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Grand Cayman HAMMERHEAD HILL 60’-100’ (18-100m) Boat dive to a rise that is known Principal Road LEGEND Franko's
for big fish and schools of or single hammerheads. Scuba Site

B'S WALL 66’-100’ (20-30m) Crystal clear waters belie the fact that divers
get deep quickly here. Fabulous colourful corals and sponges abound here.

DREAM WEAVER REEF 55'-75' (17-23m) Boat dive to spur and groove
reef with shallow coral pinnacles and buttresses with swim-throughs
GRAND CAYMAN DIVING The reefs and walls of Grand Cayman are absolutely amazing. An photographer everywhere. Colourful corals and sponges. Secondary Road Snorkel Site CAYMAN ISLANDS
could spend a lifetime on over 250 named dive sites all around the island. Many of the dive sites feature
drop-offs, stunning walls, and canyons. Access is easy, with numerous shore-accessible dives, especailly along CHINESE WALL 66’-100’ (20-30m) Mini wall and fissure between Trail/Dirt Road Fish British West Indies
Seven Mile Beach, but just as many that require boating in with one of the island's expert dive operators. With two coral masses, with a wide variety and abundance of reef creatures,
all of the walls and towering formations loaded with colourful sponges, intricate corals and a myriad of reef fishes, including a female nurse shark, turtles, sea rods, stony corals, colourful Depth Contours 10m 256 Guide & Dive Map
invertebrates, and pelagic species, it is interesting that Grand Cayman's most famous dive is Stingray City. This sponges and all kinds of Caribbean reef fishes.
Depth (meters) Sounding (meters) Name Cayman Islands
incredible dive takes place in no more than 12 feet of water. For cruiseship passengers, novice snorkelers, and ROBERT'S WALL 50'-100' (15-30m) Spur and groove terrain leads Caribbean Sea
to drop-off. Large cuts in this wall have deep swim-throughs with Marine Park Zone
families, Sandbar also features a fleet of southern stingrays, and is so shallow that visitors can stand on the sand and Walls and Coral Reefs Where Most PRINTED ON DURABLE, WATERPROOF SYNTHETIC PAPER
interact with the friendly stingrays. The reefs and walls all around Grand barrel sponges, giant anemones, black coral, white-spotted eagle Recreational Guide for
rays, turtles, lobsters and sharks. Diving is Done Point of Interest
Cayman are excellent dive spots. Every Cayman diver has his or her own BLUE PINNACLES Replenishment Zone Scuba Divers, Snorkelers,
favorites. The splendor of Grand Cayman diving is that any one of 250+ GAIL'S MOUNTAIN 50'-100'+ (15-30m+) Sea mount with a and Everyone Who Loves
sites can be the best on a given dive. Night diving is excellent too. A HOLE IN THE WALL ravine and fissures making a superb coral garden with colourful Shallow Lagoons & Sounds; Fisheries Lodging
favorite night dive is at the Divetech Reef right next to the Cayman Turtle Farm. sponges, blue chromis schools and purple creole wrasse. Management Areas Where Stocks of The Cayman Islands
MAIN STREET Conch & Lobster Breed
Environmental Zone
SEVEN MILE BEACH & WEST END TARPON ALLEY WEST & EAST HAUNTED HOUSE 70’-100’ (21-30m) Boat dive to join Restaurant
OF GRAND CAYMAN DETAILED ON PRINCESS PENNY'S PINNACLE white-spotted eagle rays and hawksbill turtles amongst
GHOST MOUNTAIN Wreck of the JOSH'S CANYON oversized black corals. Do Not Disturb Area of Mangrove in
Augustus Caesar (1765) VALLEY OF THE RAYS North Sound
GRAND CANYON 50'-100'+ (15-30m+)
19025'N FLIP SIDE OF MAP CLIFF HANGER Also known as "B'S WALL", this is a wide canyon between Visit Franko at www.frankosmaps.com
sheer walls, adorned with colourful sponges and soft coral.
PETE'S RAVINE MARTIN'S 1000m

