Central Dive Curacao
0000 Julianadorp
CUW
October 2017 we were allowed to open our gates to our own diving school, Central Dive Curacao. We have traveled the world for over 9 years and have dived at various diving spots around the world. We would like to share our joy and passion for the underwater world and diving with you.
We are happy to share our knowledge so that we can train you to be good, safe divers. We have no secrets and give you all the tips that we have learned and experienced over the years so that you can make rapid progress in diving.
“Find your happy place“ with us and learn more about the fascinating underwater world and diving.
Central Dive Curacao B.V. Veldweg 3 Julianadorp / Willemstad Curacao Homepage: www.central-dive-curacao.com E-mail: info@central-dive-curacao.com Phone: +599 9 671 48 68 WhatsApp: +599 9 671 48 68 Facebook: Central Dive Curacao Instagram: central.dive.curacao
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★★★★☆ Tugboat
Tugboat is Curacao’s most famous dive and snorkel spot due to its shallow depth. It was wrecked just off the shore of Caracasbaai and sits in only 15 feet of water. The tugboat is crawling with marine life and is now covered in sponges and coral growth.
★★★★★ Superior Producer (Wreck)
Superior Producer is rated as one of the best wreck dives in the Caribbean, located between Double Reef and the entrance to St. Annabaai, this cargo ship sits upright on a sandy bottom at 30 m / 100 ft. The ship sank in 1977 and is covered with coral and sponges and has an openly accessible cargo bay.
★★★★☆ Double Reef
The first reef slopes down to about 14m / 46ft where it becomes a sandy bottom. From there you can see the second reef. The second reef starts around 18m / 60ft and drops down to 30 m/ 100ft and deeper.
★★★★☆ Jan Thiel baai
This bay is located at a busy beach so feel free to bring the family! Entering the water is easy and under water you will find a wreck and a platform, lots of sandy bottom up to a depth of 15m.
★★★★☆ Marie Pampoen
A calm, easy shore dive where you enter the water from a small harbor. 20-30 meters out from the harbor you will find an interesting artificial reef made from dumped cars, cranes, and more scraps. Sometimes large tarpon hang around here.
★★★★★ Playa Lagun
Located on the northwest end of Curacao, Playa Lagun is a narrow cove surrounded by rocky cliffs and is an excellent shore dive site. It is known as one of the best snorkel spots on the island with a variety of Marine life. For divers it offers multiple routes on the outer reef and inner reef.
★★★★☆ Playa Kalki / Alice in Wonderland
Playa Kalki with the dive site “Alice in Wonderland“ is the most north-western dive site which is possible from shore. A beautiful reef runs parallel to the beach with large coral formations. The best diving depth is between 5-20m.Parking, restaurant, toilets and diving school are on site.
★★★★☆ Water Factory / Fisherman’s Wharf
In front of the old water factory lies this gorgeous healthy shallow coral reef. There are lots of different hard corals and large barrel sponges and orange elephant ear sponges with a shallow steep wall just at the end of the coral reef.
★★★★☆ Porto Mari
A beautiful house reef great for snorkelers to advanced divers. This site is technically a double reef with the first reef starting close to the beach and the second reef running out into the deep with a valley of sand running in between them. Easily accessible from shore.
★★★★☆ Playa Grandi / Playa Piscado
Playa Piskado, also called Playa Grandi, is a crowd puller. Turtles can be found on the top of the reef and near the small pier, where they get the leftovers of the fishermen to eat. The beautiful reef is further out and at 8 meters depth you can find a statue of the sea god Neptune.
★★★★☆ Playa Forti
Playa Forti is famous for the nice view. A staircase leads to the beach and there is a normal shore entrance. The reef a little further out has beautiful corals and rock formations. You can also find many sea creatures along the cliff and discover a lot.
★★★★☆ Director's Bay
Director’s Bay is a historical spot located between the famous Tugboat Reef and Small Wall dive sites. Up until 1985 this beach was privately owned by the Directors of the Royal Dutch Shell Group and the Dutch Royal family and was not accessible to the public. Now it’s a great shore diving location.
★★★★☆ Snake Bay
This site is an easy entrance on the right-hand side of the pier, directly under the car park. Sandy bottom with the coral reef starting at 5 m /15 ft and the drop off at 10 m / 30 ft. At 35 m /115 ft the reef turns into a sandy bottom again.
★★★★★ Playa Daaibooi
A great shore dive accessible from a quiet, calm beach out of the way of most of the tourist action. There are plenty of parking spaces, lots of shade, and benches to set up your gear on. Although a bit of a swim, the reef is healthy a beautiful.
★★★★☆ Playa Jeremi
Playa Jeremi is a small beach sandwiched between two mighty cliffs. The cove is a sandy plateau which slowly changes into a beautiful coral garden. Divers should swim out until just before the blue line. The reef is a slope that you can follow in a northerly or southerly direction.
Opening Hours
| Monday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |
| Tuesday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |
| Thursday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |
| Friday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |
| Saturday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |
| Sunday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |
Opening Hours
| Monday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |
| Tuesday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |
| Wednesday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |
| Thursday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |
| Friday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |
| Saturday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |
| Sunday | 08:30 - 10:00 16:00 - 17:30 |