Curacao Travel Guide
- Overview
- Sights
- Restaurants
- Hotels
- Entertainment
- Shopping
- Activities
- Travel Tips
- Features
- Fodor's Choice
- Deals
- Guidebooks
Guidebooks
Photo: (C) Medioimages/philip coblentz, 2004
The sun smiles down on Curaçao, which sits on the outer fringe of the so-called hurricane belt. Gentle trade winds help keep temperatures generally in the 80s. Water sports—including outstanding reef diving—attract enthusiasts from all over the world. Curaçao claims 38 beaches—some long stretches of silky sand, most smaller coves suitable for picture postcards. In the countryside, the dollhouse look of plantation houses, or landhuizen (literally, "land houses"), makes a cheerful contrast to stark cacti and austere shrubbery.
Curacao Hotels
You'll generally find that hotels at all price levels provide friendly, prompt, detail-oriented service; however, the finer points of service are in some...read more
Curacao Restaurants
Dine beneath the boughs of magnificent old trees, on the terraces of restored mansions and plantation houses, or on the ramparts of 18th-century forts...read more
Things To Do in Curacao
Explore the best sights, entertainment, and shopping with our top choices and insider tips.
Travel Deals in Curacao
- $130 & up -- Curaçao: Island Deals into Fall, up to $300 Off Curaçao Tourist Board
Curacao Experiences
-
Below the Belt: Because it sits below the hurricane belt, the weather in Curaçao is almost always alluring, even during the off-season... Read more
-
Some say the famed Curaçao liqueur is what put this spirited island on the map. Oddly, the bitter oranges used to flavor the liqueur weren't... Read more
News & Features
-
Trip Ideas
From backpackers to businessmen, luxury seekers to religious pilgrims, all kinds of travelers are draw... Read more
-
Trip Ideas
Ask around and most people will tell you to spend as short a layover as possible in Athens before booking... Read more
-
News, Hotels
When an Aman Resort opens, we come running.... Read more
Free Fodor's Newsletter
Subscribe today for weekly travel inspiration, tips, and special offers.
· Travel Planner
·Weather
Now
88.9° F Scattered Clouds 68% HumidityCheck historic weather for your trip dates
Arriving:Fodor's Trip Planning Ideas
- Summer Fun in NOLA: Discover the true spirit of New Orleans
- Weekend Getaways: Fodor's Recommends the Best Weekend Escapes in the US
- Great American Vacation: Find Your Next U.S. Trip with Fodor's
- 80 Degrees: Fodor's Helps You Find Your Best Beach Vacation Spots
- Go List: Fodor's Top 25 Places to Go in 2013
- Best of Europe: Fodor's Picks the Best Places to Visit in Europe
· Forums Trip Reports
-
I get great information and enjoyment from reading all the advice and trip reports here, so I thought I'd post a link to my (rather lengthy) piece about the trip I took to Curacao at the end of February. Read more
-
Despite the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed the trip in Curacao, I was really lazy and didn't get to work on the photo journal of Curacao till now. Read more
·Curacao Forum, Puerto Rico Forum
-
Has anyone been to both? Read more
