My Wife and I are planning our honeymoon to Aruba and Curacao in February. We are spending a couple days on Aruba first then flying to Curacao for a week. I’m an advanced diver and she is an open water diver. Looking for advice on lodging, dive sites and top side activities. We are thinking a couple days in an all inclusive in Aruba then perhaps Avila beach hotel, lions dive or something similar in Curacao. We want to be able to walk to different restaurants and bars in Curacao (chill night life with music that caters to the 30 and up crowd) and would love access to a house reef for snorkeling.
We plan to do one day of diving in Aruba then 3-4 days of diving in Curacao. We also want to rent a car in one or both places and explore beaches and do other top side activities including hiking the peak in Curacao.
Where do folks like to stay in Aruba for AI(moderate price)? Any hotel there with a house reef or any snorkeling? What is the must see dive site(s) in Aruba? What are the best beaches and top side activities?
Where do people like to stay in Curacao? Prefer adults only if possible. We like good food and a chill vibe with a beach bar, pool, snorkeling and my wife would like a spa day. We would like easy access to a dive shop and want to do some boat dives. What is the best shop to do boat dives with? Any restaurant recommendations?
A perfect day might look like 2 tank boat dive in the AM, a nice lunch at the hotel/resort or local restaurant, a massage for my wife and snorkeling for me at the house reef in the afternoon, lounging at the beach bar for happy hour then walking around to different local bars/restaurants for drinks in the evening (we aren’t looking for party atmosphere, more lounge and cocktail bar atmosphere).
Thanks in advance! Sorry for the rambling post… hopefully some of you will know just what we’re after and will be able to chime in.
We plan to do one day of diving in Aruba then 3-4 days of diving in Curacao. We also want to rent a car in one or both places and explore beaches and do other top side activities including hiking the peak in Curacao.
Where do folks like to stay in Aruba for AI(moderate price)? Any hotel there with a house reef or any snorkeling? What is the must see dive site(s) in Aruba? What are the best beaches and top side activities?
Where do people like to stay in Curacao? Prefer adults only if possible. We like good food and a chill vibe with a beach bar, pool, snorkeling and my wife would like a spa day. We would like easy access to a dive shop and want to do some boat dives. What is the best shop to do boat dives with? Any restaurant recommendations?
A perfect day might look like 2 tank boat dive in the AM, a nice lunch at the hotel/resort or local restaurant, a massage for my wife and snorkeling for me at the house reef in the afternoon, lounging at the beach bar for happy hour then walking around to different local bars/restaurants for drinks in the evening (we aren’t looking for party atmosphere, more lounge and cocktail bar atmosphere).
Thanks in advance! Sorry for the rambling post… hopefully some of you will know just what we’re after and will be able to chime in.