City, Caves and Beach

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Excursion Highlights:
  • Discover captivating Curacao history at the centuries-old Hato Caves
  • See pink flamingos at the salt plains and Flamingo Park
  • Enjoy 2 hours of swimming and snorkeling in sheltered waters
  • Take a scenic drive through Willemstad-Punda, a World Heritage City
  • Shop for local souvenirs and crafts in Willemstad
Price: $109.00   Sale Price: $89.00   Save: $20.00
Infants under 3 years old are free when sitting on an adult's lap. Proof of age is required for a child to go free.
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Summary
Shore Excursion Size ? Standard
Shore Excursion Type Active, Scenic, Water/Beach
Shore Excursion Duration 5 Hours
Activity Level ? Moderate
Shore Excursion Leaves From ? Cruise Ship Pier
Food/Beverage Provided Not Included
Recommended Dress We recommend wearing your bathing suit under comfortable clothing and walking shoes or water shoes. A hat and a beach towel are suggested.
Restrictions Guests must be able to step in an out of the vehicle. This tour is NOT wheelchair accessible. Infants under 3 years old are free when sitting on an adult's lap. Proof of age is required for a child to go free.

Curacao City, Hato Caves and Mambo Beach

Your Curacao city tour will begin with a drive to the salt plains and Flamingo Park with a chance to see the beautiful pink flamingos.

Continue to the Hato Caves for a guided tour inside. These caves had a utilitarian purpose during the early days of the slave trade in Curacao; escaped slaves used them as hiding places, and lived in them for months at a time. Even before the arrival of Europeans and slaves, the Amerindian Arawaks used them for shelter, and left behind cave drawings, or petroglyphs, estimated at 1,500 years old. Guides will take you through the caves. They'll point out the apocryphal and fanciful stories behind some of the stalactites and stalagmites; in the eerie lighting, some take on shapes and are called the Pirate's Head, the Sea Tortoise, and the Giant of Jack and the Beanstalk fame.

After your time in the caves you will have approximately 2 hours for swimming and relaxing at a gorgeous beach highly recommended for snorkeling and diving. Almost all Curacao beaches are scattered along the sheltered and calm southwestern coast, where the waters are smooth and crystal clear.

Upon returning back to the pier area you will be provided a drive through city tour in the shopping area of Willemstad. The World Heritage City of Willemstad - Punda, was established in the mid-1600s. Willemstad's covey of structures recall the quaint designs of Amsterdam, with exquisite 17th and 18th century Dutch colonial buildings not to be found anywhere else outside of the Netherlands.