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J anthiel Baai - The Southernmost, reasonable shore diving spot P estbaai - Pestbaai is an out-of-the-way, advanced diving site
on Curacao is JanthielBaai. As a full service beach facility for that may be worth your while. The site is open to the sea, so
families and divers, you’ll find concessions, shade, showers, and wind, waves, and current will be a consideration. We recommend

even a dive shop on site. This is a great beach to spend the morn- doing this dive with a guide to increase your safety factor. Direc-

ing or afternoon. Directions: This site is 2.1 km Southeast of the tions: Due West of Willemstad, travel 6.7 km West on Weg Naar

Sea Aquarium, but the direct road is no longer open. You’ll need to Bullenbaai (about 1.9 km West of the Vaersen Bay turn off ).

wind your way East of Willemstad to the community of Janthiel, off
Caracasbaai. There are no easy instructions for the drive; you must
iscado - A local harbor mainly used by fishermen. The swim out
Pobtain a good road map, and note the distances to each turn since to the reefs is almost guaranteed to be with sea turtles.

many of the streets have no street signs. Good luck-- It’s worth the P laya Hundu - The drop off is only a couple of meters from the
search. beach. A very nice dive with beautiful corals. It is not easily
found unless you know how to get there. It is a rubble beach with
O ostpunt (No Way) - The sea and your common sense both a bit of shade under the trees. To the left and to the right there are
say “no way”, but you are determined to challenge it. Even
advanced divers whisper “No Way” when their boat pulls up at this cliffs. The entrance into the water is straightforward. The heading

exhilarating site. If you are brave and foolish enough to jump in, out is 240 degrees (WSW). The drop off is not far from shore. There

you will be rewarded. are gorgonians, stove pipe sponges, some elephant ear sponges

O swaldo’s Drop-off - Oswaldo’s Drop-off is found off the dive and several kinds of hard coral. DirecTake the road to Westpunt
shop dock of the Princess Beach Resort. The site Car Pile is until you see a road sign with Soto on it. There you go left in the
direction of Soto utill you reach the church of Soto. Shortly after

also found here. This is a fun dive with easy entry and exit. Direc- the church you go left in the direction of Sunset Waters. On the

tions: About 3 km South East of Punda, wind your way down the left hand side there is a stone wall. When that wall ends there is a

coastal roads of Penstraat to the intersection of Dr. MLKing Blvd dirt road to the left. You have to enter that dirt road. After a while

and Koraalspechtweg. you reach a paved that becomes a dirt road again and you will see

the water.