Blue Hole National Park
This sinkhole is over 100 feet deep and 330 feet in diameter. The natural pool right at the sinkhole is around 25 feet deep and shimmers in a wonderful sapphire blue. After a short course through the untouched jungle, the flow of water disappears into a huge underground cave system. A 585-acre park radiates from the Blue Hole, which is home to a number of rare animal and plant species and where you can find St. Herman’s Cave – an old Mayan cave. This is of huge archaeological significance, since ceramic vessels have been found there which the Mayans used to collect rainwater. Investigators have also stumbled across spears and torches. A wonderful nature trail links Blue Hole and St. Herman’s Cave, running through the upper forest and past a small visitor center.