It Really Will Be Your Most Treasured Cayman Experience
Written: Aug 14 '03
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Pros: Friendly Stingrays, Memorable experience
Cons: too many tour boats at one time=too many people
The Bottom Line: Don;t miss it! It is too much fun
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| epiph0ny's Full Review: Stingray City |
Everyone told me before I went to Grand Cayman that Stingray City is a must---and it IS. When I went to my hotel, I made a stop by their local "things to do" brochure collection, where I found a pink piece of paper from Soto's Cruises. Absolulty BEST price on the whole island-- CI$15 (or US $19. Many of the people on our trip went on difft, more expensive cruises to the stingrays and got way less than we did. So BE SURE to go with Sotos's Cruises. They have the bright pink or bright yellow pamplets in most hotels...or, in front of almost all the shops along the street, you can find fat Cayman booklets with coupns and such...pick up one of those for free and call Soto's Cruises (not to be confused w/ any of the other, multiple soto's...). If you don't find the ad/coupon, I think it comes to US$23...still the lowest price.
They picked us up at our hotel, provided snorkel gear, and we went to 2 sites before going to play with the stingrays--- when we did make our stop there, the water is low enough to walk around. Stingrays swarmed us--not in a bad way at all. They glided past our legs, rubbing their smooth fins against our legs as they glided past. Our guide told us they essentially are begging for food. At one point, I had 3 very large (female) rays gliding by my legs and knees, and one who swam a little ways up my back and glided back down into the water. It was amazing! Our guide caught some rays for us and taught us the differances in the rays and how they prefer to be handled. He helped us hold them so we could get all the pictures we wanted. Sotos cruise's guides (esp Billy) were so wonderful!
We were there only 30 minutes. But we had long since run out of food, so the rays were off to find more. I was lucky I did this at the beginning of my trip, because I was able to book another outing before going home. Do NOT miss this incredible experience! This is fun for EVERYONE! Even those who do not like snorkling/watersports!
Recommended:
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Best Suited For: Families
Best Time to Travel Here: Anytime
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