{"id":6891,"date":"2021-01-07T14:56:33","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T14:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curacaotodo.com\/curacao-beaches\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T10:08:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T14:08:03","slug":"curacao-beaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/curacao\/curacao-beaches\/","title":{"rendered":"Curacao beaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Curacao Beaches<\/h1><p>Curacao is famous for its beautiful white sanded <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/beaches\/\">beaches<\/a>. In most holiday guides\u00a0images from the beaches Lagun and <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/beaches\/kenepa-grandi-grote-knip\/\">Grote Knip<\/a> are showed to give an impression what\u00a0to expect. But where exactly are the\u00a0beaches\u00a0located and which facilities do they offer?<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kleine-knip-1.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kleine-knip-1.jpg 880w, https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kleine-knip-3-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kleine-knip-4.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/kleine-knip-5.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p><h2>Beaches Banda Ariba<\/h2><p>These are the beaches which are located on the east of the island. Or, as many would explain it, on the \u2018Punda side of the big bridge\u2019. Most famous are <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/areas\/jan-thiel\/\">Jan Thiel<\/a> Beach and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/beaches\/beach-boulevard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mambo Beach Boulevard \/ Sea Aquarium Beach<\/a>. Most of these beaches are\u00a0dedicated to tourists and are equiped with beds, parasols, toilet facilities a bar and many times even some <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/curacao-information\/shopping\/\">shopping<\/a> facilities. You generally will have to pay a fee for entering these beaches and use the facilities.<\/p><p>On the Banda Ariba beaches you will find many independent beachclubs. On <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/beaches\/jan-thiel\/\">Jan Thiel Beach<\/a> for example you will find:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/company\/zanzibar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zanzibar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/company\/tinto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tinto<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/company\/zest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zest<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/company\/papagayo-beach-and-lounge-resort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Papagayo<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>On Sea Aquarium Beach the following beachbars and beachclubs can be found:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/company\/madero-ocean-club\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madero Ocean Club<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/company\/aloha-beach-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aloha Beachbar<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/company\/cabana-beach\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cabana<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/company\/wet-and-wild\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wet and Wild<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/company\/lionsdive-beach-resort\/\">Lions Dive<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/company\/hemingway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hemingway<\/a><\/li><\/ul><h2>Beaches Banda Abou<\/h2><p>These beaches, located on the west of the Willemstad, offer\u00a0a real tropical bounty island kind of experience. That is why these beaches are also used for many promotions and postcards.\u00a0Banda Abou has many larger and smaller bays and is ideal for snorkeling, <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/diving\/\">diving<\/a> or just sunbathing under a palmtree.<\/p><p>The beaches on this side of the island are devided in public and private beaches. Are you looking for luxury? Than be sure to visit the beaches of <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/beaches\/blue-bay-beach\/\">Blue Bay Beach<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/place-to-stay\/resorts\/\">Resort<\/a>, the secluded Kokomo beach\u00a0(Vaersenbaai) or Playa Porto Mari. These beaches offer many facilities and will make you smile because of the true tropical blue water colors.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Beautiful-Beaches-6.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Beautiful-Beaches-6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Beautiful-Beaches-8-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Beautiful-Beaches-9.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Beautiful-Beaches-10.jpg 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"537\" \/><\/p><p>As mentioned before the west side of Curacao has many sandy beaches to offer. Most famous, or most photographed, are the beaches Grote Knip and <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/beaches\/playa-lagun\/\">Playa Lagun<\/a>. Both are located on Curacao\u2019s\u00a0most\u00a0west\u00a0shore and are usually included in the common daytrip to <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/areas\/westpoint\/\">Westpoint<\/a>.\u00a0Close to Lagun you will also find <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/beaches\/playa-jeremi\/\">Playa Jeremi<\/a>, which is a popular\u00a0beach for locals to have barbecues with their whole family.<\/p><p>Besides these famous beaches you will also encounter beautiful beaches like <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/beaches\/klein-kenepa-beach\/\">Kleine Knip<\/a>, Daaibooi and Santa Cruz. Perfect locations if you are looking for beaches where you can bring your own coolbox and lay down in some shade offered by palapas and palmtrees.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/beaches\/playa-forti\/\">Playa Forti<\/a> is also a famous beach location where you can visit the restaurant, relax is the shade or jump of the 10 meter high\u00a0rock wall into the blue sea.\u00a0Also close by a perfect dive location is located, <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/beaches\/playa-kalki\/\">Playa Kalki<\/a>.<\/p><p>And than there is the option to visit secluded beaches which are not really reachable by car or foot. For example Captain Goodlife can take you there with his little boat, departing from Santa Cruz. Examples are Boka Santa Pretu and <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/en\/beaches\/playa-hulu\/\">Playa Hulu<\/a> (also known as Lovers Beach).<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Map_Beaches_stranden_Curacao-4.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Map_Beaches_stranden_Curacao-4.jpg 490w, https:\/\/staging.curacaotodo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Map_Beaches_stranden_Curacao-6-300x231.jpg 300w\" alt=\"\" width=\"490\" height=\"378\" \/><\/p><p>On a small bumby road close to the Landhouse you will find San Juan. 3 beaches are located here: Playa Largu, Playa Manzalina and Playa Shon Mosa. Actually there are four beaches but one is not showed on maps.\u00a0A bit more to the east more great beaches for sunbathing and diving are located like Boca Sami and Playa Piskado.<\/p><p>As you probably expected.. Curacao offers\u00a0enough beautiful beaches for many days of\u00a0fun!<\/p><h3>Explore all Curacao beaches<\/h3>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curacao BeachesCuracao is famous for its beautiful white sanded beaches. In most holiday guides\u00a0images from the beaches Lagun and Grote Knip are showed to give an impression what\u00a0to expect. But where exactly are the\u00a0beaches\u00a0located and which facilities do they offer?Beaches Banda AribaThese are the beaches which are located on the east of the island. 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