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Stingray City and Snorkel Tour With Lunch

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Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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5+ bookings last month.
  • 5 hours (approx.)
  • Pickup offered
  • Mobile ticket
  • Offered in: English

Overview

Visit the legendary Stingray City, go snorkeling, and have lunch at a yacht club all during one half-day excursion on Grand Cayman. Board a cabin cruiser and head out to the sandbar at Stingray City and watch stingrays swim by in the open shallow waters. At Coral Gardens and the Barrier Reef, don the provided snorkel equipment and jump in. Explore the underwater world, rich with marine life like coral and tropical fish. Cruise over to a local yacht club to refuel with a buffet lunch before returning to the dock.
  • Soak in unique views of Grand Cayman you won’t get anywhere else
  • Hassle-free hotel pickup and drop-off (select hotels)
  • Stay fueled for adventure with a delicious included buffet lunch
  • Go beyond the guidebooks with facts and insight from your guide

What's Included

  • Hotel pickup and drop-off (selected hotels along 7-Mile beach area only)
  • Lunch
    Buffet lunch
  • Live commentary on board
  • Local guide
  • Use of Snorkeling equipment
    Use of Snorkelling equipment
  • Gratuities
  • Photo packages
  • Towels and Sunscreen

Meeting and Pickup

You can head directly to your preferred meeting point, or request pickup.

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Please be advised that each hotel has a different pick-up time. A separate email confirmation will be sent out to you with your updated meeting/pick-up instructions. Please ensure that you provide us with an accurate email address. Please select the exact hotel or condo where you will be staying, as we are not allowed to pick up guests from these locations if you are not staying there.

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Meeting points

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End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

Operating hours
.9:30 am

Itinerary

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Stingray City

5 hours Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

  • Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time.
  • Stay-over guests must provide the following information at time of booking: Name of accommodation, room/unit number and if they need pick up.
  • Meeting Point for Cruise Passengers: Please meet us at Capt. Marvin's Watersports check-in office located in the Waterfront Centre, 1/2 - 2 Blocks LEFT of the cruise terminal. Please be there at least 45 minutes before time of tour.
  • We provide complimentary pick-up at hotels/condo along Seven-Mile Beach area.
  • Meeting point for Stay-over Guests who do not require pick-up: Please meet us at Capt. Marvin's Watersports main office located in the Cayman Falls Plaza, across the street from the Westin Hotel on seven mile beach area. Please be here 30 minutes before time of tour.
  • This tour requires a minimum of 10 persons for the trip to go.
  • Children must be accompanied by an adult 18 years old and above.
  • Infant meals not included
  • Collapsible wheelchairs with removable wheels can be accommodated provided the passenger is accompanied by someone who can assist them board and disembark.
  • You must check in at least 45 minutes before the tour's start time.
  • Very important for cruise guests: In the unlikely event that your ship anchors on the south side of the island (Spotts) instead of in George Town Harbour, our shuttle buses will be there to pick you up, and our drivers wearing maroon or gray colored shirt will be there to meet you. After your tour, we will drop you back in George Town where you can find a local bus or taxi to get back to Spotts.
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 48 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

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Featured review

AnnaMarie_M
We had a wonderful time! The staff on board was great. They were knowledgeable, good spirited and a whole lot of fun. Each stop was memorable and the lunch was to die for!

Reviews

4.9
based on 262 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

The best!

AnnaMarie_M, Jan 2026
We had a wonderful time! The staff on board was great. They were knowledgeable, good spirited and a whole lot of fun. Each stop was memorable and the lunch was to die for!

Worth the time and money!

MichaelR, Dec 2025
Absolutely worth the money and time. Mitchell and Kevin were great and made the whole trip enjoyable . It was like swimming in an aquarium, fish, stingrays and coral. The lunch on the beach took it over the top!!!

This was a great time....

Charlie_V, Jun 2025
This was a great time. Well worth the cost. Captain Mitchell and Barry were great hosts. The food was amazing. We had the best day.

Highlight of Our Vacation

Alan_G, Apr 2025
Awesome crew, they took care of every need and every customer felt personally cared for. The trip went exactly as planned. The Conch Ceviche was awesome with fresh caught conch off our boat. The snorkeling was great but we had fairly rough seas. For me it was a bit rough but that’s because of my age. My wife was just fine. The stingray experience was the absolute greatest time! Then the prepared lunch of chicken, mahi mahi, and salads was delicious. The trip was so awesome that we booked a similar excursion the very next day. Captain Marvin’s crew was very professional and were very fun to spend the day with!!! We will certainly book with them again!!!

