The Cayman Islands are located 480 miles south of Miami, Florida. Cayman Brac lies 89 miles east-northeast of Grand Cayman. Little Cayman lies 5 miles to the west of Cayman Brac a short boat ride or flight away.

The Cayman Islands are recognized as the birthplace of recreational diving in the Caribbean. The warm, calm waters, 100 ft. plus visibility and breath-taking variety of marine life offer a world of exciting logbook entries. Each island offers very different diving adventures for divers of all levels—from novice to Nitrox and technical diving.

On all three islands, great boat dives are minutes from shore, like the Caribbean’s only diveable Russian shipwreck, the 330 ft M/V Captain Keith Tibbetts on Cayman Brac. This 330 foot Russian warship #356, complete with four deck guns, was intentionally sunk off the island’s west end. She was renamed the MV Capt. Keith Tibbetts, she is the only divable Russian warship in the Western Hemisphere. The Tibbetts is a unique and exciting addition to the Brac’s other underwater attractions, which include two other wrecks. There is also an ancient anchor embedded in a wall.Easy shore dives are also only a giant stride away.

Cayman Brac has a unique bluff that rises 140' above sea level. White sand beaches and an unusual limestone rock formation called “Ironshore” ring the islands. It is worth your while to make a trip to the Light House on the Bluff and maybe walk the trail while you are there.

Round-trip air, hotel, food, diving—all inclusive for as low as $2,595. Make plans today to join us on this fabulous adventure. It is definitely a trip you won’t forget and don’t want to miss.

Cayman Brac Dive Sites

Tarpon Reef: This medium depth spur and groove area along the Brac’s south side is home to several dozen Tarpon that spend their days clustered in groups among the tunnels and crevices. These shimmering, silvery fish, some reaching up to five feet in length, will remain fairly calm and still when approached slowly, providing great photographic opportunities. Another inspiring photo subject is a nearby stand of Pillar Coral, rising along a knoll looking somewhat like a tall cactus towering over the seascape. Tarpon Reef features several of these formations as well as Elkhorn Corals, Star Corals and abundant soft corals.

The sand gullies between the large ridges of Tarpon Reef reach a depth of about 50 ft while the crests of the ridges may rise to within 20 feet of the surface. Visibility at this site tends to be quite variable. Nurse Sharks are sometimes seen in the undercuts and along the tops of the ridges you’ll find the usual assortment of colorful tropicals, an occasional Barracuda and a variety of parrotfish.

Wilderness Wall: One of several pristine wall sites along the Brac’s south side, Wilderness Wall evokes a feeling of the mystical and primordial. This dramatically plunging drop-off is nearly virginal in its presentation, with an abundance of healthy corals, sponges and a wealth of marine life to captivate even the most jaded diver. Canyons and crevices cut through the wall all along the drop-off, some plunging far beyond the reach of earthly visitors. An immense pinnacle rises away from the wall to within 100 ft of the surface (forming a corridor along the reef for pelagics up from the abyss), while the wall itself begins at about 50 ft. Wilderness Wall attracts a large following of Nassau Groupers, stingrays, turtles, schooling Horse-eye Jacks, snappers and angelfish. Delicate gorgonians hang along the sides of the crevices and promontories, accented by rope sponges, hard corals and large, bulbous tube sponges. The sponges in this area reach enormous proportions and come in brilliant shades of red, yellow, orange, purple and green.

Bert Brothers Boulders: The Bert brothers are a family of Brackers long involved in local dive operations. Their namesake is appropriately most beautiful dive spots off the island. A medium depth reef at 40 ft, this north side site is dominated by tightly spaced spur and groove ridges that form mountains of coral heads between the inshore sands and the offshore wall. The tops of the ridges are graced with beautiful Elkhorn Corals, the narrow gullies between feature soft corals, tube sponges and hard corals. Swim-throughs and large undercuts provide hiding places for a large Green Moray Eel that has been in residence here for some time. The sponge trimmed openings are also perfect framing for wide angle photography, with filtering sunlight pouring down through the gaping chasms to the sandy floor.

Greenhouse Reef: Greenhouse is not just an ordinary medium depth dive site. Here, among the spur and groove formations, you're likely to find all sorts of creatures. Marine life at Greenhouse may include Sharptail Eels winding through crevices in the gullies looking for a meal, friendly angelfish darting in and out of the soft corals and turtles cruising over the tops of the coral ridges. With its proximity to the Brac’s shallow north shoreline, Greenhouse also has frequent visits from schooling squid, hovering in groups of a dozen or more near the mooring or lining up in formation near the surface. Macro photographers will sometimes find Flamingo Tongues perched on the large purple seafans at 20 to 30 ft, as well as Arrowcrabs, Longspined Sea Urchins and Bristleworms hiding among the cracks. The coral ridges are adorned with abundant hard and soft corals, tube sponges and Barrel Sponges.

East Chute/Cayman Manner: East Chute, one of the Brac’s most popular sites, features not only the exhilarating wall but also a small wreck along the inshore sand area. East Chute begins at about 65 ft, marked by a large, sand filled canyon spilling over the ledge into the abyss. The wall is decorated with Red Rope Sponges, Yellow Tube Sponges and large Barrel Sponges. A short distance inshore, in 55 ft on a sand bottom, the Cayman Mariner rests upright and intact, with a modest growth of soft corals and sponges along her exterior and inside the hull. Sunk in 1986, she now attracts exciting marine life such as turtles, Green Moray Eels, schooling Barracuda and an occasional large Grouper.