Unique Diving, UDI

Instructor Training Center

Kaya Andeifi 36, 0000 Willemstad, Curacao

Location

Frequently Serviced Dive Sites

SSI Service Center Southern Caribbean, Willemstad

Tugboat Curacao (★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.

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

Caracasbaai (★4.4)

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

Playa Lagun (★4.6)

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.

SSI Service Center Southern Caribbean, Willemstad

Punt Canon (★4.6)

This pristine and unspoiled reef accessible only by boat is arguably one of the best dive sites of Curaçao. Tarpon bridge, a natural underwater bridge, is found at the most eastern end.

SSI Service Center Southern Caribbean, Willemstad

Snake Bay (★4.3)

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.

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

Water Factory / Fisherman’s Wharf (★4.3)

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.

Scubaçao, Willemstad

Playa Grandi / Playa Piscado (★4.5)

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.

SSI Service Center Southern Caribbean, Willemstad

Playa Daaibooi (★4.6)

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.