A day to remember

JoLynn_C, Mar 2025
We have taken this tour with Capt. Marvin 2 years running. Both times we had a great time and were impressed by the coordination and management of the tours. The boat crews are fantastic and the beach lunch was superb. The snorkeling and trip to sting-ray city were super easy and super fun for all ages. The boat itself is the right layout with plenty of space and places to hang out both in and out of the sun for everyone on board.

Best Viator Experience of my Life

Laura_Z, Mar 2025
Banson, Bobby and Paolo were our guides and they took great care of us.. they were instructive, safe, fun and kind. The coral was just gorgeous, the colors of the fish! Stopping for two times with stingrays/coral was really smart, gave us a lot of time. Stingray City was the best! Diving for conch at the reefs was wonderful, a great souvenir. The cove for a catered lunch with the starfish was also special. Starfish, conch, fish and STINGRAYS can't be beat! This is their signature tour...4 stops and lunch..don't miss this one w/Captain Marvin's Tours and crew!

Great fun!

Jeffrey_R, Feb 2025
Excellent excursion Great staff Very friendly and accommodating Nice clean boat comfortable Knowledgeable staff

Fun with friends for the Stingray City tour.

Tony_Z, Jan 2025
The North Sound area was windy the day we went. But that was a minor problem only. It didn’t curtail having a great time so don’t cancel unless Captain Marvin cancels. The crew was excellent. Very informative. The shore lunch was good quality and plenty of it. Seeing so many starfish was a treat. Swimming among and holding stingrays was a life experience.

Captain Marvin and Cayman Bear

Ken_H, Jan 2025
Well organized. Professional. Not crowded so you don't feel like an assembly line. Lunch was good. Our three man crew, Mitchell, Rome and B, were attentive and knowledgeable. I would recommend this company and crew. The bus drivers were welcoming, as well. We rode with a couple who have been on the excursion for 30 years and knew Captain Marvin!

Lunch with a side of flies.

Chris_H, Jan 2025
The crew was fantastic! The snorkeling and Stingray City were great fun! The lunch on Starfish Point was delicious but unfortunately we were overrun by flies. That was the only negative on an otherwise great trip.

Captain Marvin’s with MJ - Great laid back vibe!

Candus_M, Jan 2025
Really a relaxing experience. Enjoyed snorkeling where we saw four large stingrays swimming around us. Stingray City was very touristy, but cool to be able to hold a stingray. Lunch was fabulous and enjoyed a stop at Starfish Beach. MJ and his crew were fabulous!

Fabulous day on the water at Stingray Sandbar, snorkel and lunch were very good

John_G, Dec 2024
Have been multiple times with Capt Marvin’s on Stingray City, snorkel and lunch tour, best value of water sports on island, great snorkeling, swimming, music on boat trip, conch diving and of course the highlight, Stingray Sandbar, the captain and mate are friendly, well trained and like what they do, all experience levels will have a blast, lunch is delicious and plentiful but guests need to swim to picnic tables and flys/chickens are nearby and plentiful, if that turns you off not for you

Sting ray city

Clintc_G, Dec 2024
This was excellent!! The tour guides were very helpful and made sure everyone was included and had an awesome experience. The sting rays were like puppies. This was our best day of our whole trip.

Fantastic trip!

Daniel_P, Dec 2024
Captain Mitchell and first mate Bunson were awesome. They made it one of the best excursion trips I have taken. Both were very friendly and made everyone on the boat feel like family. The Captain was young, but he handled the boat better than most 30 year Captains I have seen. He and Bunson were very safety conscious and took time to explain things at every spot. I would choose this team every time. The lunch was good and there was plenty for everyone to have as much as they wanted. Captain Marvin would be proud of these two. I highly recommend them!

Fantastic day with Captain Marvin’s

Rusty_W, Nov 2024
Leave any fears at the dock. The stingrays are friendly and Captain Mitchel and his crew are amazing and will take great care of you.

overall, excursion was...

Mercenda_B, Jun 2024
overall, excursion was great with the exception of a few hiccups the first one being that while we were expecting to have a lunch, we were advised less than 24 hours that the orginal excursion with lunch was canceled they provided a alternative excursion without lunch . We agreed to a 10:30 am excursion without lunch . The driver came at 8:30 stating we were still on the orginal tour; we were confused we werent ready they did come back to 10:00 am I was saddened that the original excursion was changed as you were here to celebrate and banked on having lunch

Triple Header - great snorkeling, Stingray City and Fabulous Lunch

John_K, May 2024
Holding and kissing the stingrays was amazing, so was feeding them. The boat crew was informative and very friendly and helpful..

