Overall Rating – 2.7 out of 5
Scuba diving Dragon’s Hole can be quite a varied experience. I don’t dive on this site very often and on most dives it is average at best when compared with the other wall dives on the west side. I much prefer, Hepp’s Wall, Northwest Point, Orange Canyon, Bonnie’s Arch, or even Big Tunnels.. If you cannot dive one of these scuba diving sites there, I would recommend asking the boat captain to head back to Round Rock or Trinity Caves. I have found over a number of years that these sites tend to be the best on the west side. The current is always a consideration but Hepp’s Wall, Bonnie’s Arch 
That said Dragon’s Hole can still be a very good dive depending upon the current and the amount of particulates in the water. This dive site tends to be a bit more “cloudy” than other wall dive sites on the west end of Grand Cayman but still has a lot of good features. Backscatter can be a real problem so if you are an underwater photographer or if you are just trying to get a few snaps off to show the folks back home, remember to keep your strobes very wide on this scuba diving site or you could end up with many photos that are not worth printing.


On our last dive we found several Lionfish and one of the dive masters promptly dispatched them. While some people may feel some angst about killing these fish, it is something that must be done. Lionfish are definitely a danger to the Caribbean and other areas since these fish have few if any natural predators in the Caribbean. These 
I have gotten some amazing shots on this sites including this Green Moray Eel. So my advice is to take this site as a second or third choice, but if you do dive on this site, please enjoy it as you never know quite what you may find.