Introduction

Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao are located off Venezuela. Curacao belongs to the Netherlands Antilles, a self-governing part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This island (155' 000 inhabitants, capital Willemstad) is the most crowded of the three islands and has the largest harbor in the Caribbean. Curacao lies outside the hurricane belt.

Travel facts

Diving type

Destination

easily accessible

bargain destination

Diving level & type

for beginners

for advanced divers

shore diving

liveaboard

Diving Characteristics

pelagics

lots of fish

lots of corals

interesting underwater scenery

Other activities

attractive natural spots

gastronomy

night life

beach

snorkeling

Infrastructures

• hotel and diving center
  

  Habitat Curaçao Resort

  
  Habitat Curaçao Resort (hotel and diving center)
  telephone : 00599 9 864 8800

  fax : 00599 9 864 8304

  address : Coral Estate, Rif St. Marie, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

  email : reservations@habitatcuracaoresort.com

  internet : www.habitatcuracaoresort.com (Last information on the main page: www.habitatdiveresorts.com)

  rerservation : Pour l'Europe, voici les coordonnées de l'efficace représentant (en Allemagne):
  Katharina
  Inter-Connect-Marketing Ltd.
  Arnulfstr. 44, 80335 München
  tél: 0049 89 51703 500
  fax: 0049 89 51703 120 et 0049 89 51703 160
  page web: www.sonnenreisen.de
  rating : 3 / 4 stars

  comments :

  Good hotel, all is done to satisfy divers... Unfortunately, this hotel is quite far from the town center. However, free shuttles to the town are offered three times a day by the hotel

  
  
• hotel and diving center
  

  Lion's Dive
  Lion's Dive (hotel and diving center)
  rating : 1 / 4 stars

  comments :

  Professionalism is lacking in all the sectors of the hotel. It's practically impossible to do any shore diving in good conditions, the dive starts by a swim in the harbor!
  Just avoid this hotel.

  
  

Diving Sites

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  Cap Sainte-Marie

  rating : 3.0

  depth : 30 m

  visibility : 20 m
  description :
  
  Shore diving, in front of the Captain Don's Habitat. This site can be reached by following a rope fixed to the hotel. Excellent site, saw an enormous green moray and a sea snake. Some jellyfish can make the return unpleasant.
  
  
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  Cornelis Bay (Sea Aquarium)

  rating : 3.0

  depth : 5-10 m
  description :
  
  A beautiful diving site, despite the very strong current. Saw 2 large barracudas, a lot of squids and sea-urchin, and many fish between 5 and 10 meters.
  
  
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  Scuba Lodge Shore Dive

  rating : 3.0

  depth : 20 m
  description :
  
  Access to the site and exit from the water difficult, and many wasts materials are seen around (tires, bottles, ...). Even though, some nice corals and a relative large number of fish.
  
  
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  Broken Ship

  rating : 2.0

  type of diving : wreck

  depth : 20 m
  description :
  
  Wreck located in a wild and abrupt relief. Moray and turtle.
  
  
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  BaporKibra

  rating : 1.0

  depth : 20 m

  visibility : less than 10 m
  description :
  
  In front of the Lion's hotel. You will need to move away from this same hotel for about 20 minutes before the diving becomes a little interesting... Bad visibility, but at least we saw a barracuda and some squid.
  
  
• Barracuda Point

  depth : 20 m
  description :
  
  A real disaster! Very strong current, not a single barracuda, no fish... Worth nothing.