SPONGE POINT WALL BLACK FOREST (NORTH) There are pelagic species plus tiger and Nassau groupers. S Nautical Miles 0 1 2
(GROUPER POINT) Conch Point 1 2
BEAR'S EAGLE RAY PASS 1150 PINNACLE REEF 30’-40’ (9-12m) Boat dive to coral pinnacles C Statute Miles 0 12
SPANISH BAY REEF PAW that rise to within 30’ (9m) of surface. Northwest of mooring A
SCHOOLHOUSE REEF LEMON WALL there is a nice swim-through. L
HEPP'S WALL 279 E
HEPP'S PIPELINE 200m NO NAME WALL 50’-90’ (15-27m) A line of ravines runs Kilometers0
Spanish Bay LEMON REEF seaward toward the wall north of Rum Point Channel.
Boatswains Bay
273 DoRuebplleenHieshamd ent 10m LESLIE'S CURL WHITE STROKE CANYON 60'-100'+ (18-30m+) Huge craggy canyon covered NOTE: Although every effort was
Zone with corals, sponges and invertebrates. Canyon crags are home to green moray taken to make this map accurate,
DIVETECH REEF 17 LIGHTHOUSE eels, lobsters, octopi, and many invertebrates. Graceful French angelfish pairs the islands undergo change and
TURTLE FARM Divetech WALL swim about, and turtles rest. Caution: Choppy and surgy. there may also be omissions.
MINI-WALL This map is not intended to be
Cobalt Coast Resort Sanders QUEEN'S THRONE 17’-50’ (5-15m) Boat dive is also good for snorkeling
Rock
used as a Navigational Chart.
Palmetto Pt. at mini wall with coral pinnacles and a large green moray.

Sundivers BARKERS Barker ANDES WALL 60’-100’ (18-30m)
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from Hell Morgan's Cay Main Channel ANDES REEF 20’-33’ (6-11m) 1371 BLACK ROCK CANYON 50’-100’ (15-30m) VALLEY OF THE DOLLS 66’-100’ (20-30m)
Harbor Head of Barkers Rum
HELL
Point Channel
Divetech Zone
North SoundBoatswain's Beach CHANNEL'S PENNY'S ARCH 30’-60’ (9-18m) Delicate archway is at the edge McCURLYS WALLS 50’-100’ (15-30m) BARREL SPONGE WALL 60’-100’ (18-30m) 1580
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NW POINT
BONNIE'S ARCH WEST BAY Fisherman's Rock Rep2lenSisahnmdbenatr
BLUE PETER REEF
ORANGE CANYON Cemetery
SENTINEL ROCK STINGRAY CITY To 12' (4m) The attraction
BIG TUNNELS Salt for divers and snorkelers who come here in
EASY STREET Creek endless tour boats is up-close encounters
IN BETWEEN RogeLrosSnpgWroCetotcckeorPnt.uBtaPyt.
Seven Mile Beach3 with the friendly stingrays. The stingrays
DRAGON'S HOLE get yummy handouts from dive masters.
5m 10m 200m It is a spectacle not to be missed!
CHAIN REEF
BIG DIPPER CORAL GARDENS 3' - 10' (1 - 3m) Boat Dive to
excellent snorkeling on shallow coral reef and
LITTLE TUNNELS Governor's sand. Interesting nudibranchs, tiny fish, grunts,
Creek yellowtails, sergeant majors and green sea
ROUND ROCK W & E A1
TRINITY CAVES
turtles dominate the enjoyment.
NEPTUNE'S WALL

SLAUGHTERHOUSE WALL SAFE HAVEN Welch Point SANDBAR 3' - 10' (1 - 3m) Tour boats Further Rd
Frank
CEMETERY BEACH REEF The Links take snorkelers to site where stingrays
at Safehaven abound over white sand much like the Sound Rd
WALL STREET famous STINGRAY CITY, but shallower.
SAND CHUTE
DOC POULSON (WRECK) West Bay 5 tours to Sandbar or other dive sites. 3 GROUND NORTH SIDE Swampy Colliers SNAPPER HOLE
Cave Pond 33’-60’ (11-18m)

19020'N MITCH MILLER'S REEF Ritz Carlton Booby Little Sound Colliers Bay Tunnel maze in corals, full of
MARTY'S WALL Golf Course Cay Colliers Cay
Portofino Restaurant silversides and big tarpon.
KNIFE Red Sail Sports 3.5 Booby Pt. The Mountain There is an old (1872) anchor
Britannia
USS KITTIWAKE (2010) RUM POINT FERRY This scenic ferry ride 4 El 40' Low & Irregular Thickly Wooded of the wreck Methusalem.
across North Sound departs from the
LOST TREASURE REEF Hyatt Regency dock. Replenishment Zone

