Can you dive in the Blue Hole?

Spoiler alert: you can't dive to the bottom of The Blue Hole. It's about 122 metres/400 feet deep, way beyond recreational limits. The dive begins on the shallow reef that rings the Blue Hole (about 10m/30 ft below the surface). Next, you'll descend down the inner wall of the hole.



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