Clarkk W Griswald Posted August 7, 2015 #1 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Looking for a nice beach with chairs/umbrellas and a bar with drinks/snacks in Curacao. Anyone have any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaroni Posted August 7, 2015 #2 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Cas Abou...beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkk W Griswald Posted August 7, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Cas Abou...beautiful I just checked this out on trip advisor. This is exactly what i am looking for! Do you know how far it is from the cruise port? Reasonable cab fare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaroni Posted August 8, 2015 #4 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Don't know cab fare,we always have a rental...I would guess 20-30 minutes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtap23 Posted August 8, 2015 #5 Share Posted August 8, 2015 We rented a car via Avis. The drive to West Point where all the beaches are is approximately 30-40 minutes. There are more than a dozen beaches within a few miles of each other. Cas Abou was probably the biggest beach we saw but we ended up at BigKinip since it was secluded and that is what we were looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickey89 Posted September 22, 2015 #6 Share Posted September 22, 2015 The dirt road off the main road is absolutely shocking to Casa Abou. The last time we took it we had two punctures and took most of the day to get it repaired. It was a Avis car hire and when we got the space saver spare tyre from under the car we found it also was flat with a puncture. A nightmare, never again, far cheaper to get a taxi - don't take the risk !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtap23 Posted September 22, 2015 #7 Share Posted September 22, 2015 When we were there in July the gravel road was in very good shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseapril Posted October 24, 2015 #8 Share Posted October 24, 2015 We enjoyed a beach day at Blue Bay which is closer to Willemstad. Plenty of beach chairs and a bar and restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MrSchwump Posted November 4, 2015 #9 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Having read that cab fares to some of the nicer beaches were $40 or $50 one way, we opted for Sea Aquarium Beach which is pretty close to downtown. It was about 10 minutes by cab and the fare was cheap. Going down, we split the cab with another couple and it was less than $10 each. Coming back we had a van full of people and it was less than $5 per person. It is crowded especially early on. We found a spot under an umbrella with 2 chairs and paid $10 or so. People arriving later had a tougher time getting chairs. It is a protected area with a seawall between the beach and the ocean so the water is very calm. There are lots of places to get a drink or something to eat. Beer, pizza, ice cream, you name it. It's far from the nicest beach I've ever been to but it's easy and reasonably priced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmoniz Posted November 4, 2015 #10 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Cas Abou...beautiful Was there a charge to get into the beach?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtap23 Posted November 5, 2015 #11 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Was there a charge to get into the beach?? There is no charge for any of the westpunt beaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaroni Posted November 5, 2015 #12 Share Posted November 5, 2015 (edited) Don't let the cab fare scare you away from a beautiful beach....try contacting someone for a tour and maybe do it that way with other people....you can't compare seaquarium to cas abou or any of the other beaches.... Edited November 5, 2015 by macaroni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona_wahine Posted November 5, 2015 #13 Share Posted November 5, 2015 We don't get to port until 1:00. I'm not thrilled with what I've read about Seaquarium, and AIs are out because we get there so late. What is the closest nice beach? This is the one port I'm really stumped at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtap23 Posted November 6, 2015 #14 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I agree with macaroni. If you are looking for amazing beaches head to the West Point beaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODECCIT Posted November 7, 2015 #15 Share Posted November 7, 2015 We don't get to port until 1:00. I'm not thrilled with what I've read about Seaquarium, and AIs are out because we get there so late. What is the closest nice beach? This is the one port I'm really stumped at. Pirate bay is close to port and only $5 per person cab. Better than Mambo beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted November 7, 2015 #16 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Just beware that the beaches out to the west can be virtually empty during the off season (before Thanksgiving). We have rented a car and driven out to some of those beaches to snorkel and often find ourselves totally alone. Why this can be desirable, it is also a little scary when you are in the middle of nowhere with no folks. And we have often found the rest room facilities locked-up prior to the busy season. Hank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtap23 Posted November 9, 2015 #17 Share Posted November 9, 2015 Just beware that the beaches out to the west can be virtually empty during the off season (before Thanksgiving). We have rented a car and driven out to some of those beaches to snorkel and often find ourselves totally alone. Why this can be desirable, it is also a little scary when you are in the middle of nowhere with no folks. And we have often found the rest room facilities locked-up prior to the busy season. Hank The emptiness of the beaches is what we were looking for. It was an amazing day. Can't wait to be back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWes Posted November 11, 2015 #18 Share Posted November 11, 2015 We rented a car via Avis. The drive to West Point where all the beaches are is approximately 30-40 minutes. There are more than a dozen beaches within a few miles of each other. Cas Abou was probably the biggest beach we saw but we ended up at BigKinip since it was secluded and that is what we were looking for. Curious - we've planned on going to Cas Abou but haven't made our car rental reservations yet. Did Avis have the car at the cruise dock area, or did you have to take a cab to the airport to get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaroni Posted November 11, 2015 #19 Share Posted November 11, 2015 At the cruise ship port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtap23 Posted November 11, 2015 #20 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Curious - we've planned on going to Cas Abou but haven't made our car rental reservations yet. Did Avis have the car at the cruise dock area, or did you have to take a cab to the airport to get it? Avis has an office directly at the cruise port however I do recommend you reserve in advance since when we were there they only had about 4 cars and we're not accepting walk in rentals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWes Posted November 11, 2015 #21 Share Posted November 11, 2015 At the cruise ship port. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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