Uncle Charlie’s Blue Hole

Out Islands


A few kilometers south of Nicholls Town, this unfathomed blue hole, hidden in the pine forest, was made famous by Jacques Cousteau when he explored it in the 1960s. Today, local kids use a dangling rope swing to splash their way into the hole’s black waters. To get here, follow the signs from Queen’s Hwy and drive down a short dirt road.


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