CHINHOYI CAVES RECREATIONAL PARK

8 km from Chinhoyi, this recreational park was created in 1975 to protect interesting caves. These caves consist of a system of tunnels and caverns which unfortunately are slowly collapsing. These collapses can be noticed by sinkholes, sinkholes and depressions in the surroundings. The caves are mainly composed of the Wonder Hole, the Sleeping Pool and the Dark Cave . The Wonder Hole, a huge cave with a collapsed roof, has vertical walls of 45 meters overlooking the Sleeping Pool . A major curiosity of the site, this natural pool with crystal clear water illuminated by the sun, has a surprising blue color reflecting a depth of 91 meters. The Sleeping Pool is accessible in two ways. The first is to take the main entrance and land directly on the viewpoint, the second more sportive is to go through the Dark Cave tunnel, a real labyrinth, but the steps are steep and the passages narrow. Near the end of the Dark Cave there are three submerged tunnels. One of them leads to a small cavern known as the "blind cave". The second joins the Sleeping Pool 58 meters below the surface. The third has not yet been explored. It seems likely that other caves remain to be discovered. Since the temperature of Sleeping Pool never varies and remains at 22°C, research suggests that the water in the cave is connected to an even larger body of water.