Grand Cayman Blow Holes

Several scenic blowholes. In rough weather, the water fountains here may be more than 10 m high. Water has deposited small limestone terraces around the blowhole.

Le Souffleur in Mauritius

Blowhole in volcanic cliffs. It “works” only at certain weather conditions – but then the water shoots up to 15 – 18 m high. Most images of the visitors though show a general wave action around the cliffs and not the blowhole.

Boka Pistol

One of the spectacular bokas or narrow inlets. As the wave reaches it, it shoots the water backward in the air with a great force, resembling a powerful blowhole.

Watamula Hole

Large window – opening down to the sea, located at the northern shore of the island. This is a former blowhole that now for most of the time is too large to create spectacular fountains. During stronger winds and the right direction of the wind, there still are observed nice spouts from Watamula Hole. There are though smaller blowholes to the north-east from Watamula hole and further, around the famous “bokas” of Curaçao (e.g. Boka Kalki), with the limestone terraces that are characteristic for many active blowholes.

The Spout in Barbados

Spectacular blowhole at Ladder Bay. Sea water is blown up from it up to 30 m high.

Suplado Blowhole in Bonaire

Spectacular blowhole (or two blowholes) at the northern coast of Bonaire.

El soplador – blowhole in Española

In the volcanic rocks of Galapagos have formed numerous impressive blowholes but “El soplador” is the best known because it is at the tourist route. At high tide “El soplador” at Punta Suarez spouts the water up to 25 m high.

Mapu a Vaea

Group of spectacular, up to 18 m high blowholes at the sea. Here the wave action has created travertine terraces and pools with numerous blowholes. Fascinating and unusual landscape.

Alofaaga Blowholes (Taga Blowholes)

Some of the most powerful blowholes in the world, water fountains rise up to 30 m high. These blowholes exist thanks to a system of lava tubes that reach the ocean here. Local tourist guides put the coconuts in the holes and they are blasted high in the air.

Arahoho Blowhole

Amazing blowholes, one of them located inland from the coastal trail.