Eden Rock
Date: 14th August 2023 Max Dive Depth: 51ft
Eden Rock and the Devil's Grotto are two shore dives located next to each other at Eden Rock Dive center in George Town. They are known for their shallow topography and swim-throughs. Due to the shallowness of this site it is a great spot for photography as the lighting is often good. In fact one of the winners of this year's Wildlife photographer of the year competition was taken here! In terms of wildlife you should see plenty of tarpons here who will often give you a scare when you enter the caves! You may also see turtles and an occasional eagle ray. Keep an eye out for little things as well. There are plenty of anemone where you can find Pederson cleaner shrimps and Caribbean Squant Anemone shrimp.
The Maze
Date: 2nd July 2023 Max Dive depth: 93ft
Right out the front of Ocean Frontiers dive shop in the East End is my current favorite dive spot on the island! You will have to travel by boat to get there but it is well worth it. The maze is a wall dive with a difference as you will also have the opportunity to swim in the thin passages between the rock faces that make up the maze! Not only that but you are more or less guaranteed to spot curious reef sharks at this site as well as an abundance of marine life and healthy corals. Well worth a visit!
Alex's Alley
Date: June 30th 2023 Max dive depth: 105ft
A cool swim through brought to the edge of the wall at about 105ft. We swam along the side of the wall which had some nice ledges and black coral. Up the top a loggerhead turtle swam past in the distance no other big visitors today but a nice site that I would be happy to revisit!
Orange Canyon
Date: June 25th 2023 Max dive depth: 91ft
We visited this north west point wall site as one of my dive buddies was leaving and this is her favorite dive spot! It is known as orange canyon due to the abundance of orange coral here and canyons! Similar in topography to nearby sites such as big tunnels but worth a visit for the bright coral!
Lighthouse point (Divetech)
Date: June 24th 2023 Max dive depth: 65ft
A popular shore dive based in West bay it shares its base with the vegan restaurant Vivo. This site boasts a mini wall with a statue of the 'Guardian of the Reef'. It is common to find turtles and eels here and the occasional shark. There is also a good chance of seeing octopuses after dark. On this dive we were blessed with 3 types of angelfish including a number of queen angelfish!
Queen's Throne
Date: June 17th 2023 Max dive depth; 70ft
Our second shallow dive on the North wall. This site hosts attractive coral, rock features and schooling fish. There are also sandy patches home to stingrays and the occasional eagle ray. Nothing spectacular today but an attractive site none the less!
Tarpon Tunnels
Date: June 11th 2023 Max dive depth: 107ft
A north wall dive which is in the hammerheads current territory and we weren't disappointed today! Multiple sightings of one or more hammerheads and a reef shark thrown in for good measure! Found a cute nudibranch on the way back to the boat which I have yet to identify!
Eagle Ray Pass
Date: 10th June 2023 Max dive depth: 105ft
This was a very pretty North wall dive. We were told the reef shars have been hanging out here after being pushed off Tarpon alley west/Ronnie's nemisis by the Hammerheads (I had my 6th sighting of the hammerheads at Tarpon Alley West earlier today!). We didn't see any reef sharks today but I saw a turtle and my buddies saw a couple of nurse sharks resting in the caves. There was also a very cool swim through at the start of the dive bottoming out at about 105ft.
White Stroke Canyon
Date: 4th June 2023 Max dive depth: 95ft
It was rough on the surface today but calm with good visibility down below. This was an attractive North wall dive with nice sands and corals to explore at the top. Apart from a moray eel none of the big guys came out to play today!
Turtle reef (Macabuca)
Date: 28th May 2023 Max dive depth: 75ft
This is a very popular shore dive in West Bay. Swim across the hard pan to the miniwall and turn left or right to start your adventure or swim out to the sands and beyond! It is reasonably common to see turtles, groupers and eagle rays here as well as an abundance of little guys!
Sunset House
Date: 22nd May 2023 Max dive depth: 74ft
Date: 21st May 2023 Max dive depth: 63ft
This is a really interesting shore dive in George Town. There is a healthy reef and plenty to see! Start with the mermaid statue before you swim out to the Nicolson wreck and on to the start of the sloping wall. All easily accessible in one dive. If your navigation is better than mine you may also find the large anchor!
