Explore George Town

Located on Grand Cayman, George Town is the capital of the Cayman Islands. The city has palm-fringed beaches, powdery coastlines, crystal-clear waters, and incredible scuba diving. While George Town diving, divers can explore a vast array of swim-throughs, dramatic deep-wall sites, and wrecks from worlds long past.

Scuba diving in George Town is possible from any one of the dive centres and dive resorts that stretch from Seven Mile Beach to George Town. If you intend to dive Caymans three beautiful islands, depart on liveaboards to see everything that the Cayman Islands have to offer.

Places to explore

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Dive Activity

Diving in George Town

While scuba diving, divers can discover deep walls adorned with sponges and coral or shallow reefs, teeming with fish and perfect for novice divers taking part in dive courses, such as the beautiful soft coral reef known as Disney Land. The Ordo Verde Wreck and USS Kittiwake offer world-class wreck diving while in George Town’s walls, are swim-throughs, caverns, and tunnels such as at Little Tunnels and Trinity Caves dive sites. Many of the sites close to George Town are accessible via boat or from piers where you can enter by diving ladders.

Top Wildlife Sightings in George Town

The usual Cayman critters are all present when scuba diving in George Town. Tarpon, parrotfish, barracuda, and schools of silversides all dominate the dive sites while southern stingray and spotted eagle ray can be seen in sandy flats searching for their next meal. White-tip reef sharks are often seen patrolling deep wall sites as the green turtle and hawksbill turtle lazily make their way up to the surface for a breath of fresh air.

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 27

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Barracuda
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Green Turtle
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Total number of species: 200

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Moray Eel
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Total number of species: 25

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Eagle Ray
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Hawksbill Turtle
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Total number of species: 300

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Octopus
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Total number of species: 600

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Wrasse
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Loggerhead Turtle
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Total number of species: 100

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Parrotfish
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Total number of species: 90

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Angelfish
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Total number of species: 80

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Stingrays
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Total number of species: 12

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Lionfish
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Total number of species: 2

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Tarpon
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Total number of species: 130

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Pufferfish
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Total number of species: 130

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Butterfly Fish
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Total number of species: 110

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Snapper
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Total number of species: 250

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Grouper/Basslets
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Total number of species: 85

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Surgeonfish
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Total number of species: 350

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Damselfish
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Total number of species: 3

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Trumpetfish
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Total number of species: 60

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Squirrelfish
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Total number of species: 40

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Jackfish
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Total number of species: 28

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Clownfish
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Total number of species: 2

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Nurse Shark
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Total number of species: 7000

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Crab
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Total number of species: 30

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Sand Eel
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Total number of species: 150

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Sweetlips and Grunts
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Total number of species: 40

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Triggerfish
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Total number of species: 60

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Soldierfish
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Total number of species: 3400

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Shrimp
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Total number of species: 55

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Lobster
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Total number of species: 90

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Goatfish
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Total number of species: 8

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Bannerfish
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Total number of species: 60

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Spiny Lobster
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Total number of species: 3000

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Nudibranch
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Total number of species: 300

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Squid
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Total number of species: 25

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Boxfish
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Total number of species: 20

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Porcupinefish
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The best Months to dive in George Town

George Town diving is possible year-round, with comfortable water temperatures whether it is the 'warm season' or the 'cold season.' The Cayman Islands' warm season lasts from June to October, during which hurricanes are possible, and the weather can often be unpredictable. The cold season lasts from December to March, where the water temperature still ranges from 25°C–27°C/77°F–81°F.

Dive Centers

CAYMAN AGGRESSOR IV

George Town, CYM

Atlantis Dive Center

37 Seafarers Way, KYI-1104 Georgetown, CYM

Dive Sites

Melissa H. (#2528645)

Devil’s Grotto North (★4.5)

Located off George Town, Devils Grotto is a popular dive site among beginners as well as intermediate snorkelers. Devil’s Grotto features massive hulking coral heads with open chimneys and swim-throughs filled with tarpon, parrotfish, barracuda and schools of silversides.
Melissa H. (#2528645)

Disneyworld (★4.2)

2 massive coral heads are located west of the mooring line in the middle of the sand. The dark spots can been seen from the surface, reminiscent of a certain mousey friend. At the bottom of the mooring line, you’ll find the hardpan stretching towards shore and the mini-wall parallel to shore.
Melissa H. (#2528645)

Eagle Ray Rock (★4.3)

Located on the edge of the big wall are massive coral heads and a sloping sandy bottom with a few canyon ways to swim through at the bottom of the mooring line.
Melissa H. (#2528645)

Armchair Reef (★4.2)

Bottom of the mooring line is 35 ft. This dive site is full of colorful reef around the edges of the mini-wall. The maximum depth can reach 70ft where you can see nice massive sponges.
Melissa H. (#2528645)

Mermaid Reef (★4.5)

Located off of Sunset House, this is the area of the reef where the “mermaid“ statue is located. The “mermaid“ statue is easiest located if you enter through the sea pool, swimming directly out the cut and following the “sandy area“ to the statue
Melissa H. (#2528645)

Sunset House Reef (★4.3)

Sunset House Reef is the most popular dive site in all of the Cayman Islands. This is shore diving at its best with so much to see in shallow clear water, it’s an amazing dive for both scuba divers and snorkelers alike.
Mares, Predrag Vuckovic

Christina's Wall (★4.3)

This dive site description is under construction and a brief description with all the dive details will be added soon, stay tuned for more info soon.
Aqualung

Pallas (★4.2)

One of the best sites of the south side, Pallas Reef features beautiful, wide canyon-like finger corals sloping down into sand patches with a dotting of swim-throughs, small archways, and overhangs. Be sure to spend time on the shallow top reef as well, home to soft corals and juvenile reef fish.
Mares

Gary’s Wall (★4.2)

If you like deep this is your site with the mooring pin starting at 82 ft and the sheer drop of the wall with overhanging coral formations along the top and sand channels between the fingers.
Scubapro, Stephen Frink

Laura's Reef (★4.4)

A beautiful South-side dive, Laura’s Reef is a winding maze of canyons, finger corals, and swim-throughs, all bordered by a picturesque sloping sand patch that stretches out towards the trench. The topography really shines on this dive site. There is always a new nook or cranny to explore here.
Mares

Bullwinkle East (★4.3)

One of the best dive sites to access on the south by boat with easy swim throughs and archways, big canyons to swim down while exploring the shallow dive site.
Mares

Black Forest - Grand Cayman (★4.5)

Perched on the edge of the drop off are massive coral heads, with sloping sandy bottom to the drop off. Big canyon ways to swim around and explore.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Smith Cove (★4.5)

Accessible by boat or from shore. Bottom of the pin is 32ft. This dive site has a mini-wall type structure with plenty of sand around the massive coral heads, and even one small archway to swim under near the mooring line.
Mares, Janez Kranjc

Balboa (Wreck) (★4.6)

The remains of this shattered skeleton of a 375ft ship wreck sank 1932 from a hurricane while carrying lumber. Because of its location in the main port of Georgetown, it was blown up and sunk to allow container ships to pass over the wreck. This dive site needs permission from Port Security to dive it.