Swimmers on a Curaçao beach on a sunny day
Curaçao for Americans

Your sweetestCaribbean escapestarts here.

Turquoise coves, sea turtles and a candy-colored capital, three hours from Miami. Honest, practical guides to planning your Curaçao trip.

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Guides for your first trip

Everything we'd want to know before booking, researched for US travelers and kept up to date.

Swipe the coast

Beaches worth the drive

Small, cliff-framed coves with water so clear you can see fish from the sand.

Tropical cove with crystal-clear water and rocky cliffs
Grote KnipThe postcard cove
Sea turtle swimming in clear water
Playa PiskadoSwim with sea turtles
Sun loungers under a deep blue Caribbean sky
Cas AbaoFamily favorite
Turquoise waves lapping a sandy beach
Porto MarieDouble-reef snorkeling
Red and white fishing boat pulled up on the beach
Playa LagunFishing-boat cove
Beach loungers and umbrellas on white sand
Jan ThielBeach clubs & sunsets
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Fresh from the island

Colorful waterfront buildings in Willemstad
"Dushi" means sweet, lovely, good. Locals use it for everything, and by day two, so will you.
A word you'll hear everywhere