Curacao Travel Guide - Where to stay, Beaches, Willemstad, Shopping, Restaurants, Water Sports

This Curacao travel guide takes you through some of the amazing places that we visited during our stay, and shows you some of the spectacular beaches (Playa Piskado / Playa Grandi, Grote Knip, Kleine Knip, Playa Lagun, Kokomo Beach, Jan Thiel Beach, Caracas Baai Beach, Tugboat Beach). We feature Willemstad during the day and at night, as well as recommended restaurants and shopping.
We also show activities, including the Curacao Sea Aquarium and where to go snorkeling, windsurfing, wing foiling, kitesurfing, and wave surfing.
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00:00 Intro
00:21 Getting around
00:55 Where to stay
02:09 Playa Piskado / Playa Grandi (Turtles)
03:02 Watamula Blow Hole
03:44 Grote Knip, Kleine Knip, Playa Lagun, Playa Santa Cruz
05:02 Santa Maria Bay
05:21 Kokomo Beach, Jan Thiel Beach, Caracas Baai Beach, Tugboar Beach
06:45 Willemstad day & night
08:34 Shopping
09:20 Restaurants & food
11:14 Curacao Sea Aquarium
12:04 Windsurfing & wing foiling
13:25 Kitesurfing
14:20 Surfing
15:03 Tips & reasons to visit

[@wlfan18]

So far this has been my favorite Curaçao video. Thank you so much, this video has definitely helped me in planning my trip.

[@Active-Traveler]

Thank you. I hugely appreciate your nice comment.

[@ryanwilkins1582]

I have watched many videos about Curacao and this is by far the best. Very informative and the video and editing are great. Thanks and travel on!

[@Active-Traveler]

Thanks for that nice comment about the video!

[@balancedyogaandpilates581]

I agree, very nice and informative video

[@brettbarnes6789]

This video provides a great overview of travelling to Curacao and makes me want to return.

[@CaffeVerbano-Pasticceria]

wow, we have to try this destination, thanks for your great advice

[@amywright1219]

Excellent video! Exactly the type of overview we were looking for. You said this was your first video…well done.

[@Active-Traveler]

Thank you very much!

[@HelenaSmrcekAuthor]

Awesome video! Love all the useful information.

[@Active-Traveler]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@wojo67]

I’m moving to Curaçao…great review, thanks

[@aliciarusu2838]

Great video! I love that when I go to Curaçao I will feel like my trip has been planned and stress free. Thank you for all the great details 😊

[@user-of9fb2gj1u]

Thanks for the helpful video. Great information presented in a calming manner. I especially appreciated the restaurant recommendations. I feel the island calling!

[@nicholasbrouwer9603]

Hey guys!! Thanks for the video! Nice having you here! Saludos Nix!!

[@Active-Traveler]

Thanks again! We loved kiting at your location!

[@juliej7120]

Great video! Very informative.

[@Active-Traveler]

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[@user-is2ij8pf4o]

Very cool!!

[@AgataBranczyk]

Great video. I'm convinced to go :)

[@Crazyfrog2918]

Great video, thanks for the tips!

[@twilalebold320]

Great informative video! We are going in March. I am going to swim with the turtles and go to the KNIP beach to pet pigs. Plus I really want to visit the fish restaurant you mentioned. Thanks for the tips. Oh yeah and I'm going to go shopping at a supermarket. Keep up the travel.

[@Active-Traveler]

Thanks for the detailed comment! I really hope you enjoy the trip as much as we did. Curacao is a great place!

[@janajedlovska]

Hi ,loved your video.

[@Active-Traveler]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@millyvega8993]

Great video. Thank you!

[@Active-Traveler]

Glad you liked it!

[@zdenuska2718]

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[@rosemarychadi7734]

Wonderful! Best video I've watched on traveling to curacao. I was wondering what your favorite Farmer's market is and if the have local artisan jewelry, art, or clothing. Also if you found anywhere that the locals sold their handmade... anything lol. Not the boutiques that buy them too cheap and market them up 500 % Thank you so much!

[@Active-Traveler]

Thanks for the kind comment! I'm not an expert on farmer's markets, but we did like the circular Indoor Market at Marshe Nobo street. They had lots of handmade jewelry and art there, as well as lots of other souvenir options at reasonable prices.

[@chariseblue3278]

Good job

[@DarrellSluis]

This is a great video, especially for your first time. I do have a few corrections and notes though. It's sta Martha bay, not Santa Maria bay. Santa Maria is a neighborhood on the island. Someone already said it, but I agree, you missed the large blowhole at Watamula, or at the very least you didn't show it. The Visserij pronounced Vissurraaeey (It's Dutch for Fishery) Other places I would definitely recommend to visit if you want to spend time in nature are The blue Room, The Hato caves, Christoffel Park and Shete Boka (seven inlets) Park. If possible take a trip to Klein Curaçao for a nice day out at sea, bit on the expensive side, but a whole lot of fun (unless you get seasick easily). There is a new eatery around Caracasbaai called Pasawá which is full of ambience and great food selection. It's a food truck concept. The same concept is in Otrabanda called Bario, also an awesome place to have a bite at night. If you're in Otrabanda visit the Kurá Hulanda slavery museum and after have a walk in the Kurá hulanda area behind the museum. It's beautiful. All in all, a very enjoyable travel vlog, thanks for that.

[@Active-Traveler]

Thank you for your detailed and informative comments - much appreciated. I certainly loved visiting the island and sharing my video content, and can't wait to go back to see some of the things you mentioned that I didn't get a chance to experience.

[@KinuGrove]

Great video what is the best time of year to visit?

[@Active-Traveler]

Curacao is one of those destinations that is great to visit any time of the year. We were there in the summer, and the benefit was that it was not as busy as it would be during the prime winter holiday season.

[@bademann1]

That was not watamula hole. Nice blow hole but I'm afraid you missed the big one. At least in your video.