Anchorage· Cayos Holandeses· Other Caribbean
Hot Tub Anchorage (East Holandes)
9° 35.1′ N · 78° 41.5′ W
The protected sandy swath just before the Swimming Pool, south of Ukupsuit and Kalugirdup cays, ringed by reefs; quieter than the Pool, with nurse sharks, spotted eagle rays and whale bones on the nearby reefs.
Practical
Position 09°35.067'N 078°41.504'W, in sand off the beach just inside the channel (Spirit of Argo 2016). The entrance through the reef is tight: the reef drops off steeply on both sides, the channel was free of coral heads, and waves lift over the reefs at the mouth. Don't block the narrow channel; tour and cruiser traffic uses it constantly. Snorkel the small reef east of the anchorage and the big reef due south ('Nap Garden'). The islands here are mostly mangrove: when the wind drops no-see-ums swarm. Ogoppiriadup Cay next door has a big beach all round. Cruising World (2002) calls the Hot Tub the protected sandy swath before you get into the Pool, with a third pocket nearby known as the Jacuzzi.
Best for
Better shelter than the Swimming Pool, with reef snorkelling at the door
Nearby
- Holandes Inner Reefs Snorkel (Nap Garden & BBQ Island bommies)0.1 NM away
- Ogoppiriadup Cay Beach (East Holandes)0.2 NM away
- American Crocodiles, Nurse Sharks & Rays0.6 NM away
- Banedup Anchorage (East Holandes)0.6 NM away
- East Holandes Sand-Knoll Anchorage (West of the Swimming Pool)0.6 NM away
- Bioluminescence in the Holandes0.7 NM away
- Cayos Holandeses Anchorage (The Swimming Pool)1.1 NM away
- Ivan's Beach Dinners (Holandes Cays)1.1 NM away