rental tanks for shore diving

[scubajeg]

We are going to curacao in sept. and would like to do independant unlimited shore diving, nitrox with a rental truck or car. We have been to Bonaire 4 times and are addicted to that freedom. Would you please reccomend who in curacao I should contact. I have not been successful searching on my own. Thank you.

 

[Diver OnLu]

Hi scubajeg,

I recommend you contact All West Apartments and Ocean Encounters West. Louis and Bryan will be able to offer you a a package with apartment, rental truck, and unlimited Nitrox.

Here are the linkls to their homepages:

..:: All West Apartments & Diving, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles ::..
..:: Ocean Encounters West Curacao ::..

Email to louis@allwestcuracao.com or bryan@oceanencounterswest.com.

Greetings from Germany
Andreas

 

[scubajeg]

We already have a place to stay, a timeshare. So we need rental car and tanks. Would they handle tanks and car. Thank you.

 

[catskill diver]

jeg -we are doing the same in june / july. Got a e-mail re the rental cars and our house reef has tanks if they cant help. Contact me after july 4 if your questions dont get answered. Curacao will be fresh in the mind at that point.
Yellowpages-Curacao.com >> Travel & Transportation >> Automobile rentals >> Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
curacaoj sent me the link hope it works for you for the car / van rental.

 

[TheWizard]

I just need to know 2 or 3 good places to rent a pick-up from.
Looks like Budget is one.
Who else?

 

[Diver OnLu]

We already have a place to stay, a timeshare. So we need rental car and tanks. Would they handle tanks and car. Thank you.

Depends very much on where your timeshare is located, then. AW and OEW are in Westpoint, the far end of the island, roughly a 45 minutes drive from downtown Willemstad.

 

[curious2dive]

Hi Scubajeg,

Where are you staying than it's easier to give you an advise where to hire tanks.

 

[diversteve]

On the west side try Discover Diving in Playa Lagun. We rented about 10 tanks from them all week and they have a truck height loading dock. IDK if they had nitrox. Farther west Ocean Encounters West in Westpunt also rents tanks. Plan to carry them up about 20 stone stairs...

If you're staying around the Seaquarium - I'm fairly certain the DiveBus has tanks you can rent. Including some 100's IIRC.

I never found an unlimited package like you find on Bonaire either. Get a car at the airport, it's the easiest.

 

[scubajeg]

Thank you for all the help. We will be staying down south next to the Hilton resort, the curacao caribbean resort. We plan on diving the length of the west side like what we have done in Bonaire, at least that is our goal, 4 dives a day if time permits, honestly that is our reason for going.

 

[Diver OnLu]

We will be staying down south next to the Hilton resort, the curacao caribbean resort.

In that case it might be worth contacting Ocean Encounters and ask if they can offer you an unlimited Nitrox package. They have a shop at Hilton, so it would be very close by to pick up tanks. Also ask if you can get tanks from there other shops on the island as you move around to explore different dive sites. You can email to info@oceanencounters.com.