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Curacao Shallow Shore Diving Is Rated #2 in World

Curacao and Bonaire are the top 2 shore diving locations in the Caribbean, sharing the same
mild currents, tropical water temperatures, excellent visibility and enormous diversity of marine
life. ike Bonaire, the best of Curacao’s dive sites can be dived from shore.

T he island of Curaçao offers about 70 A t some shore diving spots you will just T he Dive Bus is a well klnown company
dive sites, whereof about half of them find a lonely beach, other dive sites are that specialises in shore diving. The
you can dive from land. All shore dive sites island offers shore divers numerous beach-

are easy to find since the spots are marked located at a public beach where you have to accessible sites from its southwestern coast.

along the roads of Curacao - just follow pay a small entrence fee (between 3-5 guil- Near the island’s northwest tip lies a well-

the signs and find another great dive site. ders, 2-3 dollars), however, you also can use sheltered cove, Playa Kalki (also known as

Almost all shore diving spots are really the toilets and on-site facilities and even Alice in Wonderland), which features gentle

easy going - even if you just got certified have lunch or a snack in the restaurant. slopes to deeper water. It’s possible to dive

you can take a dive with your buddy - you C uracao and Bonaire are the top 2 shore the Superior Producer, Curaçao’s signature
can’t get lost. Specially in the west all shore diving locations in the Caribbean, shar- wreck, from shore, but you’ll need calm
dive spots are calm and there is hardly any weather conditions because of its exposed

current. Shore Diving on Curacao allows ing the same mild currents, tropical water location outside Willemstad’s bustling

you complete independent schedule - you temperatures, excellent visibility and enor- harbor. A shallow shelf leads to Oswaldo’s

just crap some tanks and your gear and mous diversity of marine life. Like Bonaire, Drop-off, only a few minutes swim from

start driving along the cost line of Curaçao. the best of Curacao’s dive sites can be dived shore. Piles of varied corals make Oswaldo’s

When you see a sign of a dive site just fol- from shore: just gear up on the beach and an interesting dive, and the site is jammed

low it - if you don’t like it you keep on fol- take a few steps into the clear, warm ocean. with blue chromis, yellowtail snappers and

lowing the road and maybe follow the sign sergeant majors.

to the next dive sites.