Great trip!

Lorie_Y, May 2024
Keith and crew were great! The tour wasn’t too crowded and the stops were thorough. Would highly recommend.

This tour is a must for anyone experiencing Grand Cayman!

Beth_M, May 2024
This was such a fun tour! Snorkeling the Coral Forest was amazing and we had several Sting Rat sightings. This was fan unexpected but amazing surprise. The crew did a fantastic job and made sure that everyone had a great experience!

Worth the time and money

Amanda_O, May 2024
Guides were relaxed. Never felt rushed. Food was great! Loved the small group of 11. Very intimate. Best day and would do it again

Fantastic Fun swimming with rays

Theresa_M, Apr 2024
This trip was absolutely fantastic. Captain Leo, first mate and stingray expert Keith, and photographer Burger, we're awesome, so knowledgeable and fun! We dove for conch shells, and had conch civiche for lunch. At coral gardens we swam with stingrays and all the fish nibbling off the conch, even saw barracuda. Stingray city is a beautiful, white sandbar that is waist deep, where we fed the rays and were surrounded by these gentle giants. All of this is inside the barrier reef where the eater in only 10 ft deep. We felt so safe and the visibility was amazing. A great experience, particularly for novice snorkelers. Lunch at the park was a delicious, home-cooked, island style buffet. Highly recommend Captain Marvin's!!!

An unforgettable adventure

JoLynn_C, Mar 2024
Had a spectacular day on the water with Keith, Leo, & Berga on the Cayman Bear. The entire process from hotel shuttle service to the fantastic snorkelling and swimming with the stingrays - a perfect adventure for an unforgettable vacation. We even learned a lot about the wonderful sea creatures inhabiting the Cayman waters. Our lunch on the beach featured wonderful local food specialities including a taste of freshly caught conch! Cpt. Marvin's is the best of the best here on GC. Can't wait for our next visit!

Capt Marvin’s is the Best

Sherri_M, Mar 2024
Captain Marvin’s never disappoints! Crew was awesome, they take time to make sure each every person on the boat is comfortable and enjoying themselves. I will always recommend them.

Amazing experience!

Maria_G, Feb 2024
Everything was great, captain and crew on the Cayman Bear were courteous, accommodating and went out of their way to make sure everyone had a good experience, would highly recommend them and we would do it again!!

Good time

Lea_W, Feb 2024
Coral Gardens was the best part. Very laid back and no one rushed us. Good home made food for lunch.

BEST TIME IN CAYMAN!

Pam_M, Jan 2024
My husband and I loved this tour! It was definitely first class from being picked up in a luxury van to the absolutely beautiful boat. we were taken out in. The day was full with fun activities conch diving, snorkeling, with beautiful fish and coral, and then swimming with the stingrays not to mention the fun pictures that were taken. The finale was the lunch that was prepared for us on the beach all homemade, what a wonderful gathering of the crew and new friends that we had enjoyed our experiences with. Small group, excellent! GREAT CAPTAIN, GREAT FIRST MATE KEITH! 👍👍👍👍👍

Great cayman snorkeling trip

Nirav_S, Jan 2024
Great experience w a professional and friendly crew. Book directly w Captain Marvin to avoid significant fees!

Although boat ride gave nausea, the experience itself was unreal!

Konstantin_G, Jan 2024
Seeing stingrays very up close and interacting with them was an amazing experience! The boat ride was fine but when the boat was standing still, it induced a lot of nausea and even vomiting, which was extremely uncomfortable. However, it was relatively short-lived.

5star tour !

Shanel_H, Jan 2024
The captain made sure everyone was involved also the food was really good Thank you captain Marvin !!☺️definitely will try again and the stingrays wasn’t scary at all especially come from me the scariest person lol try it y’all won’t regret!

Swimming with stingrays.

Christopher_C, Jan 2024
Great experience. Your operator made contact right after booking with clear instructions where and when to meet. Transfer bus very clean and dry nice driver. Upon arrival at the dock escorted to our boat. Very clean and modern with professional crew. Made me feel right at home. 3 stops. I’ve never dove for conch so great explanation on which once’s to look for and bring up. Crew showed us how to remove the conch from shell. They made ceviche. So tender. 2nd stop snorkel around reefs. Met with 10 stingrays swimming around boat. Jumped right in to swim with them. So tame and fun. 3rd stop stingray city. Waist deep water and crew grabbed stingray and gave us information on how to hold them. Take your phone and take pictures.
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