Best Beaches in Curaçao
Don't forget to bring your diving mask because the underwater world of Curaçao is breathtakingly beautiful!
These are the 20 most popular beaches from above (Westpunt) to below (Jan Thiel)
The time are minutes by car from the Octopus, behind this is the entrance price. You have to pay for the sunbeds everywhere. Count on 2.50 to 15 euros per bed. You can park for free almost everywhere at the beaches. Often there is also security.
Tip!
Especially during the cruise season (November through March), the beaches can get quite crowded.
If you arrive at the beach before 9:00 a.m., you can usually still find a nice shady spot.
Alternatively, you can go later in the day. After 2:00 p.m. it generally becomes quieter again. The busiest hours are between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
1. Playa Kalki
This is one of the nicer beaches of Curaçao. It can be reached via a steep staircase. The beach is not only beautiful because of its clear water and fine sand, but also because of its location against the cliffs. Hence the name Kalki (from the limestone cliffs).
If you enjoy swimming pools and a touch of luxury, there is also the Playa Beach Club located on top of the cliff. You can find the prices on their website.
45 minutes
2. Playa Piskado
People mainly come here for the diving and snorkeling. In addition, this small beach is known for the many sea turtles that swim around here. Bring your own food and drinks.
40 minutes
No entrance fee - bringing your own food and drinks is allowed.
3.play kinipi
This is perhaps the most famous beach on Curacao. It can get busy here on weekends, but don't let that stop you from visiting this beach. It is a beautiful white sand beach without large resorts, but with enough fun. There is a bar where they also sell snacks.
40 minutes
No entrance fee - bringing your own food and drinks is allowed.
4.Kleine Knip
Het is vooral populair onder locals, maar er komen ook genoeg toeristen. Het is een mooi strand met wit zand en kristalhelder water. Ook hier vind je een rotsachtig landschap wat de ligging van het strand nog specialer maakt. Zelf eten en drinken meenemen.
35 minutes
No entrance fee - bringing your own food and drinks allowed.
5.Playa Jeremi
Romantic little beach. No crowds or restaurants here. Just a spectacular tropical beach with wonderfully clear water. Bring your own food and drinks.
35 minutes
No entrance fee - bringing your own food and drinks allowed.
6. Playa Lagun
The beach is known for its impressive underwater world and its location between two high cliffs. There are two restaurants. Otherwise it is a simple beach.
35 minutes
No entrance fee - bringing your own food and drinks allowed.
35 minutes
7. Santa Cruz
A large beach with lots of shade and well-arranged to go with children. Only it all looks a bit messy and dated. There is a restaurant, but it is usually not open.
35 minutes
No entrance fee - bringing your own food and drinks is allowed.
8. Playa Pretu
Abandoned beach that can be reached via Playa Santa Cruz via a forest path (left when you are facing the sea). Fantastic place to snorkel. Bring your own food and drinks.
35 minutes+15 min walk
No entrance fee - bringing your own food and drinks is allowed.
9.Cas Abou
Many people think this is the most beautiful beach on Curacao.
It also has an impressive beach with white sand and palm trees and the underwater coral reef makes it very popular with snorkelers. There is a bar where they also sell snacks.
30 minutes
Entrance fee XCG 10/12,50 per car. Bringing your own food and drinks is allowed.
10. Playa Porto Marie
Porto Marie Beach, or Playa Porto Mari, is one of the most famous and most beautiful beaches of Curaçao. There is a bar and restaurant where you can eat and drink.
30 minutes
No entrance fee. Bringing your own food and drinks is not allowed.
11. Daaibooi Bay
This is one of the lesser known beaches of Curacao, but one of the most beautiful, and it certainly has the best name. The big advantage is that it has shallow water and is therefore very suitable for families and people who want to snorkel. There are some beach umbrellas and a small bar where they also sell snacks.
30 minutes
No entrance fee - bringing your own food and drinks is allowed.
12. Coral Estate / Karakter It is a raised beach where you enter the water with a ladder. Beds are free, but consumption is mandatory. It is a tourist beach but very relaxed. The restaurant is very good and also open in the evening.
30 minutes
No entrance fee, but one drink is mandatory. Bringing your own food and drinks is not allowed.
13.Kokomo Beach Popular among tourists and locals and is one of the most beautiful beaches of Curacao. The beach is small and lies against a hill, which makes it even more beautiful. Nice beach bar and once a month you have the Full Moon parties here
5 minutes
No entrance fee. Bringing your own food and drinks is not allowed.
14. Boca st. michiel Quiet beach where mainly locals come. There are umbrellas, restaurants, free showers and a diving school, but it is a bit messy and often there is a large ship in the bay.
2 minutes
No entrance fee - bringing your own food and drinks is allowed.
15. Playa Wachi
Tiny idyllic beach near "the Octopus" There are umbrellas but there is no restaurant and there are no beach beds available.
1 minute
No entrance fee - bringing your own food and drinks is allowed.
16. Blue Bay
Blauwbaai was once a small, quiet bay. Nowadays the beach belongs to the gigantic Blue Bay Curaçao Golf & Beach Resort. It is a beautiful beach, but quite busy and touristy.
5 minutes
Entrance fee XCG 20 p.p., beach bed included
17. Pirate Bay
Cozy small intimate beach with umbrellas, sun loungers, a diving school, a bar and a fairly good restaurant.
10 minutes
Entrance fee XCG 10 p.p.
18.Mambo Beach
This typical tourist beach (not necessarily a bad thing) is equipped with all comforts; sun loungers, bars, restaurants and diving schools. After sunset, the beach turns into a popular nightlife spot.
20 minutes
No entrance fee. Bringing your own food and drinks is not allowed.
19. Jan Thiel Beach
Jan Thiel Beach is probably the most famous beach of Curacao. Part of the beach has been raised to enlarge the sandy beach. At this beach you will also find various shops, attractive restaurants and bars.
40 minutes
No entrance fee. Bringing your own food and drinks is not allowed.
20.Tug Boat Beach
Excellent snorkeling spot especially the left (back to the beach) it's beautiful with lots of fish. Near the white buoy (past the large pillars, past the Quarantine House) is the tugboat in front of the drop down, also clearly visible for snorkelers. It is a stone beach with a kind of hippie bar where you also have some shade and you can rent beds.
40 minutes
No entrance fee - bringing your own food and drinks is allowed.
Klein Curaçao
A beautiful snorkeling location. The beaches are of the whitest white and the water is even bluer than the liqueur.
The centerpiece of the island is an old lighthouse and at the back of the island you will find some rusted shipwrecks. A desolate place, but photogenic.
You can visit this hidden spot as a day trip by boat. We did this with the Mermaid and it was very well taken care of, including a delicious, extensive BBQ.
Beaches where you can also enjoy lunch or dinner.
You can come here for a lunch, a snack (the nachos are delicious)
On Sunday there is Happy Hour from 5pm with live music.
Fantastic place to have lunch or dinner with your feet in the sand.
Cozy lunch at the beautiful beach Porto Marie
Atmospheric restaurant at Mambo Beach The view is beautiful and the food very good.
Great place for lunch or dinner.
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