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Best Scuba Diving Trips in Curacao — Our Top 15

26 tours  ·  from $40 a head

The 15 best scuba diving trips you can book today, each with the per-head price, the depth, and who the operator will and will not take. Number one is top for a reason, so start there.

Discover Diving in Curacao - The Tugboat site is the star attraction
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Discover Diving in Curacao

1.Discover Diving in Curacao

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 886 reviews · from $125Our pick

Review of Curacao’s Discover Scuba course, with beginner instruction, shallow-water practice, a Tugboat swim, equipment, pricing, and practical tips.

“Have you ever thought about scuba diving but don't know where to start? You will be in great hands with these guys. They say that anyone can scuba dive even if you don't swim well. The day of my excursion they were doing a dive with a Read more”

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Curacao Helmet Diving-Walk the Ocean Floor, No Swimming Required - The briefing helps settle first-time nerves
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Curacao Helmet Diving-Walk the Ocean Floor, No Swimming Required

2.Curacao Helmet Diving-Walk the Ocean Floor, No Swimming Required

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 761 reviews · from $150

Walk Curacao’s ocean floor in a heavy air-filled helmet, no swimming needed. See fish, feed them, and enjoy a small guided group.

“The guide is amazing! He did amazing job of keeping it light hearted and joking which help with my fears! This is truly going to be the coolest experience of your life! The guides do amazing photos!”

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Discover Scuba Diving in Curacao - Getting fitted with the full equipment set
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Discover Scuba Diving in Curacao

3.Discover Scuba Diving in Curacao

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 179 reviews · from $109

Learn scuba skills in Curaçao with a small group, pool practice at Livingstone Jan Thiel, and a guided visit to the Tugboat.

“My husband and our 16 year old son did this adventure while on spring break. My husband is a certified diver, but our son is not and this is something he wanted to experience while we were in Curacao. The people that own this company Read more”

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PADI Open Water Course in Curacao - Pool practice before the reef sessions
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PADI Open Water Course in Curacao

4.PADI Open Water Course in Curacao

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 149 reviews · from $525

Earn your PADI certification in Curacao with four students per group, pool training, four reef sessions, hotel pickup, and e-learning.

“Amazing guides, instruction. Dennis is a great ambassador. Princess Esmay was a fantastic instructor, full of truth and grace while teaching. She is also amazing at finding things lost to the sea, likey wedding ring. Great experience, excellent diving equipment”

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Discover Scuba Dive in Curacao - The short theory lesson makes the water time easier
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Discover Scuba Dive in Curacao

5.Discover Scuba Dive in Curacao

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 148 reviews · from $125

Learn scuba basics in Curacao’s protected bay, then visit a nearby reef with a private PADI instructor for $125.

“This was our second time to dive with Jan Thiel and it was great! Esmee was wonderful and was great with family members who were nervous. Worked great for cruises who are only in port for the day. She picked us up and dropped us back off close to our ship. Highly recommend!”

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Guided Shore Dive for Certified Divers with Scubaçao (2 tank) - A personal guide instead of a large boat crowd
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Guided Shore Dive for Certified Divers with Scubaçao (2 tank)

6.Guided Shore Dive for Certified Divers with Scubaçao (2 tank)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 128 reviews · from $155

Review of Scubaçao’s Curaçao two-tank shore excursion for PADI divers, with small groups, gear, pickup, reefs, wrecks, and underwater photos.

“Great experience! The team knows the places that aren't crowded and it made for an amazing tour! Also got some great tips as a new diver that helped me control buoyancy and breathing!”

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Introduction Shore Dive with Scubaçao (1 dive) - Moving from instruction to the Curaçao reef
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Introduction Shore Dive with Scubaçao (1 dive)

7.Introduction Shore Dive with Scubaçao (1 dive)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 108 reviews · from $130

Try scuba in Curaçao with Scubaçao, including gear, private instruction, reef time, clear water, fish, and a careful 12-hour flight rule.

