Belize, Outdoor

Great Blue Hole

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City: Ambergris Caye

The structure of Great Blue Hole was created centuries ago, when a dry, above-sea-level cave collapsed. After the Ice Age, the area filled with water, and now divers can swim through the cave’s gigantic stalactite and stalagmite formations. Jacques Cousteau visited the Hole in the early 1970s to study its formations and eventually made it famous.

Most tours to the Blue Hole depart from San Pedro, Caye Caulker, or Belize City, and the boat ride takes about 2 hours each way. If you’re not a diver, and don’t want to snorkel, you can book one of the scenic helicopter tours of the area, which typically depart from Belize City, and see the Blue Hole and the Belize Barrier Reef from above.

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