Some of my favourite dive sites in Grand Cayman
Diving in Cayman is great, with visibility usually stretching to at least sixty feet, the water temperature rarely needing a wetsuit (although I have more natural insulation than some) and the dive sites rarely being too busy. Dive sites in the East are generally quieter (it’s hard to justify a fifty minute drive when you can just go five minutes down the road) but for shore diving, the West is better serviced.
The following is a general overview of some of my favourite sites (not THE top sites, just some of the top ones in my opinion) in Grand Cayman, where I will personally invariably try to take visitors and would suggest that anyone could come away happy from a trip having ticked these boxes:
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I love diving, and am always keen to encourage people to give it a go – friends, family, visitors. I enjoy writing about diving on this site but have recently started branching out a bit, and written a few articles for a blog called Scuba Diver Life.
My first was about one of my favourite dive sites (and curry houses) in Grand Cayman, check it out here, my post on Scuba Diver Life about Sunset House.
Thanks!
Tubbyman
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