The park starts at Boka Tabla, where waves surge into an underground cave with a roar that rises up through the ground. Steps cut into the rock lead straight down to the mouth of the cavern, where you can sit at the edge and watch the surf rush in and out, before climbing back up to walk along the limestone cliffs overlooking the coast. It's the natural starting point for any visit to Shete Boka National Park, which borders Christoffel Park along nearly ten kilometers of coastline exposed to the trade winds.
Beyond Boka Tabla, about a dozen coves dot the coast, reachable on foot via trails or by car along the park's inland road. Boka Pistol gets its name from the sharp crack the water makes when it's compressed into a narrow gap in the rock, while other, quieter bokas serve as protected nesting sites for three species of sea turtles, roughly from May to December, a period during which researchers monitor the park's beaches.
You don't come here to swim, the sea is too powerful for that, but to feel the raw force of the ocean against limestone. A detailed map of the park is available at the entrance so you can plan your own route, on foot or by car, between the different mouths of this coastline, which looks nothing like the island's usual postcard image.
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