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BLACKTIP TUNNELS 50’-65’ (15-20m) BLACK HOLE 65-100’ (20-30m)
SOUTH LITTLE CAYMAN SIDE DIVE SITES (West to East): WINDSOCK REEF 33’-60’ (10-18m) Boat dive offshore from
PRESTON BAY To 30’ (9m) Superb snorkeling from shore. airport windsock to shallow spur and groove area with ledges, small
WEST POINT 60’-100’ (18-30m) arches and sandy areas with conch. Tarpon amongst star and brain
LIGHTHOUSE WALL 60’-100 ‘ (18-30m) corals.
PATTY’S PLACE 66’-100’ (20-30m) The wall drops off at 60’ GRUNDY’S GARDENS 66-100’ (20-30m)
(18m) on this side. Spur and groove fingers run seaward. Technical HAROLD’S HOLE 66-100’ (20-30m)
divers may visit a cut in the wall at 120’ (36m) to take pictures. DIVERS DELIGHT 66’-100’ (20-30m)
RICHARD’S REEF 66’-100’ (20-30m) Boats out of Preston Bay SOTO TRADER (WRECK) 40’-50’ (12-15m) This is a 140’ (42m)
visit this spur and groove shallow dive, where sandy corridors are island freighter that burned and sank here. It is an excellent night
surrounded by star corals and gorgonians. Divers find crabs and dive as the nocturnal octopi, morays and lobsters come out.
lobsters in the reef, and a few stingrays in the sand. ROCKHOUSE WALL 50’-100’ (15-30m)
DYNAMITE DROP-OFF 66’-100’ (20-30m) LUCAS’S LEDGES 50’-100 ‘ (15-30m)
THE EDGE 66’-100’ (20-30m) SPLITVILLE 50’-100’ (15-30m)
CHARLIE’S CHIMNEY 65-100’ (20-30m) DISNEYLAND 66’-110’+ (20-33m) Divers agree that this site is
PIRATE’S POINT REEF 66’-100’ (20-30m) the best diving on the south side of Little Cayman. Two tunnels
through the wall exit at 110’ (33m) depth. The site is full of reef fish,
GAY’S REEF 30’-60’ (9-18m) Named for Little Cayman’s favorite plus hawksbill turtles, blacktip reef sharks, and eagle rays.
Christmas pianist, this is a spur and groove habitat with elkhorn CORAL CITY 50-100’ (15-30m)
corals in the shallows and staghorn corals a bit deeper. It is chock
full of jacks, grunts, spotted trunkfish and goatfish.
