Stingray City
Stingray City is located in the shallow waters of the northwest corner of Grand Cayman's North Sound. It is just inside a natural channel that passes through the barrier reef and consists of a string of sand bars that crosses the North Sound from Morgan Harbor to Rum Point.
Stingray City and a second site near Rum Point Channel called Sandbar are known throughout the world and have been featured on prestigious television documentaries and seen as underwater advertising backdrops for everything from automobiles to batteries.
Kissing the stingrays is believed to bring "seven years of good luck".
History
Local legend has it that the Southern Atlantic Stingrays began gathering in the area decades ago when fisherman would return from an excursion and navigate behind a reef into the sound and clean the fish in the calm water of the shallows and sand bar area.
The scraps were simply thrown overboard and the stingrays eventually congregated to feast on the discarded fish. Soon the stingrays began to associate the sound of a boat engine with a free meal. As this practice turned into a tradition, local divers realized that the stingrays could be fed by hand and the "Stingray Encounter" was started.
Stingray City is the "must do" attraction for Grand Cayman!!
There are three ways to experience the rays, and each involves a short boat ride to the sandbar area at the North Sound.
The most popular is a snorkeling trip, which has been called the best snorkeling experience in the world. This trip normally occurs in the heart of the sandbar where the water is only 3 to 5 feet deep.
The second way to experience Stingray City is as a diver. In only 12 feet of water this is once in a lifetime experience as you hand feed the very friendly and affectionate Southern Atlantic Stingrays. Being immersed in their natural environment is the best way to see these graceful creatures.
The third way to experience Stingray City is via glass bottom boat observing from above as these beautiful creatures cavort and play in their natural environment.
Tours offered by Resort Sports incorporating Stingray city:
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North Wall and Stingray City 2 tank Dive
Stingray City Sandbar and Beach Break
Stingray City Barrier Reef & Seven Mile Beach Combo
Stingray City Barrier Reef Two Stop Snorkel