"The OTHER Blue Hole" Hummingbird Hwy Tip by grandmaR

The Blue Hole Park is part of the Belize Park system which was established in 1981. The 'hole' is a part of a system of limestone caves and sinkholes which riddle this area. It isn't the same as the Blue Hole on Lighthouse Reef which has been extensively publicized by Jaques Cousteau. THAT Blue Hole is some 300 feet deep and is accessed by SCUBA divers.

This Blue Hole has faintly bluish water - it must be colored by some chemicals in the soil (probably copper). The websites say that it is about 25 feet deep, but I could walk around in most of it only up to mid calf. Of course at the time it was the middle of a drought. There were no changing facilities when I was there - I had to change in the bathroom. The water was COLD. Too cold for Bob - he didn't want to swim.

The website says:
If you have the time, catching a bus heading to Dangriga can be an inexpensive way to get there. If you go by bus, be sure and check bus schedules for return times.

Directions:
12 miles southeast of Belmopan on the Hummingbird Highway

Website: http://ambergriscaye.com/pages/town/parkbluehole.html