East End, Grand Cayman, Ilhas Cayman

Three Sisters

Three Sisters is a Grand Cayman East End dive named for three large coral pinnacles that rise from the reef shelf alongside the drop-off into deep water. The pinnacles top out around 12 to 15 metres and rise from a sandy base near 24 metres, each one wrapped in encrusting sponges, gorgonians, deepwater sea fans, sheet corals and clusters of orange elephant-ear sponges. Divers can circumnavigate each sister and explore the swim-through gaps between them, then drift along the wall lip to enjoy the deep blue. Resident species include hawksbill turtles, southern stingrays cruising the sand patches, Caribbean reef sharks patrolling the drop-off, eagle rays, large schools of horse-eye jacks, blue chromis, Creole wrasse and yellowtail snapper. Visibility on East End reefs regularly exceeds 25 metres in the dry season from December to May. Currents are usually light, so the site suits intermediate divers comfortable with mild depth. Note: this is a separate site from Three Sisters dives in Australia and Indonesia.