Little Cayman is located about 80 miles east of Grand Cayman and is one of two “Sister Islands” of Grand Cayman, the other being the neighboring island of Cayman Brac. The two are separated by just five miles and both offer spectacular wall and reef diving. Access to Little Cayman is available from Grand Cayman or Cayman Brac in small aircraft (20 passengers or less) landing on what was until fairly recently, a grass airstrip. Now paved, the airstrip serves a small airport office which also serves as the island’s post office and fire department. Accommodations are few but all quite comfortable (some luxuriously so) and all cater to scuba divers. The big attraction is one of the world’s most dramatic underwater vertical walls – the Bloody Bay Wall – whose awe inspiring drop off plunges more than 6000 feet just meters from shore. Natural and unspoiled, Little Cayman is truly and island ruled by nature and a dream destination for scuba divers
Diving in the Cayman Islands
Little Cayman’s most famous dive attraction, Bloody Bay Wall, offers one of the finest drop-offs in the Caribbean. Plunging to depths of over 6000ft, these exhilarating walls are covered with brightly colored sponges, sea fans and corals. There are spectacular formations of yellow tube, strawberry and orange vase sponges and tangled masses of scarlet rope sponges. Gracefully gliding along the wall, you may see eagle rays and other, larger denizens of the deep. Though famous for her walls, the island also offers pristine shallow reefs hosting an incredibly abundant and diverse collection of marine life, which don’t seem to be afraid of divers. Don’t miss out on night dives where you’ll find octopus roaming the reefs and squid darting back and forth, flashing colors and, occasionally, mating.
Dive Primer
- Water Temp: 78-82°
- Visibility: 100′+
- Wetsuit: skin to 3mm
Best Time to Travel
- Year-round
Favorite Dive Sites
- Bloody Bay, Little Cayman
- Lea Lea’s Lookout
- Mixing Bowl
Topside Attractions
- Little Cayman Museum
- Booby Pond Nature Reserve
- Salt Rock Nature Trail