Skip to content
WAnimals
  • Map
  • Species
  • Parks
  • Diving
Log inCreate account
WAnimals

The guide for travellers and animal lovers: discover, plan and share your wild adventures around the world.

Discover wildlife

  • Species
  • Ecosystems
  • Glossary
  • Tags

Explore places

  • Map
  • Countries
  • Parks
  • Diving

Plan experiences

  • Guides

Learn

  • Blog

Resources

  • About us
  • How we build our profiles
  • Help centre
  • Contact
  • Install the app

Follow us

Account

  • Log in
  • Create account

© 2026 WAnimals. All rights reserved.

Terms of servicePrivacyCookiesLegal notice
MapSpeciesParksDiving
  1. Home
  2. Diving and snorkelling
  3. Cayman Islands
  4. Stingray City
Sandy bottomMarine Protected Area

Stingray City

Depth: 1–4 mLevel: Open WaterAll year round
Spotted something wrong?

A shallow sandbar, barely 3-4 m deep, where dozens of rays gather daily, thoroughly used to people. It works just as well for divers and for freedivers.

Depth

1–4 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

15 m

Protection status

Cayman Islands Marine Park, established in 1986: it bans anchoring and fishing in the protected zones

Did you know?

The shallow depth allows extremely long bottom times, which has made it one of the most photographed sites in the Caribbean. It is best to shuffle your feet as you walk so as not to tread on any of the animals.

Sources consulted: Visit Cayman Islands (turismo oficial) · Bluewater Dive Travel · divezone.net · caribbeandiveguide.net · thingstodocayman.net

Location

Loading map…

Stingray City: 35 documented species

Ecosystem

Sandy bottom

Similar dive sites

Which other dive sites are like this one?

Same country: Cayman Islands

Same country: Cayman Islands

Same country: Cayman Islands

Keep exploring

Based on what we already know about this dive site.

Share your experience diving or snorkelling at Stingray City.

Water temperature

27 °C

Current

Weak

Access

Boat

Best season

All year round

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

50 USD / dive

Plan your dive

Best season
All year round
Approx. price
50 USD / dive
See location

Same country: Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands · Caribbean
See on the interactive map→
Common Sea FanNot Evaluated

Common Sea Fan

Gorgonia ventalina

Great BarracudaLeast Concern

Great Barracuda

Sphyraena barracuda

Blue CrabNot Evaluated

Blue Crab

Callinectes sapidus

Great Land CrabNot Evaluated

Great Land Crab

Cardisoma guanhumi

Atlantic Ghost CrabNot Evaluated

Atlantic Ghost Crab

Ocypode quadrata

Portuguese Man-of-warNot Evaluated

Portuguese Man-of-war

Physalia physalis

Queen ConchNot Evaluated

Queen Conch

Lobatus gigas

Spotted Eagle RayEndangered

Spotted Eagle Ray

Aetobatus narinari

Grooved Brain CoralCritically Endangered

Grooved Brain Coral

Diploria labyrinthiformis

Elkhorn CoralCritically Endangered

Elkhorn Coral

Acropora palmata

Staghorn CoralCritically Endangered

Staghorn Coral

Acropora cervicornis

Branching Fire CoralNot Evaluated

Branching Fire Coral

Millepora alcicornis

See all 35 species found here
Shallow cave

Devil's Grotto (Grand Cayman)

Cayman Islands

Up to 15 m · Open Water

Large tarpon · barracuda

See dive site
Wreck

Doc Poulson Wreck (Grand Cayman)

Cayman Islands

Up to 17 m · Open Water

Groupers · moray eels

See dive site
Vertical wall

North Wall (Grand Cayman)

Cayman Islands

Up to 300 m · Advanced Open Water

Black coral · barrel sponges

See dive site
CountryCayman Islands
This page in other languages: Español · Deutsch · Français · Português · Italiano
More places in the Cayman Islands
Wreck

Cayman Brac (MV Captain Keith Tibbetts wreck)

Cayman Islands

Up to 30 m · Open Water

Reef fish · nurse sharks

See dive site
Marine protected area