Many of us will never experience swimming anywhere but a backyard pool or a local lake.
Maybe we swim at the YMCA or community center.
Or at a water park.
But there are some places where you can swim across the globe that defy description.
They are so beautiful, so unique.
Take a look at 6 unique places to swim.
Havasu Falls, Supai, Arizona
Havasu Falls in Arizona is one of the the most photographed waterfalls on the planet. The drop is 120 feet and the turquoise water looks more like a Caribbean retreat than something in Arizona.
Pua’a Ka’a State Wayside, Maui
Pua’a Ka’a State Wayside in Maui Hawaii is no more than a roadside stop where you can swim under a waterfall in the rainforest.
Blues Holes of Andros Island, the Bahamas
Andros Island is the largest island in the Bahamas and has a number of blue holes inland and in the ocean. The blues holes are water-filled cave systems that were once explored by Jacques Cousteau.
Devil’s Punch Bowl, Colorado
Devil’s Punch Bowl in Colorado is a freezing-cold swimming hole with 20 foot drops into emerald, though freezing, water. It’s often used by people as a rite of passage.
Sliding Rock, Brevard, N.C.
Sliding Rock in North Carolina is a 60′ waterfall set on a very gentle slope. Swimmers slide down the rock into a cold 8′ deep pool.
Sistema Sac Actun, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Sistema Sac Actun is the largest underwater cave system in the world. It is one of the most beautiful and decorated caves systems as well and is popular with divers.
Pua’a Ka’a also has (at least when I was there last) a pretty awesome rope swing. I think it gets taken down and put back up quite a bit.
There are three pictures listed under Havasu Falls.
The third picture is actually Mooney Falls. It is located a little over a mile downstream from Havasu falls.
Havasu Falls is about 130 feet tall.
Mooney Falls is 205 feet tall.
Wow those look awesome, would love to go to any one of them. Certainly beats the local swimming pool!
I was initiated into my ski team at devils punch bowl as a young teenager!
Some of those places reminded me a lot to Semuch Champey in Guatemala.
I’m not much of a swimmer but my boy would go nuts if he saw all these fantastic places for swimming.
The Devil’s Pool, on top of the Victoria Falls is another cool place to swim. http://youtu.be/cdjHuJBb02E
they’re all awesome, some of them are not too far awayfrom where i live and i wasnt aware of them, great pics…
Wow, some great places and love the photography. My #1 place to swim the the eagle river outside vail in the summer!
Enjoy your blog, keep up the good work!
I Wanna go all them places i <3 swimming and the water its soo clear :D
I love this list, but I would also recommend Jellyfish Lake in Palau!
I was about to post that!!
and jellyfish lake kicks this places ass!