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Curacao Adventure: Caves, Turtles, Flamingos, Beach
4.3
62 Ratings
Willemstad
Embark on the Green Escape West Tour in Curacao to uncover the island’s stunning natural beauty and uncover its hidden secrets. Explore the hidden gems of this beautiful island paradise.
Embark on the Green Escape West Tour in Curacao to uncover the island’s stunning natural beauty and uncover its hidden secrets. Explore the hidden gems of this beautiful island paradise.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Hato Caves - The cave of the Amerindian Arawak’s and Caiquetio Indians, who lived around this area, and left behind the petroglyphs, estimated at least 1,500 years old. The cave is officially protected by the state as of 1967.
You will have a 1 hour cave tour with a knowledgeable guide, who will give all information on the history and cultural…
- Hato Caves - The cave of the Amerindian Arawak’s and Caiquetio Indians, who lived around this area, and left behind the petroglyphs, estimated at least 1,500 years old. The cave is officially protected by the state as of 1967.
You will have a 1 hour cave tour with a knowledgeable guide, who will give all information on the history and cultural significance of the cave.
- Playa Piskado/Playa Grandi - The best beach to swim with turtles in Curaçao, is Playa Grandi (also known as Playa Piskado). The water is clear and there are a lot of sea turtles right at the pier. It’s a real treasure to see and to be able to swim alongside these amazing creatures.
- Kleine Knip - Unesco named Grote Knip a few years ago as the ‘most beautiful beach in the Caribbean’. It is also the most photographed beach on the tropical island and you will see why!
This beach is probably the most famous beach on the entire island, with a stunning view and amazing for snorkeling.
- Dorp Sint Michiel - Visit the famous Sanctuary of 100’s Flamingo’s at Sint Michael’s salts flats. Here you’ll be able to enjoy the view of these wild, beautiful and graceful birds.
What's Included
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Water and soft drinks
- All fees and/or taxes
- Use of snorkeling equipment
- Water and soft drinks
- All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
- Beach chairs
- Meals
- Beach chairs
- Meals
Additional Information
Join us on an unforgettable adventure through Curacao as we explore mysterious caves, swim with sea turtles, observe elegant flamingos in their natural habitat, and relax on Knip beach with a breathtaking view.
Our expert guides ensures a personalized and enriching experience. Enjoy seamless transportation, all-inclusive pricing, and top-rated service as…
Join us on an unforgettable adventure through Curacao as we explore mysterious caves, swim with sea turtles, observe elegant flamingos in their natural habitat, and relax on Knip beach with a breathtaking view.
Our expert guides ensures a personalized and enriching experience. Enjoy seamless transportation, all-inclusive pricing, and top-rated service as you create lasting memories on this one-of-a-kind tour. Book now for an incredible day of nature and adventure!
Location
Hato Caves
F. D. Rooseveltweg, Willemstad Netherlands Antilles
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.3
(62 Ratings)
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Andrew_r
Apr 10, 2025
Curacao Cave and Beach Excursion - Wonderful full day Curacao excursion from the cruise port. Hato Cave was cool but the beaches and snorkeling at Playa Piskado and Grote Knip were the stars of the trip. We also had a lot of fun with tour guides Wina and TeeTee, who shared both their personal stories and Curacao's. Would have loved a quick tour of Willemstad as opposed to the Flamingo stop, but otherwise amazing.
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Ashley_c
Apr 9, 2025
Great Time! - This was a great experience while in Curacao. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the island and very funny too! She was easy to talk with and answered any questions I had. The caves were very cool and interesting, however, there are a lot of stairs and uneven ground to get up to them inside of them so be aware. Swimming with the turtles was fun too and seeing all of the fish underneath. The last beach we went to was nice, but not as beautiful as described online. The sand was not as white as it looked in the picture and it was very crowded. There was also a lot of coral all over in the water too. We wished we wore water shoes.
