Klein Curacao

Yes definitely! Not for nothing is a day trip to Klein Curacao by far the most booked excursion by tourists on Curaçao. The beautiful beach is the longest beach on Curaçao, the sea is crystal clear and you must have taken a picture at the iconic lighthouse. A day trip to Klein Curacao is enjoyable and a nice change during the vacations.

Actually, you can say that all trips to Klein Curacao (sold through NaarCuracao) are good. They all include drinks and include a BBQ lunch. Still, there is some difference between the day trips. The experience with one boat is totally different from the other provider. With that, one cannot be called “better.” It all depends on what you find important in a daytrip to Klein Curaçao. Do you want to party and have a trip including alcoholic beverages or are you looking for more peace and quiet and no alcoholic beverages included? Do you want an extra adrenaline-kick by sailing fast or just that nice “Caribbean experience” by relaxing on a catamaran with wind in your back and facing the sun? The differences between the boats are the factor that determine the best trip to Klein Curacao for you.

All day trips to Klein Curacao offer their trip including food & drinks. That will get you through the day just fine, but there can be differences in what they offer. Only Miss Ann and Mermaid offer an extensive breakfast buffet on Klein Curacao, the other boats do a sandwich on the boat or nothing at all. If you also want to enjoy a nice cocktail, be sure to check who you go with because some boats only offer non-alcoholic drinks. On the catamarans of BlueFinn and Irie Tours, among others, you also have extensive choices of alcoholic drinks included in the trip.

. Klein Curacao is about 12 km east of Curaçao. But that is measured from the most eastern point of Curaçao and the day trips depart from a more central place. Therefore, for most boats it is about 27 km sailing to Klein Curacao.
The fastest boat is -not surprisingly- the Powerboat, which makes the crossing in 45 to 50 minutes. Miss Ann is the fastest of the larger boats and the catamarans take just under two hours.
Good to know here is that almost all boats have arranged their day trip so that you spend about the same amount of time on Klein Curaçao. The fast trip of the Powerboat takes a total of 6 hours, if you go with Mermaid you have a trip of 10 hours. The time difference between the trips is mainly due to the different sailing times.

If you are considering a day trip to Klein Curacao, you should take note in advance:
– -. seasickness: The outward journey in the morning is always against the current. This means that the boat can fluctuate quite a bit and there is a chance of seasickness. Are you prone to seasickness and really don’t feel like getting sick on this trip? Then go with the Powerboat, that trip is 99% sure to be “seasickness-free” because of the speed combined with the shape of the boat. Or read these tips against seasickness on a day trip to Klein Curacao.
– facilitiesKeep in mind that on Klein Curacao you can only use the facilities offered by your boat. There are no stores on site, no beach bars or restaurants, no diving school, no activity rentals.
– shade: For shade, you rely mainly on what the boat offers. There is little “natural shade” to be found on Klein Curacao. Mermaid and Miss Ann offer a spacious beach house with plenty of shade. The Powerboat also has some shade in their beach hut. With the catamarans of BlueFinn, Irie Tours and Gold Seahorse, among others, you will have to find shade on the boat, or -with some luck- at one of the commonly used palapas (umbrellas made of palm leaves) on the beach.

A day trip to Klein Curacao is not cheap. Prices start from about EUR 115 and go up to towards EUR 150. Check out the boats and their rates at the top of this page.

There is no natural shade on Klein Curacao beach. No palm trees or high rocks to hide behind. On the beach, a few general purpose palapas (umbrellas made of palm leaves) are available, but there are not enough of them for all guests on the island. You are mostly assigned to the shade your day trip has to offer. At Miss Ann and Mermaid you can “claim” your own spot with a beach bed in their spacious beach house for the whole day, basically always in the shade. The Powerboat has a more basic beach hut on the beach where you can also sit out of the sun. With all other boats you will have to find the shade on the boat.

Water shoes are not really necessary, almost all over the beach you can walk from the soft sand straight into the “rock-free” sea. Note, however, that if you want to explore the island by walking to the dilapidated lighthouse and the shipwrecks that have washed ashore, shoes would come in handy. Especially near the shipwrecks are sharp stones and also during the hike you have a chance of seeing “pika’s”, the plants with big spines, next to the path.

Yes, you can. Several private trips are available. Rates start at about €1,500 for a trip with up to 10 people including drinks and BBQ lunch. The advantage of a private boat is that you can make your own party, you can decide the departure times and you can make all kinds of requests regarding the catering.
More info about private boat Klein Curacao

Yes, it is possible to do an overnight stay on Klein Curacao. A unique and wonderful experience. Early in the evening you will see the sunset from the beach and afterwards by a campfire a beautiful (romantic?) evening. You sleep on the beach, in the open air. You provide your own gear (sleeping bag, pillow, etc.) and some food/drink.
This can be done in two ways:
– with guide: this can only be done by private boat. The captain stays on the boat, and you yourself sleep on the beach. The advantage is that there is always a possibility to leave the island (in case of emergency). Disadvantage is that a private trip is obviously higher in price than the open trips.
– Without a guide: You look for a boat that goes to Klein Curacao for 2 consecutive days and you book tickets for those 2 consecutive days. We advise you to do this with Miss Ann, because then you can use their beach bed to sleep on at night and they have a toilet and shower in their beach house. So you will ‘just’ do that on day 1 by boat to Klein Curacao, with all the other day guests. But when the boat goes back mid-afternoon, you don’t get on board. You then stay behind on the beach for a wonderful overnight stay. The next morning the boat comes again with new day guests and you can sail back to Klein Curacao in the afternoon. Disadvantage of this is that you are completely on your own, you can not leave the island at night in case of emergency and with your cell phone you can not call the emergency services if there is something wrong.
And anyway, if you do this: indicate it in advance at the reservation, so the crew can think along/help to make your experience as beautiful as possible.