Name: Manu Panuve
Nationality: Tongan
Country: Tongatapu,
Tonga
Major: BUSM – Human
Resources and Supply Chains
Anahulu Cave – The Underground Swimming Pool
In my Island, there are
so many historical places that their sights are just breath-taking. It is
almost that each village has something historically special about them. One of
those places is the Anahulu Cave or known as the Underground Swimming Pool. This
cave is unique as it is the only freshwater that is there in all the many
islands in Tonga. This cave is called the underground swimming pool as the
entrance to it is more like going underground to reaches it.
Information of the
Anahulu Cave.
This Cave is located on the eastern side of the
capital island of Tonga at a village called Haveluliku. The cave is made up of
a network of large limestone caverns. It is 400m long filled with six different
pools/ponds. They are all freshwater that never loses its coolness with changes
on seasons. The beach is only 50meters from the entrance of the cave. Visiting
this historical place is almost like killing two birds with one stone. If you
prefer sunbathing in the ocean, it is not a long walk from the cave. You can
have two experiences with only one stop and that is bathing in the freshwater
and sunbathing outside in the beach.
There is a $15 TOP fee
per individual that you are charged when you visit the area. It is to help keep
the surrounding of the cave clean and also to pay employees who are guarding
the cave. Outside the cave, there are displays of women's’ talented handicraft
made from natural resources of the island.
Sources: https://www.anahulucave.to/tour.html
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