Curaçao · 2 PLACES TO EXPLORE

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Boka Tabla

Boka Tabla is a wave-carved sea cave on Curaçao's wild north coast, where the Atlantic thunders through a rock arch into an underground cavern you can actually walk into. Set at the gateway of Shete Boka National Park near the village of Westpunt, it turns the island's familiar turquoise calm on its head: here, swell after swell crashes against coral limestone with a roar you feel in your chest. Steps cut into the rock lead you down into the mouth of the cavern, where a railed wooden platform lets you stand at the edge and watch the surf roll in. Along the limestone bluffs above, the view opens onto a rugged, roadless coastline that looks nothing like the resort side of the island — making Boka Tabla one of the most dramatic and accessible natural sights on Curaçao.

Beach

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Playa Grandi

Playa Grandi — called Playa Piskadó by locals, where piskadó means 'fisherman' in Papiamentu — is a working fishing cove at the far-western tip of Curaçao that has become one of the Caribbean's most reliable spots to snorkel with wild green sea turtles. Fishermen clean their daily catch on the pier, the scraps draw turtles into the calm shallows, and within minutes of slipping on a mask you can watch them glide past your face, often within arm's reach. This is no resort beach. The sand is narrow, boats are hauled up on the shore, nets dry in the sun, and gulls wheel overhead. That rough, honest character is exactly what makes Playa Grandi special: you are visiting a real fishing village where wildlife and livelihood have intertwined for generations.

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Curaçao · 2 PLACES TO EXPLORE

A little more
of Curaçao.

Find places to visit in Curaçao. See what catches your eye, then save a few favorites for your trip.

Tourist attraction

Curaçao · CW

Boka Tabla

Boka Tabla is a wave-carved sea cave on Curaçao's wild north coast, where the Atlantic thunders through a rock arch into an underground cavern you can actually walk into. Set at the gateway of Shete Boka National Park near the village of Westpunt, it turns the island's familiar turquoise calm on its head: here, swell after swell crashes against coral limestone with a roar you feel in your chest. Steps cut into the rock lead you down into the mouth of the cavern, where a railed wooden platform lets you stand at the edge and watch the surf roll in. Along the limestone bluffs above, the view opens onto a rugged, roadless coastline that looks nothing like the resort side of the island — making Boka Tabla one of the most dramatic and accessible natural sights on Curaçao.

Beach

Curaçao · CW

Playa Grandi

Playa Grandi — called Playa Piskadó by locals, where piskadó means 'fisherman' in Papiamentu — is a working fishing cove at the far-western tip of Curaçao that has become one of the Caribbean's most reliable spots to snorkel with wild green sea turtles. Fishermen clean their daily catch on the pier, the scraps draw turtles into the calm shallows, and within minutes of slipping on a mask you can watch them glide past your face, often within arm's reach. This is no resort beach. The sand is narrow, boats are hauled up on the shore, nets dry in the sun, and gulls wheel overhead. That rough, honest character is exactly what makes Playa Grandi special: you are visiting a real fishing village where wildlife and livelihood have intertwined for generations.