I think it's all condos. We have stayed in a beachfront condo 4 plex. Was a studio room with a balcony facing the ocean. 1 minute walk to the dive shop and 3 restaurants.
Beginner Diving in Curacao??
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Thank you for clarifying!! I appreciate all of the information -
Nancy
They have a spa building right beside the pool.
Perhaps that was a low level hotel at one point?
Building straight up the stairs from the water is the dive shop (building on the right).
Building in the left is Karakter restaurant and a second restaurant above.
FishWatcher747
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The shore diving on the Curacao sites I have been to couldn't be any easier. Unlike Bonaire which has iron shore that you have to be careful not to fall down on or injure yourself getting into and out of the shallows there are lots of perfectly sandy entries.
Should be a perfect place to gain experience and confidence. Hire a DM for the hand holding.
Should be a perfect place to gain experience and confidence. Hire a DM for the hand holding.
That sounds amazing!! Thank you!
The biggest challenge you will find shore diving Curacao is avoiding tripping over the pig....
Is he alive?????
And that's a great picture!! If that's what shore diving is like in Curacao, I think we would love it!!
she... and yes she is. Porto Marie is the site.
Most the sites are beach walk-ins that I have experienced in 3 trips to Curacao (all done with The Dive Bus).
We are there again in two weeks for trip #4. Looking forward to catching back up with our friends at the Dive Bus. Been too long!
Most the sites are beach walk-ins that I have experienced in 3 trips to Curacao (all done with The Dive Bus).
We are there again in two weeks for trip #4. Looking forward to catching back up with our friends at the Dive Bus. Been too long!
FishWatcher747
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There was a married couple that was staying at the same place in Westpunt as I was about 4 weeks ago. I would guess they were in their 50s. They were relatively inexperienced and were nervous because they had never dove without a guide.
They were so excited to progress to shore diving without a guide. It seemed to be such a liberating event in their diving journey.
And there is no need to dive deep. I did a lot of 30 foot reef dives when I was a new diver and am glad I did. Knowing you can always do a CESA can take a lot of anxiety out of the diving experience.
They were so excited to progress to shore diving without a guide. It seemed to be such a liberating event in their diving journey.
And there is no need to dive deep. I did a lot of 30 foot reef dives when I was a new diver and am glad I did. Knowing you can always do a CESA can take a lot of anxiety out of the diving experience.
I absolutely second the Dive Bus. Super friendly staff, and they definitely have no issues with a little hand holding. I dove with a family of beginners the week I was there and they did a good job of balancing the dives for what I was interested in and what they were capable of.
It's also just down the street from Lions Dive if you decide to stay there.
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