Coral, angelfish, parrotfish, shipwrecks In 1957, an ex-military man set up the Caribbean's first dive shop on his native island of Grand Cayman. Today, with over 50 dive operators in business, the booming economy of the Cayman Islands focuses on those who come to dive the clearest waters in the Caribbean.
Colorful creatures swim against a backdrop of ancient tunnels and archways.
Most divers stay close to the West Wall. With depths of only 70 feet, Bonnie s Arch is great for new divers. Divers enter through a thick coral archway to a world filled with colorful angelfish, triggerfish and filefish. The Sand Chute on the West Wall is home to stoplight parrotfish, yellowtail snapper, and sharp nose puffer fish. On the North Sound flats, divers encounter as many as 50 rays at a time, tamed over the years by local fisherman stopping in the shallow water to clean the day's catch.