The Crystal Cave

I’d heard about Crystal Cave, also known as ‘Mountain Cow Cave’, through talking to other people and tour guides in Belize. ‘Ready for a challenge’ was one tagline, another was ‘For the experienced caver’. As I had done cave tubing twice, did a self guide in St Hermann’s Cave, repelled down a 300 foot cliff face outside a cave, and also experienced ATM, I was confident I could handle this one. I was intrigued with what was called ‘Wonderland’, the extra cave inside a cave with some incredible formations.

We started with a half hour trek in the jungle to the entrance of the cave. Once inside we left our backpacks, there were some tight squeezes to get through, some crawling and other tricky maneuvers to get through in the massive cavern. There was no man-made steps or handles. We had to use our own strength to climb up, down, sidewards and underneath some incredible formations. Each corner we turned they got more dramatic and elaborate. It was very cool to be in the cave with only my friend Ruaidhri and the guide. You could say we had a ‘spiritual experience’.

Wonderland was exceptional, unlike any cave formations I’d seen before. So intricate and beautiful. It’s wonderful to know that they have been forming slowly over thousands of years. Some of the formations were pure white, while others went from white to pink and back again. Just gorgeous.

See my pictures of Crystal Cave here….
Bridgette’s Flickr – Crystal Cave

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Bridgette’s Flickr – Sets