Diving in Cayman Islands
Grand Cayman anchors diving in the Cayman Islands, accounting for 66 of the country's 134 sites. Reef and ocean diving dominate the mix, closely supported by sandy-bottom sites. Walls, caverns, and channels provide additional terrain choices, so divers can move between very different underwater settings while staying within one island group.
The Cayman Islands' dive sites are led by House Reef on Grand Cayman, with Kittiwake Wreck close behind in diver activity. Rainbow Reef, Little Cayman, and Oro Verde are also among the most frequently dived. Across the wider destination, reefs and ocean environments provide the main structure, while sand, walls, caverns, and channels shape individual briefings. This concentration of varied terrain gives Grand Cayman particular weight when planning a trip.
Cayman Islands's best-known dive site
All dive sites in Cayman Islands
Grand Cayman66
- Anchor Point
- Anemone Reef (East End)
- Babylon
- Barrel Sponge Wall
- Big House
- Black Rock Drop Off
- Black Rock Reef
- Breakers Cut-Back
- Chub Hole
- Cinderella's Castle
- Crusher's Wall
- Delwin's Delight
- Devil's Grotto
- Dragon's Lair
- Dumbo's Drop Off
- Eagle Ray Rock
- Eden Rock
- Eeny Meeny Miny Mo
- Elmo's Wall
- Ex USS Kittiwake
- Fantasea Land
- Fish Tank
- Frank Sound Gardens
- Gigglin Marlin Legacy
- Grouper Grotto
- High Rock Drop Off
- House Reef
- Ironshore Gardens
- Jack McKenney's Canyon
- Julie's Wall
- Kangaroo Gorge
- Kathleen's Reef
- Kelly's Caverns
- Kittiwake Wreck
- Lighthouse Wall
- Little Bluff Reef
- Little House on the Prairie
- Lodge Anchor
- Lost Valley
- Lost Wall of East End
- Maggie's Maze
- McCurley's Wall
- Northern Lights
- Old Isaacs
- Old Number 12
- Old Wreck Head
- Omega Reef
- Oro Verde (Bow)
- Pat's Wall
- Playing Field
- River of Sands
- Roger's Reef
- Scuba Bowl
- Snapper Hole
- Split Rock
- Sunrise Reef
- Sunset Reef (East End)
- Tarpon Terrace
- The Arch
- The Maze
- Three Sisters
- Top Secret
- Turtle Pass
- USS Kittiwake Wreck
- Valley of the Dolls
- Wreck of the Cali
Other areas68
- Angelfish Reef - Grand Cayman
- Aquarium - Grand Cayman
- Armchair Reef
- Balboa (Wreck)
- Bear’s Paw
- Big Dipper
- Black Forest - Grand Cayman
- Bloody Bay Wall
- Blue Pinnacles
- Bonnie's Arch
- Buccaneer Reef
- Bullwinkle East
- Caribbean Club Sand Chute
- Castle Wall
- Casuarina Point Reef Don Foster's Dive House Reef
- Cayman Brac
- Christina's Wall
- Cobalt Ridge
- Coral Anchors
- Disneyworld
- Doc Poulson (Wreck)
- Double Wall
- Eagle Ray Pass
- Eagle Ray Rock
- Eagles Nest
- East Chute
- Easy Street
- Fisheries
- Gary’s Wall
- Hepp’s Pipeline
- Jack McKenny’s Canyons
- Jackson Wall and Reef - Grand Cayman
- Jax Dax
- Killer Pillar
- Laura's Reef
- Lighthouse Reef - Cayman Brac
- Little Cayman
- Lobster Pot
- Lone Star Reef
- MV Captain Keith Tibbetts (Wreck)
- Marilyn’s Cut
- McCurly’s Wall
- Meridian Drop
- Mermaid Reef
- Middle Chute
- Nancy’s Cup of Tea
- North West Point
- Old #12
- Old Issac’s
- Orange Canyon
- Oro Verde (Wreck)
- Pallas
- Paradise Reef
- Rainbow Reef
- Ridgefield Reef
- Schoolhouse Reef
- Smith Cove
- Snapper Point - Cayman Brac
- Spanish Bay Reef
- Stingray City - Grand Cayman
- Sylvia’s Reef
- Trinity Caves
- Turtle Alley
- Turtle Farm Wall
- Turtle Reef / Macabuca - Grand Cayman
- West Chute
- Wild Hammer
- Wildlife Reef
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