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Playa Piskado, Curacao
"Neptunes Reef" is just in front of All West Apartments & Diving, this easily accessible dive site offers a nice steep wall and a big opportunity to see turtles. These can normally be found at the end of the fishermans pier chomping away on discarded fish. In the shallows you will find old V6 engine blocks used by the local fishermen to anchor their boats; a perfect habitat for juveniles, all types of moray eels and lobsters. Several seahorses and frog fishes have been spotted here as well... Do not forget to pay a visit to our statue of King Neptune placed just in front of the pier at 30’ at the beginning of 1997. Special note: Please do not physically interact with the sea turtles. Keep a safe distance and observe only. Check out the video: https://youtu.be/73QrsSB-Z3w ... Show More May. 12, 2018
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Tugboat, Curacao
Located in just 5 meters (15ft) of water, this famous tugboat was wrecked just a few yards offshore in a protected bay of Caracassbaai. This site is perfect for divers as well as snorkelers. Easy to access and easy to find a plethora of critters such as seahorses, octopus, lobsters, napping scorpion fish and the odd nudibranch if you can find it! The tugboat is overgrown with tube sponges and coral and is home to a variety of colorful reef fish too. The resident Majestic blue Parrot Fish and Yellow Tail Snappers guard this site. Tugboat is a Project AWARE "Adopt A Dive Site" - maintained monthly by CURious2Dive Curaçao, a dedicated member of the Curaçao Dive Task Force.... Show More Jan. 4, 2018
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Klein Curaçao, Curacao
If you could imagine a picturesque deserted Caribbean island surrounded by warm aquamarine waters, then welcome to Klein Curaçao. Located approximately 6.5 miles off the eastern tip of Curaçao, this is a very special trip for divers and for snorkelers alike. The locals say that the underwater habitats of Klein Curaçao is where everything is bigger and there is more of it with almost the guarantee of turtle sightings, ocean triggerfish and large groupers. This is a true Caribbean dive location which is pristine and unspoiled. Klein Curaçao is a Turtle Sanctuary. Please watch where you step, watch for tracks and please do not disturb any possible sea turtle nests. Additionally, please engage only from a safe distance and feeding is not allowed. For more information, please contact Sea Turtle Conservation Curaçao. Pictures courtesy of Turtle & Ray Productions HD... Show More Jan. 4, 2018
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Superior Producer, Curacao
Measuring 50.22m (165ft) in length and 7.79m (25½ft) in width with a total maximum draught of 2.58m (8½ft), this 400-ton freighter sits quietly upright on her keel with her bow facing west in roughly 30m (100ft) of water and about 150m (500ft) from the shoreline just west of the Curaçao Mega-pier. As an advanced shore or boat dive, the easiest approach is from the stern due to the possibility of the prevailing currents. As you descend the fringing reef, an eerie dark shadow starts to appear. At first, you only see the stern, but then the entirety of this magnificent 50m (165ft) mass with it superstructure rising to within 21m (72ft) of the surface reveals itself, covered in a vast kaleidoscope of color. Now with roughly 30 years of growth, the MV Superior Producer is an amazing artificial reef site home to numerous colonies and different species of corals, sponges, gorgonians and sea whips. Because of this, it is a natural attraction for schools of predatory fish such as Tarpons, Barracudas, Snappers and Jacks. This is also a heaven for macro photographers and anyone who likes to get a close look at smaller stuff too. Caribbean spiny lobsters, parrotfish, French and Queen angelfish, turtles, scorpionfish and even morays. Look even closer for banded coral shrimp, nudibranchs, flamingo-tongue shells and possibly even frogfish. Basket stars, octopus and large spider crabs catch the eye while night diving this beautiful shipwreck too. With its wide-open cargo holds and accessible wheel house, the MV Superior Producer has become renowned as one of the Top Shipwrecks in the World rivaled only by the likes of the SS Thistlegorm in the Red Sea and the WWII wrecks in Palau but sadly a new chapter is scheduled to start. A new Mega-pier, larger than the existing one will be constructed virtually on top of this glorious shipwreck sometime soon. Check out the full article: MV Superior Producer - Dive into History on Curaçao https://www.divecuracao.info/single-post/2016/11/30/Superior-Producer-Curacao Photo's courtesy of Turtle & Ray Productions HD... Show More Jan. 4, 2018
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Playa Kalki, Curacao
Descending on this site is quite a bit like reading Chapter One – “Down the Rabbit Hole of Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”! As you descend you literally feel yourself getting smaller and smaller as the hard coral formations rise up to become larger and larger, growing in some cases over 60 feet/18m in height encompassing a host of hiding places for the unusual characters we have in our story like the pair of resident frogfish and octopus! Of course, we regularly see Hawksbill Turtles, Eagle Rays, large schools of Boga’s being hunted by Yellow Fin Tuna and so on… but really the attraction of Alice in Wonderland is the beautiful coral formations and all that hides within!! The key to diving this site is to dive it “Slow”… believe me, you will be amazed at what you find!! On Site Dive Operator: GO WEST Diving Curaçao... Show More Jan. 4, 2018
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Playa Lagun, Curacao
Playa Lagun is a lovely beach on the western side of Curacao that is popular amoungst divers, snorkelers, fishermen and locals. The rocky cliffs of the lagun are long and narrow forming a unique channel out to the open Caribbean Sea. The lagun itself provides homes for a huge variety of reef fish, and a great place for turtles to hang out, hoping for a tit-bit from the fishermen’s catches. But wait... swim out to the drop off at the end of the channel and discover a healthy, vibrant reef that is covered in corals, large sponges and stunning colours that will leave you breathless! Full article: https://www.divecuracao.info/single-post/Curacao-Unique-Shore-Diving-Haven Bahia Diving has officially adopted this site as part of the Project AWARE Foundation "Adopt A Dive Site" Initiative led by the Curacao Dive Task Force. https://www.divecuracao.info/curacao-projectaware... Show More Dec. 14, 2017