“This tour was the highlight of our stay in Curacao. Carolina was our instructor for the dive. She was amazing, patient and calm. We were my wife, myself and our 11 years old daughter. My wife found it a bit claustrophobic at first and Carolina hRead more”

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2 tank guided dive House Reef (Pierbaai Reef and Car Pile) - Meeting at The Dive Bus at 8:45 a.m.
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2 tank guided dive House Reef (Pierbaai Reef and Car Pile)

8.2 tank guided dive House Reef (Pierbaai Reef and Car Pile)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 99 reviews · from $109

Explore Curaçao’s Pierbaai Reef and Car Pile on a small-group scuba tour with two tanks, easy access, and expert local guidance.

“Sadly, I was not able to dive with this provider because US Naval activity around Venezuela prevented my cruise ship from docking at Curaçao. It was not dive, buses fault in any way, but they still provided me with a full refund. I feel bad beRead more”

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Personalized Discover Scuba Dive Experience in Curaçao - Pickup From Willemstad Makes the Morning Easier
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Personalized Discover Scuba Dive Experience in Curaçao

Open Water Diver Course at Blue Bay Dive in Curacao - Starting the course with PADI E-Learning
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Open Water Diver Course at Blue Bay Dive in Curacao

10.Open Water Diver Course at Blue Bay Dive in Curacao

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 64 reviews · from $525

Earn your PADI Open Water certification in two days at Blue Bay, with protected-water practice, four reef sessions, and small groups.

“We did our Open water course with Lorenzo and it was incredible. Lorenzo was very patient with all the exercises and explained everything very clearly. My girlfriend has contact lenses and was a little bit unsure if this would become a problRead more”

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PADI Discover Scuba Dive at 5 Star Dive Center Blue Bay Dive, Curacao - The first 30 minutes: briefing and basic skills
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PADI Discover Scuba Dive at 5 Star Dive Center Blue Bay Dive, Curacao

Snorkel Shore Trip with Scubaçao "East Point" - Tugboat Beach and the Wreck in Shallow Water
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Snorkel Shore Trip with Scubaçao “East Point”

Discover Scuba Diving Experience - The 15-Minute Online Lesson
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Discover Scuba Diving Experience

13.Discover Scuba Diving Experience

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $130

Try scuba in Curacao’s Jan Thiel Bay with a small group, patient instructors, reef practice, equipment, transport, and a two-week certificate.

“This experience was absolutely amazing!!! i have dived before but it was my husbands first time. he was a little nervous about the open water and having trouble equalizing due to sinus issues. our guide, MJ, was awesome. she was close to Read more”

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Guided Shore Dive for Certified Divers with Scubaçao (1 tank) - Choosing between Curaçao’s wrecks, walls, and reefs
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Guided Shore Dive for Certified Divers with Scubaçao (1 tank)

14.Guided Shore Dive for Certified Divers with Scubaçao (1 tank)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 40 reviews · from $110

Review of Scubaçao’s private Curaçao shore scuba outing for certified divers, including sites, pricing, gear, transport, timing, and practical tips.

“My partner and I had the best time going diving with Scubacao while our cruise ship was stopped in Willemstad's port. Their communication was great leading up to the dive and they were willing to do a general dive review with us since it hRead more”

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Guided shore dive on one of our house reefs for Certified Divers. - What your two-hour outing looks like
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Guided shore dive on one of our house reefs for Certified Divers.

15.Guided shore dive on one of our house reefs for Certified Divers.

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 38 reviews · from $40Best value

Review of Coral Divers’ guided Curaçao shore scuba outing, with house reefs, PADI guides, practical tips, price, gear, and booking advice.

“Shore dive at Coral Estates. Very friendly team, solid and knowledgeable Dive Master Mica (winging that spelling) who paid attention to air and managed the turn, and then worked in an active safety stop with a seahorse hunt. Water was great. Super easy “sneak in a dive” place.”

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