Cayman vs Belize

[hamiltt]

Anybody care to make a comparison between these two places? - trying to decide which one to try and both sound good.

 

[Damselfish]

where in Belize vs. where in Cayman? The diving in different areas of Belize is fairly different. Somewhat true for Cayman too.

Do both, sooner or later.

 

[Diver Lori]

Ditto.....we need to know specifics.

 

[hamiltt]

LIttle Cayman versus Ambergris Caye

 

[Desert_Diver]

LIttle Cayman versus Ambergris Caye

Little Caymen has fantastic walls. Amerbris, unless you sign up for the all day trips to the dive sites south of there (Turneff-Blue Hole) will be shallower reef diving. Both trips are worth doing, but you will see slightly different stuff. When I dove Ambergris with Amigos del Mar, we didn't travel far but saw spotted eagle rays (15 in sight simultaneously on one safety stop), nurse sharks ( 5 or 6 at a time) and grundles of reef fish. Boats had 6-8 divers. Entry was by back roll. Exiting the water, you doffed your gear and handed it up to the deck hand and then climed out. A lot of entertaining places to eat in the evening.

Little Cayman, the shallower reefs are a bit storm damaged, but the walls are superlative. The reef fish denisty is a little less and the diversity a little more restricted, but still impressive. There are some wreck dives at Little Cayman that had no counterparts in Ambergris. I did the Caymans on a live aboard (Nekton Rorqual) so I don't know much about the resteraunt/entertainment there.

Hope that gives at least a thumbnail comparison. I enjoyed both locations and would recommend both.

Safe diving,

Art

 

[hamiltt]

Were thinking about ambergris caye as compared with Little Cayman