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P7807zthollyb
Apr 2, 2025
Great tour excursion - My sister and I are here for the first time 3/31/25. Reviews for the tour looked good, so gave it a try. Did the flamingo/swim with turtles/green escape/cave tour. Tour guide Dia and driver Rio a 10/10. Dia said at beginning of tour we were her family for the next 6 hours. Safe, fun and informative. Highly recommend. Learn about island while in route to each stop.
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Maureen_p
Mar 26, 2025
Amazing time!!! - Traveled solo (Mom) with my 17 year old son. Locating the group was easy and quick. Loved having. A mini bus with AC. The group was less than 20 people which was perfect! We saw with the caves, swam with the turtles, enjoyed the beach, saw the country side and stopped and saw the flamingos. The tour was great. Daja our guide was amazing. And Rio was a great driver. I booked through Viator and would do it again. Note: the Curacao beaches are rocky/coral/volcanic. I wish I had water shoes.
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Kayla_v
Mar 21, 2025
Beaches were amazingly... - Beaches were amazingly beautiful and our guide was very knowledgeable! An awesome alternative to cruise ship excursions. We were able to do everything we wanted to do in one trip.
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Candice_m
Mar 18, 2025
Hato and the Sea Turtle - This a great excursion to see the West side of the island! The flamingos were very far away feeding, but the sea turtles was a remarkable experience, my daughter and I got to have the sea turtles swim over our bellies!! The Hato Caves were amazing, there is so much history to learn! I recommend this excursion for families of all ages!!!
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Bart_d
Apr 12, 2025
Great experience - Nelly was a fantastic and funny guide and trip was exactly what we expected. Pickup was also very smooth.
Only the time foreseen for turtle beach was a bit too short. We had two little children and the time they needed to put on swimgear and then towel off didn’t leave us a lot off time (+- 20 min) to swim with the turtles.
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Robert_d
Apr 3, 2025
The guide was 17 and not... - The guide was 17 and not overly knowledgeable. Spent more time telling us about being in beauty
Pageant then she did about the tour. Seeing pink Flamingos was just stopping the US on the side of the road. Beaches they took us to not worth a tour
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Lenor_w
Apr 10, 2025
This was an okish tour - The tour didn’t quite meet my expectations. At Playa Piskado, there were no proper changing facilities, as it’s primarily a fisherman’s area, and getting into the water to swim with the turtles was a bit difficult due to the lack of proper access. While Grote Knip beach was beautiful, almost everything required payment, and entering the water there was also a bit challenging despite how lovely it looked. On a positive note, seeing the flamingos in their natural habitat was a beautiful experience, and I really enjoyed the cave tour.
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Amy_h
Apr 16, 2025
Not what I thought it would be - We had a very poor experience Wins and Didi were our guides. We made two unscheduled stops for a couple to use an ATM. We sat in a hot bus with mosquitos waiting for them. The flamingo stop is a pull over on the shoulder of the highway. The flamingos are in a pond. Unfortunately they were not close to the road and we could barely see them. The Hato cave was a good experience. You are turned over to a guide at the cave. There are 56 steps up and of course 56 steps down. Not sure how that is stroller friendly. Fisherman’s beach was nasty. Steps here as well. The beach was dirty with glass bottles and trash everywhere. The turtle swim was dictated by a person on the dock. You had to pay him $10 to swim with the turtles on your belly. You shouldn’t be touching the turtles. The water is made nasty by his continual hitting small fish and throwing them in the water with the turtles. The other side of the pier had no turtles and rusty metal pipes sticking out of the water. There were very few lounge chairs. Our last stop was another beach with once again over 25 steps to access. We have no issues with steps but feel that people should be made aware. We had a couple that had to stay on the bus and not participate because of all the steps. This beach was a little nicer. We were able to get lounge chairs. Lots of large rocks entering the water. Definitely suggest water shoes. Bus ride back to this beach was 45 min. Bus ride back to port was 45 min. They had a portable karaoke machine to play music. It had issues. Didi played the same Bob Marley song several times. They did stop the music to tell us about Didi’s trying for Ms Curaçao in hopes to make it to Miss Universe. Not a fan of this excursion. Waste of time.
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