Stingray City Antigua

If you're in Antigua and looking for an exciting yet serene way to connect with nature, Stingray City Antigua is a fantastic experience. Make reservations ahead of time to ensure a spot on the day you prefer! The experience begins with a boat ride to a beautiful, spot surrounded by calm, turquoise waters. When you arrive, you'll be greeted by friendly, wild stingrays that swim up to you, eager to interact. The guides are top-notch—they're not only super knowledgeable about the rays and the environment, but they’re also passionate about conservation, which adds an extra layer of appreciation to the experience. The stingrays here are remarkably gentle and seem to enjoy the interaction. You're allowed to touch them, and hold them for brief moments (which is surreal!). The water is waist-deep, making it accessible to people of all ages and comfort levels, and the rays swim right around you, so there’s no feeling of being overwhelmed. What really makes Stingray City Antigua stand out is how pristine and unspoiled the environment feels. Unlike some of the more commercialized spots, this location is serene, and offers a truly authentic interaction with wildlife. The clarity of the water is amazing, and it feels like you're stepping into an untouched paradise. In addition to the stingrays, the experience often includes opportunities to snorkel around the area, so you get to see other fascinating marine life. The boat crew is fantastic at creating a fun and relaxed atmosphere, and they make sure everyone is comfortable while ensuring safety is always a top priority. If you're looking for an unforgettable day out in Antigua, Stingray City Antigua is absolutely worth it. Whether you’re a nature lover, a photography enthusiast, or just someone looking for a once-in-a-lifetime experience, this adventure will definitely exceed your expectations!

Amazing experience with Stingray City! Trust me , I was terrified 🤣 but what a thrill! shout out to captain KeithRoy for getting us there safely. He was super knowledgeable! Cpt Trouble you are too funny! We appreciate every minute of the hospitality & experience. I understand why the rum punch is served after the tour. 🍹Highly recommended experience! 🌊

Brilliant experience for my family to celebrate my 9 year olds birthday. Staff were informative, friendly and helpful. We did the combo with Laviscount Island and loved both! Would have been nice of them to offer a discounted rate or special experience for the birthday celebrant as a lot of other places do on the island, especially as prices are substantially increased for non residents. However this did not detract from the experience overall

We went at 9am which meant it wasn’t too hot. We brought our 5 month old baby along which was super easy. There was shade at the back of the boat. When we got there, there were 20+ stingray. They are wild but come for the squid snacks. They are completely safe and very friendly. You’re able to touch, feed, snorkel, swim and take pictures with the ray. You stay there for about an hour. When you get back they have rum punch waiting for you. This was such an amazing experience.

The rain really dampened the mood, but the sun came out whilst getting in the water with the sting rays. They are BIG, swim so fast and swim past your legs all the time, but they are super sweet. The whole idea around swimming with sting rays was fun. We was supposed to get a full hour but definitely only lasted around 40-45 minutes which was a shame. During the part where we were trying to take photos with the guides, one of guides had a lot of attitude towards my mum, he came across extremely arrogant. Professional photos are 18$ and after that 6$ per photo. You are allowed to take your personal device and ask the guide to take a photo

We visited as part of an organised tour with Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL), a tour of over 100 guests. Plus there were other cruise ships in Port, so when we arrived it was very busy. Getting to and from Stingray City was really easy, straight from the cruise terminal, a trip of about 25 to 30 minutes, mainly due to heavy traffic. Once we arrived at Stingray City we received no instruction, our driver told us to "just had down to the table area and wait for a staff member" Well that's when the disorganised chaos began. We didn't see a member of staff for ten to fifteen minutes, and even then we weren't given any instruction, we were told that our guides would be with us soon (presumably they were still finishing up with an earlier tour). After a further five to ten minutes, and a few discontented remarks by other guests, we were shown where the life vests were if we wanted them, and were then shown four lines, each with a stand and clip board with sheets of paper, each with around thirty lines and a couple of columns. We were told to print our name, sign and record our tour operator. When a guest asked what we were signing we were told "liability waivers". Yet there was no individual sheets, no explanation, no print not even anywhere small print. Basically just sign or don't go; that's not good. We were all, 100 plus guests from NCL, shown our way to three craft, one large one and two smaller ones. Once full, and why were full, we then headed out to the edge of the bay and 'reef' area where our tour and swim with the rays would take place. There were several pontoons moored in the area, our tour went to one, whilst another tour was at a second. We were given a few rules and guidelines; no shoes, bare feet only, careful when you step off the pontoon etc. That part of the tour was quite well organised. Once in the water we were free to swim and walk around the area, in waist deep water, which was lovely and warm and very clear. The staff were on hand and provided food that we could feed the rays. This part of the tour was wonderful, and the highlight of our day. The rays, contrary to what I've read are very gentle, despite their size. The female rays here are the larger of the species, much larger than I expected, whilst the males are almost half their size. They seemed to have no fear and were used to turning up for their lunch, and most were comfortable at being hand fed. And so long as you didn't mind getting a ray 'hickie', if you didn't hold the food correctly, then it was really easy. After about 45 to 50 minutes, and having taken lots of photos and videos (make sure you take a waterproof camera or case for your phone) and having our photos taken with a ray we were back on board our craft and heading back to the Stingray City base. We had our free shot of rum, had a look at the handful of stalls and then headed back to our minibus. We chose not to buy any of the photos which they'd taken as we had plenty of our own. So all-in-all, despite the bit of a chaotic start on our arrival, we still enjoyed our trip. It was worth it and it's something that we both agreed had been worth it and something thatbwed definitely do again if the chance arose. It wasn't the most organised of organised tours, but it was incredibly enjoyable and certainly not something that you get to do everyday plus it was in the wild, not in tanks or in a marine centre. Level 10 Google reviewer with over 1,200 reviews with 2 million views plus 14,000 photos with more than 60 million views and still going strong 💪. Check out my other reviews 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟.

Having Booked the duel trip, for stingrays and tortoises, through our hotel, Hawksbill, we were quoted 95USD each. Upon arrival, we were told it was actually 97USD each. We queried this and were met with sharp shoulder shrugs. Basically “not our problem, pay or leave” we’d already paid a deposit and a 45 minute taxi drive across the island, so we paid up. Then, the lady at the counter insisted we were $20 short in the cash we had given. We recounted and had the exact amount and handed it back. She counted again and still insisted we were short. Again with the attitude of, pay more or leave. So once again, we paid up. Having now paid $30 than anticipated, we sat and waited around 20 minutes for the hoards of cruise ship passengers to arrive. We hopped on a short boat ride out to stingray city, and into the water. We were immediately swarmed by beautiful rays, clearly accustomed to humans. We were able to feed and hold them. Such calm and beautiful creatures, with velvet like skin. Luckily, we were the first of 3 boats to arrive, so there was no queue to hold the rays. Others waited up to 40 minutes for a photo and then straight back on a boat. A great opportunity but ruined by too many people at once. After that, we headed to Laviscounts Island to see the tortoises. Again, lovely animals and a great opportunity to feed them by hand, and feel their skin and shells. There were a few cages birds to see as well, but I feel the cages were too small, given the space available to be used. At the end, we could purchase photos. $18 for one photo, and $6 for each subsequent photo. Bit of a rip off, considering the one I wanted most was blurry. Would I recommend the experience? Yes. But be careful how you book, and be prepared to pay more than expected. Guides out in the water and island were brilliant, reception staff not so much.

Think we paid $60pp with our hotel excursion people. 100% worth it. Great experience. Definitely recommend. Nice fast boat ride out. Loads of rays. Feed them squid if you want. Hold one. Very cool.