The island of Curacao, situated 55kms north of venezuala, is part of the Netherland Antillies. The island is an arid desert like terrain (not the typical lush tropical island), with trade winds blowing mostly from one side of the island. The official language is English and the official currency is the Netherlands Guilder, although US dollars are excepted everywhere. The main town is Willenstad which is a modern town with a population of 165,000. A full range of restaurants are available for dining, and the seaquarium can be visited as a shoretime activity.

The diving in Curacao is all done on the protected side of the island, and typically most dive sites gradually drop off, but there are a few sites that do have sheer walls. The arid climate of Curacao means that there is little island run off and hence the visibility is always above average for the diving. Most dive sites have a shallower section above the wall to dive on, and a deeper section, down the wall, which to dive on. Soft and hard corals, along with a variety of sponges color the walls and reefs. Typical marine life to be found includes, goat fish, grunts, trumpet fish, giant orange elephant ear sponges, lobsters, spotted drums, spotted moray, green moray and chain moray.

Also worth a look, the wreck of the Saba is a tug sitting in 20 feet of water and offers good snorkelling for non divers, and the wreck of the Superior Producer which stands upright, and was sunk in 1978, sits in 34 meters of water.