SPANISH ANCHOR Golf Course 24 Mangrove Mastic Trail QUEEN ELIZABETH II BOTANICAL PARK OLD WRECK HEAD
ANGELFISH REEF Divers Supply Meagre Bay Pond 65 acres of lush tropical gardens, El 40' (SHARK ALLEY)
GREAT HOUSE WALL Divers World GEORGE TOWN TOURING The main town of the 3.5 Mangrove Animal Sanctuary with trails. See elusive blue iguanas Sand Bluff
AQUARIUM NORTH Cayman Islands has extraordinary architecture, Duck
(KILLER PUFFER) the National Museum, the National Heroes Circle, Pond A4 and other indigenous animals and GUN BAY 30'-60' (9-18m)
AQUARIUM SOUTH the Clock Tower (built for King George V in 1937), Cay plants. Wreck of the
and many wonderful shops catering to tourists.
EAGLE'S NEST East End Channel Cumberland
PETER'S (GOVERNOR'S) REEF Gun Bluff Sparrowhawk Transport (1767)
Point
JAX DAX 3.5 22
Police
PARADISE REEF George Town EAST END Gorling Bluff East Point Resort
ORO VERDE WRECK Barcadere
HOLIDAY INN DROP-OFF Compass Point Dive

HAMMERHEAD HOLE Owen Roberts NORTH BREAKERS Civic Center Lighthouse
CARIBBEAN CLUB SAND CHUTE SOUND
GEORGE International Airport PATRICK'S ESTATES El 20' Frank Sound HALF MOON HIGH ROCK HIGH Post Office Lower Bay South Channel
WILDLIFE REEF ISLAND 343 BAY ESTATES ROCK PARROTFISH CAVERNS
LONE STAR REEF 60'-100' (18-30m)
ROYAL PALMS LEDGE Eden Rock TOWN A3 JBoeettCyoBnayyerPtB.ay Cottage Pt. HIGH ROCK Blowholes Corkers Reef
WRECK OF THE GAMMA Channel Replenishment Zone DROP-OFF
PAGEANT BEACH REEF Don Fosters Dive A2 Community Monarch 10m
College Condos 200m
SOTO'S NORTH Sunset House NEWLANDS NORTHWARD 45'-100' (14-30m) THE MAZE
GRAND SAVANNA BODDEN 14.5 353
FISH POT (MESA/RHAPSODY) HARBOR MEADOWS Civic Center RIVER OF SANDS 60'-100'
WRECK OF THE CALLIE Jackson Pt. Pirate's Inn/Dive Time TARPON TAP ROOM 33’-60’ (11-18m) (18-30m)
SAVANNA NORTH CAYMAN TOWN 55’-100’ (17-30m)
Post Office KELLY'S CAVERNS 30’-50’ (9-15m)
WRECK OF THE BALBOA Red Crawl Rd PALMS Post Office Edge Resteraunt HALFMOON BAY to 15' (3m) TUNNEL OF LOVE
EDEN ROCK (N & S) Bay Bay Youth LOWER Clinic 55’-100’ (17-30m)
SPOTTS VALLEY Shamrock Bodden Bay Shore entry to small bay with a limestone bottom with holes and ledges. 772
DEVILS GROTTO (N & S) A5 South Sound Center Reef Wild Dr A2 Numerous colourful invertebrates, including crabs and shrimp, plus morays. TARPON TERRACE
L.C.M. DAVID NICHOLSON Prospect Point PrBoesapcehct A2 Song 33’-60’ (11-18m)
DON FOSTER”S CASUARINA PT. Condos Orchid Inn IRONSHORE GARDENS 30'-50' (9-15m) Boat dive to shallow reef with 1134
200m
SUNSET REEF SW Point SOUTH CAYMAN 401 golden elkhorn corals. Schoolmasters and pairs of foureye butterflyfish KANGAROO GORGE
SUNSET REEF EAST Coconut Walk Bay PALMS swim about the reef. Beyond the reef the bottom is riddled with caves 60’-120’+ (18-36m+)
Pedro St. James
MAHOGANY and tunnels. 1050 DUMBO'S LOOKOUT
Point El 40' ESTATE Beach Bay Studios
WALDOE'S REEF Sand Cay TIN CITY Little MAGGIE'S MAZE 40'-100'+ (12-30m+) Coral ravines and passageways 60’-100’ (18-30m)
ARMCHAIR REEF Pull-and-be-Damned
Pedro Pt. Great PEDRO ST. JAMES NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE lead to drop-off where pelagics frequent. White-spotted eagle rays, CATACOMBS 30'-60' (9-18m)
FRANK'S REEF Pedro Pt. Originally built in 1780 by William Eden, this blacktip reef sharks, Caribbean reef sharks and bull sharks have been
SMITH’S COVE SPOTTS REEF 33’-50’ (11-15m) plantation house makes a nice tour with a seen. Covered with colourful sponges and corals. LOST VALLEY 30'-60' (9-18m)
EAGLE RAY ROCK Coral gardens with swim-throughs. superb view from the top of a coralline bluff. LODGE ANCHOR 30'-60' (9-18m)
BLACKIE'S HOLE THREE SISTERS 55'-100'+ (17-30m+)
19015'N BIG TABLE ROCK BATS CAVE REEF 33’-50’ (11-15m) This Some say that the three sisters, "Agnes", "Bertha", and "Claire", are three
shore accessible, popular site has Grand Caribbean Reef Shark

