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Dean's Blue Hole
23° 6.4′ N · 75° 0.5′ W
A 663-ft (202 m) blue hole in a sheltered bay west of Clarence Town, ringed by cliffs and white sand, where the turquoise shallows drop off into a dark blue circle. It is the home of world freediving records and an unforgettable snorkel.
Practical
Signed off the Queen's Highway; the last stretch is a rough dirt road. The hole is about 30 m across, widening to about 100 m below (Wikipedia). Snorkel the edge: sergeant majors on the ledges, turtles in the shallows beyond. Wikivoyage warns of deaths over the years from untrained freediving; overhangs exist at the surface under the cliffs and about 60 ft down, so surface with a hand overhead, and non-swimmers must stay out of the sand shallows because the drop-off is sudden. Vertical Blue runs freediving courses and training here (no swell, no current). No facilities. Visit by car from Clarence Town or Thompson Bay.
Best for
Snorkelling over one of the world's deepest blue holes
Nearby
- Vertical Blue freediving competitionRight here
- Turtle Cove (Dean's)0.2 NM away
- Lloyd's Restaurant & Sports Lounge (Dean's Blue Hole turn-off)0.8 NM away
- Erica's Bakery & Shop (Clarence Town)2.5 NM away
- Clarence Town government packing house (produce and fish)2.6 NM away
- Clarence Town Public Dock & Customs (port of entry)2.6 NM away
- Majors Petroleum fuel station (Clarence Town harbour)2.6 NM away
- St. Paul's and St. Peter's churches (Father Jerome)2.6 NM away