What it's like
Coral Gardens is a reef snorkel site off Grand Cayman, known for its diverse coral formations and the marine life that lives among them. It is one of the reef stops that tour boats visit, alongside Stingray City and Starfish Point.
A visit is a boat trip out and then time in the water. Snorkelers swim over the reef in shallow water, where the depth runs from 8 to 12 feet, and turtles and stingrays sometimes come past. Tours run daily, seven days a week.
Good to know
- Most snorkel stops here need a boat, so plan on a tour rather than swimming from the beach.
- Tours to this reef run daily, seven days a week.
- Some Coral Gardens tour packages are listed as currently not operating, so confirm the trip before you go.
- Researchers advise against feeding or lifting rays.
Coral Gardens
Coral Gardens is a reef snorkel site off Grand Cayman where visitors swim over coral formations and watch for turtles and stingrays. Most people reach it by boat as part of a tour.
Tours that go here
Prices are per person, booked with our partner, Shore Excursions Group.
Stingray City
Stingray City is a set of shallow sandbars in the North Sound of Grand Cayman, where southern stingrays gather around visiting boats. Most people reach it on a boat tour from George Town.
Cemetery Beach
Cemetery Beach is a quiet public beach at the north end of Seven Mile Beach, with a reef for snorkeling just offshore. It is one of the calmer spots on the island's west side.
Boatswain's Beach
Boatswain's Beach is a fee-paying marine park in West Bay, with a saltwater snorkel lagoon, a commercial green sea turtle farm and a Caymanian Heritage Street. Visitors swim with turtles, walk the trails and browse the artisans.
Starfish Point
Starfish Point is a shallow snorkel stop on a reef in the North Sound of Grand Cayman. Stingrays and starfish live in the calm water here.
The same kind of day, elsewhere
Snorkeling
