Activities & Experiences

Drive an off-road buggy through Curaçao's rugged west, from plantation country to hidden leeward coves. A dusty, scenic loop into the wild parts of the island most visitors never see.

See where the original blue Curaçao liqueur is made at Landhuis Chobolobo. Tour the historic plantation house, watch peel from the local Laraha orange dry, and taste the full range.

Climb Mount Christoffel (372 m), the island's highest point, before dawn and watch the sun rise over Curaçao. On a clear morning the summit even reveals the outline of Venezuela.

Head offshore from Curaçao's leeward coast for big-game fish. Deep blue water sits close to shore here, so charters reach mahi-mahi, wahoo, and tuna fast.

Ride steady trade winds over flat, shallow water at Sint Joris Bay on the east coast. A reliably windy, protected bay that suits both lessons for first-timers and freestyle for pros.

Sail to an uninhabited island ringed by white sand and clear shallows. The full-day catamaran trip from Spanish Water includes snorkeling, a turtle stop, a beach lunch, and the famous pink lighthouse.

Paddle the sheltered mangrove channels of Spanish Water and the Rif Mangrove Park. Glide through quiet tunnels of roots, spot fish and birds, and learn why these forests matter.

Ride out among the flock on a safari tour of the Curaçao Ostrich Farm at Groot Sint Joris. Get close to the world's largest birds, learn how they live, and stop by the on-site shop and restaurant.

Feed sharks and rays, meet sea lions, and come face to face with reef life at the Curaçao Sea Aquarium, an open-water marine park fed straight from the sea.

Curaçao is the shore-diving capital of the Caribbean, where you walk straight off the beach into reefs and wrecks. No boat needed to reach the Tugboat, the Superior Producer wreck, or Playa Kalki's Alice in Wonderland reef.

Swim with wild green sea turtles in shallow, clear water at Playa Grandi (Piskado) and Playa Lagun. No boat, no cage, just turtles grazing and surfacing a few feet from shore.

Sail the calm leeward coast as the day cools, with a snorkel stop on the reef and an open bar for the sunset over the Caribbean. An easy, scenic way to end a day on the island.

Meet bottlenose dolphins up close at the Dolphin Academy beside the Sea Aquarium. Choose a shallow-water encounter, an open-water swim, or a guided dolphin dive in a natural seawater lagoon.

Walk UNESCO-listed Willemstad with a local guide who unlocks Punda and Otrobanda, the candy-coloured Handelskade, the floating market, and the best small bites the brochures miss.