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open sea aquarium, which hosts numerous
fishes swimming amongst antler coral, PARADISE REEF 40’-50’ (12-15m)
blue gorgonians and sea whips. Coral garden reef with a large, toothy and
tame dog snapper called “Fang”, who
AQUARIUM SOUTH 33’-43’ (11-13m) likes to visit with divers.
Boat dive that is also good for snorkeling
tours. All kinds of surgeonfish, wrasse, HAMMERHEAD HOLE 66’-100’ (20-
parrotfishes, angelfishes, and 30m)
butterflyfishes. Photographers love the
fish variety on the backdrop of colorful CARIBBEAN CLUB SAND CHUTE
corals and sponges. 55’-100’ (17-30m) Boat dive to gradual,
sandy incline with southern stingrays and
PETER'S (GOVERNOR'S) REEF 30’- eagle rays.
43’ (9-13m) Great snorkeling and easy SENTINEL ROCK 60’-100’ (18-30m)
scuba diving inshore from the Oro Verde
wreck. BONNIE'S ARCH 40’-70’ (12-21m)
Named for photographer Bonnie Charles,
EAGLE'S NEST 50’-83’ (15-25m) Wall this is the Arc de Triomphe of the Cayman
drop-off at the Seven Mile Beach Islands, because of its majestic entrance
midpoint, with white spotted eagle rays leading divers into a Paris-like metropolis,
and sea turtles cruising by or resting. full of marine life, including colorful
colorful sponges intertwined with corals, big sponges, gorgonians and
staghorn corals. pelagics.
JAX DAX (THREE TREES) 30’-43’ (9- ORANGE CANYON 60’-100’ (18-30m)
13m) Boat dive to photogenic coral reef Named for the orange elephant ear
with staghorn, brain, star, and gorgonian sponges that dominate the reef. There are
corals. also gorgonians and big barrel sponges.
This is a good spot to see big pelagic
ORO VERDE WRECK 40’-56’ (12- species of fish, plus Caribbean reef
17m) 200' (60m) former drug smuggler’s sharks, blacktip reef sharks, and frogfish.
boat, scuttled in 1980, and now encrusted
with sponges and corals. Barracuda hang DIVETECH REEF (TURTLE REEF)
out, along with “Wanda” a big Nassau 30’-60’ (9-18m) Shore accessible scuba
grouper. diving or snorkeling just off Grand
Cayman’s famous turtle farm. Divers will
HOLIDAY INN DROP-OFF 60’-120’+ see turtles in their natural habitat. This is
(18-35m+) Boat dive to wall that drops a favorite night dive for octopus and other
straight down into the abyss. Diving here nocturnal.
is like flying.
