subject: Cayman Islands Holidays - Shore Diving Grand Cayman [print this page] Scuba diving is a great pastime, but some time is lost when travelling by boat to the dive site. However with shore diving, you basically just walk into the sea from the beach.
Grand Cayman has many shore diving sites with a selection of colourful reefs, weird and wonderful rock formations and even shipwrecks. All are clearly marked by buoys.
The following is a list of the more popular sites.
Its not always possible just to walk into the sea, at Turtle Reef access is by ladders. The reef starts around 20 feet from shore and has two walls, a mini-wall closest to the shore, followed by the main wall around 15 feet further out.
Just because the access doesn't require a boat, there are times when you may need the assistance of a dive master. At Devil's Grotto there are outstanding caves to explore. As the tunnels to these are not always easy to spot, this is where a local guide will prove invaluable. There is an almost endless list of colourful sea life to observe while diving this reef.
Eden Rock is a neighbour Devil's Grotto and can be found in Georgetown, not far from the Harbour. Here you can snorkel as well as some of the reefs reach up to only around 10 feet from the surface. There are fairly safe grottos to explore as the exits and entrances are always clearly visible. But watch out for hungry yellowtail snappers, which are less timid than most fish.
There are many companies on Grand Cayman that can hire you equipment and provide the locations of other shore diving sites.
Scuba diving is a great pastime, but some time is lost when travelling by boat to the dive site. However with shore diving, you basically just walk into the sea from the beach.
Grand Cayman has many shore diving sites with a selection of colourful reefs, weird and wonderful rock formations and even shipwrecks. All are clearly marked by buoys.
The following is a list of the more popular sites.
Its not always possible just to walk into the sea, at Turtle Reef access is by ladders. The reef starts around 20 feet from shore and has two walls, a mini-wall closest to the shore, followed by the main wall around 15 feet further out.
Just because the access doesn't require a boat, there are times when you may need the assistance of a dive master. At Devil's Grotto there are outstanding caves to explore. As the tunnels to these are not always easy to spot, this is where a local guide will prove invaluable. There is an almost endless list of colourful sea life to observe while diving this reef.
Eden Rock is a neighbour Devil's Grotto and can be found in Georgetown, not far from the Harbour. Here you can snorkel as well as some of the reefs reach up to only around 10 feet from the surface. There are fairly safe grottos to explore as the exits and entrances are always clearly visible. But watch out for hungry yellowtail snappers, which are less timid than most fish.
There are many companies on Grand Cayman that can hire you equipment and provide the locations of other shore diving sites.
Cayman Islands Holidays - Shore Diving Grand Cayman
By: John Guinn
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