Private Boat Tour: Explore Stingray City, Snorkel Sites, and Starfish Beach in Half a Day

Stay clear of the masses and come aboard your exclusive boat with personnel for a once in a lifetime adventure. Experience the stingrays at the world-renowned Stingray City sandbar, snorkel alongside vibrant tropical fish and striking coral at our top snorkeling locations, or unwind at Starfish Beach.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Free transportation from the 7 mile beach area and the cruise ship port. The boat is located in the newly renovated Cayman Islands Yacht Club where you’ll depart from, once you arrive your captain will give you a safety briefing and you can decide what stops you want to do first. He’ll have you sign a liability wavier and you’ll be on your way out to…

What's Included
  • Local guide
  • Driver/guide
  • Bottled water
  • Life Jackets
  • Snorkel equipment
  • Food for Stingrays
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • Hotel name
Location
Cayman Islands Yacht Club
Yacht Drive
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Jill_t
Aug 10, 2025
5 Star Weekend - Excellent experience and perfect memory from our 5 Star Weekend! Our Captain, Price, made the trip amazing! He will never forget us and we will not forget him!
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Christopherbh1748xx
Aug 9, 2025
Private Charter Great Family Experience - If you’re looking for a private boat experience for you and your family this is the right trip for you. Alex was a great captain, polite and very patient and he spent time explaining things to the family. Alex was great with the stingray’s and had a great ability to work with the species. The snorkeling part of the trip was fun the family got to see some cool marine life around the barrier reef. Finally Starfish island was great. Alex spent time explaining about the starfish and also provided us with a lot of knowledge of the island and made some fantastic restaurant recommendations.
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Lee_t
Aug 8, 2025
Thanks Alex, highly recommend! - We booked a private outing with Alex and likely will continue as we come to Cayman yearly. He was full of information and recommendations about the island. He focused on boat and marine life safety without taking away from the fun! Very crucial skill! We ha d a large group and he was kind, gentle, and patient with all of us. The stingrays clearly loved him. They came right up to him and gave hugs and kisses. Shows he is truly great! He told us he’s done this job daily for 8 years and it still feels as wonderful as his first day. We would highly recommend Alex!!
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Aaute
Aug 1, 2025
Amazing private half day tour of the must see spots! - Beautiful boat, easy pickup at 7 MB hotel. Perfect for a group under 10 that wants a little privacy from the bigger cruise ship crowds. The captain, Alex was friendly and very informative about the area and the different stops along the way. At Stingray City, he showed us how to hold and feed the stingrays and even did an amazing job making our young kids feel at ease. The snorkeling was amazing and Starfish Beach was a nice way to finish up the day. Water and sodas were provided and the boat was comfortable and pleasant. Would do it again in a heartbeat…Grazie Alex!
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Hollic802
Jul 30, 2025
Wonderful experience!! - Outstanding. We took our group of five (including adults and teenagers) on this excursion, wanting to have a more personalized experience than we had on larger tours in previous years. Alex was our captain and he was wonderful. He was so patient and kind in helping us to feed, hold, and even kiss the stingrays, the snorkeling was fabulous, and the starfish were fun to see. Book this now, highly recommend!!
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Jay_r
Jul 23, 2025
Friendly and helpful... - Friendly and helpful captain and comfortable bot. We were able to beat most other tours to locations before they became too crowded
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W9641oijanetc
Jul 21, 2025
Fantastic Tour - I highly recommend doing the private half day stingray city tour. Alex was a lot of fun and very knowledgeable which educated all of us. It was an adventure of a lifetime. My family will never forget it. It's a must when going to the Cayman Islands.
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C5228mkchrisv
Jul 21, 2025
- Just an amazing day overall. Luke was our captain and he set a prefect pace for the tour. Night and day difference between our small group at the stingray encounter area vs the larger tours, and the coral reef snorkeling was great for our mixed group. Would book again in a heartbeat.
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Guide826810
Jul 17, 2025
Amazing private trip in Grand Cayman! - The half day tour with Alex and his daughter was amazing! We saw stingrays starfish and lots of beautiful tropical fish. The boat was clean super nice and Alex was very knowledgeable about the marine life and the area. Don’t hesitate to book this one.
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455rayp
Aug 11, 2025
Great for a Private Boat experience - We booked the 1/2 day private boat for two us. SeaRay City, Snorkel and Starfish beach were all great. It was a nice experience and I'd recommend it. Some of the larger boats we anchored next to had a lot of people on board. We wanted the personal experience with the smaller boat. Our Captain, Mr P., did just OK for us. He got us where we needed to be. He was very interested in chatting up the other captions whenever he could. For the first stop, it was the first time we entered the water using a small ladder at the back of the boat. I assumed he has done this enough times to know some people need help with that. He was already in the water chatting up his buddies when my wife slipped while getting on the ladder. She was fine (just bruised), but this could easily been avoided if the Captain was there to help people get in the water. Boat Tour - Good. Captain - Not So Much.
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From $600 (Per Boat)
up to 10 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).