Surprising pastel colors adorn the Dutch style houses in Willemstad, the island´s capital. As the largest of the Netherlands Antilles, Curacao lies 40 miles north of Venezuela and boasts 38 beautiful beaches, superb shopping and great snorkeling. It is also the origin and only source of the orange- flavored liqueur named for this intriguing island.
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Attractions
Divers and snorkelers never seem to be able to stop talking about the beauty of Curacao's underwater world. Let us assure you - this is with good reason, because we like to think there is no place in the world offering such great shore dives or opportunity to enjoy the beauty of sea's nature while snorkeling.
Activities
- Christoffel Park - A park with beautiful domestic flora and fauna, but also rich in culture and history. On request Guide tours, iguana presentation and jeep tour
- Curacao Sea Aquarium - The Curacao Sea Aquarium was developed directly on the oceanfront with a healthy coral reef only a stone’s throw from the entrance. This beautiful aquarium complex is one of the most unique in the world because of its ‘open-water-system’, which means that sea water is continuously pumped into the aquarium.During the feeding shows you can touch and learn about the animals. For some real fun you can snorkel or scuba dive and hand feed stingrays, sea turtles, sharks and many other colorful tropical fish. For those who do not want to get wet, they can watch the fun of the divers whilst seated in the Underwater Observatory Boat. After all that excitement you can relax in the coolness of our museum and theater
- Den Dunki National Park - This park consisted of numerous ornamental water fountains, additions to the large well, and building of the impressive entrance bridge.
- Dolphin Academy - At the Dolphin Academy Curacao visitors get the opportunity to meet dolphins and swim, snorkel or even dive with these special animals in 6 different programs. There are suiting programs for everybody!
- Hato Caves - The Hato is the home to the beautiful limestone formations, romantic pools, waterfall and our famous Madonna statue. Also inside the Cave is a colony of seldom seen long nose fruit bats.
Adventures
Curacao offers a great variety of sports activities, for all ages and tastes. From scuba diving, mountain biking and windsurfing for the daring ones, to more relaxed but still very exciting activities such as jeep safaris, sea kayaking and horseback riding.
Currency
The official currency is the Netherlands Antilles Guilder or Florin (ANG or NAFl)
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