There are 42 dive operations in Grand Cayman, 5 in Little Cayman
and 3 in Cayman Brac and 2 liveaboard dive boats, the Cayman Aggressor III and Little
Cayman Diver II.
A full range of professional dive services is available, include
equipment sales, rentals and repairs and scuba instruction at all levels. In addition,
there are seven full service underwater photography and video centers with E-6 processing
services, including four on Grand Cayman, two on Cayman Brac and one on Little
Cayman.
Stingray City has become Cayman's most famous dive site,
located in shallow depths in Grand Cayman's North Sound. Here, more than 30 Southern
Atlantic stingrays swim freely with snorkelers and divers in 12 ft. of water. The site can
be reached only by boat.
A two-man double lock recompression chamber is located at the George Town Hospital, and
manned on a 24-hour on call basis by trained staff from the Cayman Islands Divers chapter
of the British Sub Aqua Club, supervised by a doctor trained in hyperbaric medicine.
Watersports
Other watersports
available include deep sea fishing (blue marlin, yellowfin
tuna, wahoo, dolphin , barracuda, grouper, snapper); light tackle fishing for bonefish, tarpon and permit (the Sister
Islands are best) snorkeling trips; North Sound snorkeling/ beach lunch trips with local
Caymanian captains to Stingray City; the Atlantis XI submarine(46 passenger) and RSL
(2-passenger deep diving subs); Mistral and BIC windsurfing centers (2 operations on Grand
Cayman), Seaworld Explorer (semi submersible) and glass bottom boat trips; parasailing,
water-skiing, ocean kayaking; small sailboats; sunset cocktail, dinner and daytime
snorkeling cruises; waverunners and jet skis and variety of "beach/ water toys"
for rent at hotels along Seven Mile Beach; at Rum Point and East End (Morritt's Tortuga
Club).
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Known worldwide as premier
diving destinations, the Cayman Islands continue to protect their legacy with
conscientious reef preservation, utilizing rotation of moored sites and enthusiastic diver
education, ensuring enjoyment for visitors to come many years in the future.
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