Cayman's most extensive system of caves huge coral pinnacles sticking out of the main wall. Others say the sisters are
and tunnels. Good for snorkeling. PEDRO'S PINNACLES 66'-100'+ (22-30m+) Grand Cayman's three deep sand channels. Either way, it is a rich mass of sponges and corals.
first resident pirate (Pedro) built a castle at Great Pedro Point.
KENT'S CAVES WEST JAPANESE GARDEN EAST & WEST 1000m Two huge pinnacles rise out of the abyss by his castle. Sea PLAYING FIELD 30'-50' (9-15m) This is a patch reef full of sponges with
BARRACUDA RON'S PASS life includes pristine black corals, wide gorgonian fans, sponges, French angelfish around them, plus butterflyfish, coronetfish, creole wrasse,
RON'S WALL GRAND CAYMAN SNORKELING SITES: French grunts and Bermuda chub.
PALLAS WRECK REEF EAST & WEST
DANGEROUS DAN'S DROP-OFF (3D) green sea turtles, eagle rays, and pelagics from the open ocean. McKENNY'S CANYON 60' - 100' (18 - 30m) Canyons, tunnels and swim-throughs
PALLAS PINNACLES EAST, WEST & CENTRAL BATS CAVE REEF SUNSET REEF EAST decorated with huge, 4' (1.2m) tall lavender sea fans, plus yellow and brown tube
NED'S TUNNELS TURTLE FARM REEF SMITH'S COVE sponges. Blacktip reef sharks cruise the reef.
DEDE'S GARDEN BULLWINKLE EAST & WEST BONNIE'S ARCH PALLAS WRECK
GARY'S REEF LAURA'S REEF
CROSSROADS RED BAY CAVES PEDRO'S REEF 25'-45' (8-14m) Several small caverns in the reef
PIRATE'S COVE GARY'S WALL supports a wide variety of Caribbean reef fishes, corals, sponges, CEMETERY REEF HALF MOON BAY PATS WALL 60’-100’+ (18-30m+) Mooring 3.0 SE Named for local dive master,
shrimp and spiny lobsters. Hawksbill turtles are also common. SPANISH ANCHOR
OLLEN'S OFFICE AQUARIUM REEF THREE SISTERS Pat’s Wall has narrow, deep channels, and a lush coral gargen with purple sea
plumes, sea fans and sea whips, plus a few black corals. Great spot for excellent
GRAND CAYMAN FACTS: PHANTOM'S LEDGE TORTUGA CLUB
WRECK OF THE GAMMA GENEVA KATHLEEN WRECK buoyancy control.
22 mi. (35 km.) long x 4-8 mi. (6-12 km.) wide EYE OF THE NEEDLE WRECK OF THE CALLIE
Area: 122 sq. miles (197 sq. km.) RUM POINT CLUB SCUBA BOWL 65'-100'+ (20-30m+) Outside the channel, this is a deep dive with
AKA HOLE IN THE WALL ANGELFISH REEF brain corals, blue fan corals, gorgonians, and lavender finger sponges. There are
Located 490 miles (800 km.) SW of Miami. EDEN ROCK SANDBAR blacktip and Caribbean reef sharks.
Population: 45,000+ and growing fast CHRISTINA'S REEF AND WALL The Cayman Islands The Sister Islands CORAL GARDENS

Topography is almost flat DEVIL'S GROTTO STINGRAY CITY GROUPER GROTTO 20'-50' (6-15m) Boat dive for scuba or snorkelers to a tabletop
George Town is the capital of the Cayman Islands PARROT'S REEF HEPP'S PIPELINE coral reef with elkhorn corals, golden gorgonians, brain corals and sponges. Fish
Cayman Trench - Just to the south the water is Manta Ray Little Cayman SEAVIEW REEF WEST SEVEN MILE BEACH life includes Bermuda chub, and whitespotted eagle rays. However, groupers are
Caribbean Sea SUNSET REEF WEST almost non-existent at Grouper Grotto.
4 miles (6km) deep.