, that’s why the Cayman Islands is the perfect spot to explore the underwater world. You may take even your children to get in on the fun of snorkeling and diving (with the proper adult supervision, of course). Special programs are available at SASY, PADI Bubblemaker or the Scuba Rangers.

Many underwater hot spots require exhausting travel to lonely outposts. But the Cayman Islands is on a 75-minute Right from Miami. Most international airlines have direct flights to Grand Cayman from major U.S. gateways (Atlanta, Charlotte, Detroit, Ft. Lauderdale, Houston, Memphis, Miami, Newark, Philadelphia, Tampa, as well as from Toronto, Canada; London (Heathrow), UK; Havana, Cuba and Kingston and Montego Bay, Jamaica). When you arrive on Grand Cayman, you can easily make the jump to either little Cayman or Cayman Brac.

And here are some reasons that underpin the Cayman Islands popularity as a premier scuba diving destination:
• Numberless pristine dive locations including wreck, wall and shore dive options.
• Strict marine conservation laws.
• Pure, clear, tranquil, current-free and warm water with exceptional visibility, year-round.
• Excellent scuba instruction for all experience levels and abilities (including handicapped diving), offered through a range of certification agencies and in several languages.
• Exceptional diversity of kaleidoscopic marine life, including stingrays, green and hawksbill sea turtles, eagle rays, schools of tarpon and silversides, barracudas, angelfish, puffer fish, scrawled filefish, flying gurnards, moray eels and many others.
• Effortlessly accessible dive spots.
• Full range of support services such as equipment repair and rental.