Dive Center van de Ven

Dive Center van de Ven

Caracasbaaiweg 360, 0000AA Willemstad, Curacao

Frequently Serviced Dive Sites

SSI Service Center Southern Caribbean, Willemstad

Tugboat (★4.2)

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.
SSI Service Center Southern Caribbean, Willemstad

Superior Producer (Wreck) (★4.7)

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.
SSI Service Center Southern Caribbean, Willemstad

Double Reef (★4.4)

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.
SSI Service Center Southern Caribbean, Willemstad

Caracasbaai (★4.3)

A great, shallow reef perfect for newer divers and snorkelers. Accessible by boat. Full of colorful hard and soft corals and sponges and lots of marine life.
Scubaçao, Willemstad

Jan Thiel baai (★4.0)

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.
Scubaçao, Willemstad

Marie Pampoen (★4.2)

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.
SSI Service Center Southern Caribbean, Willemstad

Director's Bay (★4.4)

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.
Scubaçao, Willemstad

Car Pile - Marie Pampoen (Wreck) (★4.4)

A nice deep dive where car wrecks were dumped in the sixties. The car wreckage starts at 15mtr/50ft with the more intact ones a bit deeper. At 30mtr/100ft you find a small barge on a sandy bottom with some more boat wreckage around it. For the tech diver there is more to be found at 60mtr/200ft and deeper.

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Opening Hours

Monday08:00 - 14:30
Tuesday08:00 - 14:30
Wednesday08:00 - 14:30
Thursday08:00 - 14:30
Friday08:00 - 14:30
Saturday08:00 - 14:30
Sunday08:00 - 14:30
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Opening Hours

Monday08:00 - 14:30
Tuesday08:00 - 14:30
Wednesday08:00 - 14:30
Thursday08:00 - 14:30
Friday08:00 - 14:30
Saturday08:00 - 14:30
Sunday08:00 - 14:30
+59995141267 Website