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Curaçao Beach Highlights

By Travel Expert: Linda Samuel
  • Curaçao Underwater Park offers a glimpse of some of the island's best preserved reefs. Admission to the park is U.S. $10 to $15.
  • Many dive spots can be accessed from shore, Playa Kalki being the best.
  • There are more than 40 underwater landscapes for snorkelers to explore off the shore's of Curaçao.
  • Tugboat, named for the sunken vessel, is a popular snorkeling spot. The site is a boat ride from the island; trips are available through several outfitters.

Curaçao Overview

Curaçao (Coo-ra-sow), together with Bonaire, St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, and Saba, is in the Kingdom of the Netherlands as part of the Netherlands Antilles. Just 56km (35 miles) north of the coast of Venezuela, Curaçao, the "C" of the Caribbean's Dutch ABC (Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire) islands, is the most populous of the Netherlands Antilles. Visitors come for its distinctive culture, warm people...

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Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
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Playa Kalki 1 Westpunt
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
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Marriott Curacao Resort
Piscadera Bay
Willemstad Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
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National Curacao Underwater Park
Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Distance: 5.7 Miles (from destination center)
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Curacao Sea Aquarium
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Bapor Kibra z/n, Sea Aquarium Beach
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Distance: 7.5 Miles (from destination center)
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