| One of the most famous natural attractions in Grand | | | | stingrays became conditioned over the years to the |
| Cayman Island is Stingray City. This is an area in the | | | | humans and the food handouts unlike stingrays |
| ocean not far from the northern tip of Grand | | | | elsewhere in the Caribbean.The stingrays here are |
| Cayman where tourists can get up close to hundreds | | | | friendly enough that people could touch them and |
| of friendly stingrays. Stingray City will be one of the | | | | local guides have been known to even hold them. |
| organized tours from cruise ships visiting Grand | | | | The guides will warn everyone that even though |
| Cayman as a port of call. There will also be tours | | | | these stingrays appear to be quite friendly, they |
| available from local operators in the town of | | | | should still be regarded as wild animals so it is never |
| Georgetown where the cruise ships dock and bring | | | | recommended to touch them by their razor sharp |
| passengers into town via tender boats. The cruise | | | | tails or abuse them in any manner. It is possible to |
| organized tours will almost always be the more | | | | feed them with the squid parts provided on site. The |
| expensive option.Scuba divers can book specialized | | | | mouths of the stingrays are located underneath their |
| dives at Stingray City through one of the many diver | | | | bodies and people are instructed to hold the food in |
| operators in Grand Cayman. The scuba diving at | | | | their palms flat facing up. With their keen sense of |
| Stingray City is at a deeper section away from the | | | | smell, the stingrays will hover towards and over the |
| tourist crowds who are usually brought to a very | | | | food to collect their snacks.Although Stingray City |
| shallow area where one could even stand in waist | | | | can be crowded at times due to its popularity, it |
| deep water. Certified scuba divers and even | | | | does offer a very unique experience to see these |
| snorkellers are recommended to take the dive trip | | | | wonderful sea creatures up close. Stingrays are |
| option with the dive shops to experience Stingray | | | | usually very shy animals and will swim away from |
| City with fewer crowds. For non-divers, the sandbars | | | | scuba divers and snorkellers but not here at Stingray |
| here are high enough to offer such shallow waters | | | | City in Grand Cayman.Clint Leung is owner of Free |
| and stingrays will come to these areas. It is believed | | | | Spirit Gallery , an online gallery specializing in Inuit |
| that many years ago, sailors visiting the area threw | | | | Eskimo and Northwest Native American art including |
| fish remains overboard and soon noticed the | | | | carvings, sculpture and prints. |
| stingrays coming for the free food. These particular | | | | |