Trinity Caves
Date: 15th May 2023 Max dive depth: 93ft
This was a really nice dive, lots of easy and attractive tunnels with little critters around and coral in good condition. What I particularly liked about this site though was that there was also a really nice mid depth (40-50ft) reef to play around on when you need to shallow up a bit. We found big schools of schoolmaster snappers and blue tang on this reef as well as a grouper, filefish, cowfish and midnight parrot fish. Definitely a site worth checking out!
The Aquarium
Date: 6th May 2023 Max depth: 49ft
This was a relatively nice shallow dive. Nothing spectacular in terms of the topography or coral in fact the coral was longing a bit worse for wear. However there were a lot of fish including a lot of big silver fish such as barracudas, porgy's and snappers. The highlight of the trip was of course the jaw fish with eggs! First one I've seen and really made the dive for me!
Big Tunnels
Date: 6th May 2023 Max depth: 105ft
Wow! This one is immediately jumping into my top 10 Cayman dive sites! I generally prefer a shallower dive but it's often the topography of the deeper dives that really impress. Big tunnels for me is all about the highs rather than the lows. With a number of pinnacles reaching up around you it is easy to believe you are in a great mountain range! A bunch of permits joined us for our decent and there were many trumpet fish to be found but no major wildlife spotting on this dive but still I hope to be back! Apparently I did this dive back almost exactly 2 years ago on 5th May 2021 although I don't remember it making the same impression on me but I am sharing some turtle photos from that dive!
Tarpon Alley West
Date; June 19th 2023 Max dive depth: 102ft
No sharks at all today, or tarpons for that matter although apparently they used to be here. Frankly I'd be surprised to see tarpons at a North wall site as I tend only to see them near the shore! The visibility was great today and very little current. We also had a few hawksbill turtles to keep us entertained!
Date: 23rd April 2023 Max Depth: 82ft
We wanted to come back here as we had seen hammerheads in the area the previous week! No hammerheads today but we were greeted by a curious reef shark he came to meet us shortly after our decent and came for a another visit at the end of our dive. The stingrays and rainbow parrot fish were really the stars of this dive, both out in great numbers and the stingrays were super active making me wonder what else was out there!
Lone Star reef
Date: 15/04/23 Max depth: 51ft
A nice shallow dive spot with an abundance of little guys ready to have their photo taken. I was particularly keen on the pair of drum living in the wall of the gully quite out in the open although my zoom lens could only manage a blurry shot of one! Second half of photos from previous dive on 19th Dec 2021.
Eagle Nest
Date: 15th April 2023 Max Depth: 88ft
Eagle nest is a fairly nice wall dive that I have done a few times. On this occasion we followed a bunch of jacks including a black jack that we had disturbed at the 'nest' (an overhang on the wall). The most interesting part of this dive has tended to be the shallower portion next to the sand on the way back to the boat. We saw two turtles here on this dive and turtles seem to be a regular sighting here (the last two turtle photos in the gallery are from a dive in March 2022). I am pretty sure I have also seen eagle rays here in the past.
Ronnie's Nemesis
Date: 12th April 2023 Max depth: 88ft
OMG! Best dive ever! We heard hammerheads had been seen in the area and so we went hunting and we weren't disappointed. We were surrounded by reef sharks on our journey along the wall with at least 3 and up to very friendly reef sharks joining us on our way. Just as we were about to turn back we were watching a reef shark swim below us but not one but two hammerheads appeared out of the blue, the swam around below us for about 5 minutes before disappearing and if that wasn't enough a loggerhead turtle swam right by! Excuse the terrible photos, my main camera wasn't working for this dive, so pleased I brought my back up!
Royal Palms Ledge
Date: 26th March 2023 Max depth: 59ft
This is quite a nice shallow dive with a gully alongside the ledge with lots of coral to peek into looking for arrow crabs and the like. This was a night dive which are always a favorite of mine and this one was full of basket stars and some bigger critters such as a sleeping turtle and what looked like a giant parrot fish in a hole!
Wreck of the Balboa
Date: October 2021
This is a fairly shallow site near George town and reachable by boat. The wreck is not intact but in pieces across the seabed. A nice variety of sea life call this wreck their home, looking forward to an opportunity to go back!
Armchair Reef
Date; 28th March 2021
