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Photo Gallery captures a colorful scene on The
Stingray Sandbar off the Coast of Stingray City
on Grand Cayman Islands
National
Geographic describes this excursion as “one of
the most rewarding experiences in the underwater
world". Stingray City at Grand Cayman Island is
located near the coast and consists of a stretch
of sand bars that cross the North Sound from
Morgan Harbor to Rum Point. It is believed that
the stingrays found at this reef first began gathering
in the area decades ago when fisherman cleaned fish on the shallow sand bars. Rays
discovered a steady, easy to obtain food supply,
thus starting a daily ritual of heading toward
the sound of
the boat engines.
There are
several ways to experience Stingray City. All
involve a short boat ride, usually on a double
decker Catamaran, of approximately 25 minutes to
the sand bar area at the North Sound. Tours are
available for a fee at the dock. Arriving near
the sandbar, swimmers and non-swimmers alike
depart the boat via a ladder to get in the water
and pet the stingrays.
There's also a
snorkeling trip featuring great visibility,
friendly stingrays and fish and easy access.
There's also scuba diving or a glass bottom boat
trip. A glass bottom boat ride can be combined
with a tour of the island and other tourist
attractions such as the Cayman Turtle Farm and
the tiny hamlet of Hell.
Grand Cayman
Islands were hit in September 2004 by Hurricane
Ivan. Rebuilding and rebounding quickly, Grand
Cayman Islands has some fantastic newly-built
hotel and resort properties. If you did not know
better, you'd see the islands as a thriving boom
town of growth. The tourism industry is going
strong with the sites and sounds of Grand Cayman
Islands are well worth the journey.
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