Would you like to enjoy lovely beaches while sipping a delicious cocktail? See Curaçao at its best, both above and below the water? Join one of these wonderful West Coast snorkeling trips.
West coast: beach hopping & snorkeling
West Coast boat trips offer you a great opportunity to combine all kinds of fun things. What are some of the pluses of a West Coast trip?
- Delightful trip by boat
- As you sail, you’ll discover Curaçao’s beautiful coastline
- Beach hopping the most beautiful beaches
- Snorkeling in the best locations
- Always incl. drinks and delicious lunch
Where to go?
Of course, with a Westcoast trip you will go to the most beautiful places along the coast. Think for example of Cas Abou Beach and Kokomo. In addition, some trips also take you to snorkeling locations such as Tugboat and Blue Room. With a little luck, you can swim with turtles and encounter wild dolphins along the way.
West Coast Trips in Curaçao
Tugboat & Blue Room
Motor Yacht (Caribbean Experience)
A super fun snorkeling trip—the only one that takes you to Curaçao’s two top snorkeling spots: Tugboat and Blue Room! In total, you can enjoy snorkeling at 5 (!) different spots. Plus, you’ll head back by bus from the west side, so there’s no risk of getting seasick.
Beaches, BBQ & Blue Room
Catamaran & bus (Irie Tours)
Enjoy beautiful Curaçao with some snacks, drinks, and great music. You can do just that with this unique catamaran and bus tour. Benefit: You go all the way to Westpoint by boat on the way out. Back you go by bus: fast and no chance of seasickness.
West Coast Cruise
(BlueFinn)
Super fun West Coast snorkeling trip Catamaran trip departing from Mambo. All day you can enjoy the beautiful coastline from the BlueFinn catamaran. You’ll stop at Cas Abou and at Kokomo, plus briefly visit St. . Anna Bay to visit the “Pontjes Bridge”.
Beach Hopping & Adrenaline
(Powerboat)
Beach hopping along Curaçao’s most beautiful beaches. The Powerboat is a fast RIB. As soon as the captain starts the engines, the boat shoots across the water. Within seconds, you’ll be cruising along the coast at a top speed of about 100 km/h.
Blue Room small-scale trip
(Banda Abou Tours)
Nice small-scale tour. Departure is from the beach of private San Juan estate. With captain Arie-Jan and “dolphin-spotter” Audrey you have a top-notch crew and it will be a fun trip anyway. And with a 3.5-hour trip, it’s something fun for half a day. Do it!
West coast: more fun than Klein Curaçao!
Day trips to the West Coast are less well-known than day trips to Klein Curaçao. And we actually think that’s unfair. The West Coast trips are really fun—according to many, even more fun than Klein Curaçao. Why?
1. You see more of Curaçao
On a day trip to Klein Curaçao, you’ll only see the small island of Klein Curaçao. It’s certainly worth seeing, but you won’t get to see anything else of Curaçao itself that day. If you go on a West Coast trip, you’ll get to enjoy the rugged natural beauty along Curaçao’s coast all day long, interspersed with beautiful little beaches and coves. On top of that, you’ll make several swimming stops on a West Coast trip, for which the captain naturally picks out the most beautiful spots on Curaçao. And each of those spots has something unique that sets it apart from the other locations you’ll see during this trip. In short: you’ll see more of beautiful Curaçao!
2. More variety throughout the day
If you’re going to Klein Curaçao, the day can basically be divided into three parts: the trip there, a few hours on Klein Curaçao, and then the trip back. If you join a West Coast trip, the day is much more varied, thanks to the swimming stops along the way. You’ll spend the whole day cruising short stretches where you can relax on the boat in the sun, enjoying a drink and the view. Then there’s another swim stop, followed by a bit more sailing, and so on. And just like that, the day drifts along very leisurely toward its end—you won’t be bored for a moment because pretty much every half-hour is different from the one before it.
3. On the boat
If you take a catamaran to Klein Curaçao, there are no facilities available on the island itself. The bar, lunch, restrooms, or some relaxing background music while you lounge in the sun—you’ll have to get all that on the boat. For example, if you want to lounge in the sun on the beach at Klein Curaçao and have a drink, you’ll have to swim about 20 meters out to the boat.
You don’t have that problem on a West Coast trip, because you’ll be on or around the boat all day long. All the amenities are conveniently right there around you. So when you’re relaxing in the sun, your partner can quickly and easily grab you a delicious, cool drink from the bar. Optimal enjoyment!
4. No chance of seasickness
For some people, this is a reason not to go to Klein Curaçao: on the morning trip there, you always have to go against the current, and if the current is just a little too strong, there are always a few passengers on board who get seasick. Once you’re on Klein Curaçao, it passes quickly, and you won’t be bothered by it for the rest of the day—including the return trip—but it’s still unpleasant to have to start the day feeling so sick (read the tips here to minimize the risk of seasickness).
You won’t have this problem on many West Coast trips. In the morning (on the way to Westpunt), you’ll be sailing with the current, so the boat barely rocks at all and you won’t suffer from seasickness. For the return trip, some tours offer a great solution so you don’t have to sail against the current: all guests take a bus back to the city. This way, you avoid the risk of seasickness and, as a bonus, you also get to enjoy a fun bus tour through the western part of Curaçao.
“Return by bus” is not included with all trips. However, it is included with the “Tugboat & Blue Room” and “Beaches, BBQ & Blue Room” trips.
If you take the Powerboat, you definitely won’t get seasick, even when traveling against the current. Thanks to the boat’s shape and speed, you’re 99.5% certain not to suffer from seasickness on the Powerboat. This applies to both the Powerboat trip to Westpunt and the Powerboat trip to Klein Curaçao.
Book your West Coast trip!
Don’t wait too long to book your West Coast trip. Availability is more limited than for the day trips to Klein Curaçao, so you’re more likely to find that there are no spots left if you wait until the last minute to book.
