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New and enhanced sailing experience Sail down to Gaspar Grande on 37 ft MIG open Cruiser.
New and enhanced welcome lounge Sight see, bird watch or just relax on the Balcony of the refurbished welcome lounge.
New and enhanced picnic experience You and your family can picnic on the many picnic tables and benches units on the ground
New Cave exploration experience Enhanced lighting allows you to fully appreciate all the marvelous features of the cave. |
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Where is Gasparee Caves? Watch the Video and discover one of the many wonders of Chaguaramas |
Call Us: 634-4227 Ext 136 email Us: tours@chagdev.com Book A Tour Today Incorporate a visit to the Beach with your tour experience. Coming Soon Night Tours of Gasparee Caves
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Basic Facts • Gaspar Grande Island spans 280 acres • Gasparee is a mile long and half a mile wide. It is ¾ of a mile south of the Coast Guard station. • The highest point is 399 feet above the sea. • The largest cave is 100 feet high, 144 feet long, and 60 feet wide.
Brief History of the Gasparee Caves
1783 Don Gaspar de Percin was awarded Gaspar Grande
1796 French pirates hide out in Corsairs Bay (now Winn’s Bay)
1797 Spanish forts erected at Goodwill Bay and Bombshell Bay- the main fort
1831 Whaling industry established to hunt razorback whales
1925 Closure of Point Baleine whaling station |
The Tour After a fifteen (15) minute boat ride through the north-western archipelago you will arrive at Pt. Baleine, a former whaling station, where our tour guide will take you to the cave lodge and the magnificent limestone cave system of the “Big Cave”.
As you descend into the shimmering blue water of the Underground pool; the Blue Grotto of the Big Cave, which reflects the images of the awesome stalactites and stalagmites, you will experience the sighting of the features such as dinosaur head, chandelier, lovers in embrace, cave flowers, cauliflower; it is all up to your imagination and interpretation.
Special instructions: - Long pants, insect repellant. Intensity: Moderate |
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The Cave Many years of rainfall may have combined with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to form a weak carbonic acid, that slowly dissolved the limestone rocks of Gasparee. This resulted in the formation of a series of underground passages and caves that today form the Gasparee Caves. The Big Cave or Blue Grotto, is the main cave open to the public, although it’s just one of a network of underground caverns. It is half an acre in size and ends in a pool of clear blue-green sea water varying with the tides. Algae on some of the rock surface gives a tie dye effect. Natural skylights showcase the stalagmites and stalactites.
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