CruisingLover Posted July 15 #1 Share Posted July 15 Hi there. Looking for excursions/things to do on Curacao for our upcoming NYE cruise on Oasis. Excursions from the ship are pretty sold out so we are looking for something to do ourselves (6 adults). It can range from walking to golfing to beaching to whatever. We are pretty open but would like to know what there is so we can look. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mum2Mercury Posted July 15 #2 Share Posted July 15 This isn't the worst place to just walk around soaking up the atmosphere. You can walk through an old fort turned into shops and food. Then you'd want to cross the floating bridge, of course, and on the other side you'd find more shops and food. The bridge is pretty cool. A couple good photo opportunities and one of those places where people attach a lock and throw the key into the water. I don't think you'll find a beach right by the port. If you want "more", Google "What to do in Curacao", and you'll see plenty of private tours. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoopster95 Posted July 15 #3 Share Posted July 15 Rent a large SUV (for 6 if they have it) at the AVIS at the port and head North/West... you get to drive over the famous Juliana Bridge... out to Grote Knip beach. After a bit of time there, drive further North and over to the East side of the island to visit Shete Boka National Park. There's also a lake/park full of flamingos you can pass by (Salina Sint Marie) I've done the above both by a jeep rental DIY, as well as with Eric's ATV adventures Curacao. Both were fantastic days 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted July 15 #4 Share Posted July 15 Walk to town, take a ride or two on the spinning bridge. Few Museums you could visit. Plenty of painted building-scapes for look at, shopping, drinking and eating available. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIR8LUVR Posted July 15 #5 Share Posted July 15 1 hour ago, CruisingLover said: Hi there. Looking for excursions/things to do on Curacao for our upcoming NYE cruise on Oasis. Excursions from the ship are pretty sold out so we are looking for something to do ourselves (6 adults). It can range from walking to golfing to beaching to whatever. We are pretty open but would like to know what there is so we can look. Thanks! Go to the Curacao distillery for a tour and tasting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted July 15 #6 Share Posted July 15 Feed the ostriches is on my to do list. I'm hoping rcl carries it. Hasnt shown up so far. I'm on april 2025. I was there last january and missed it. Everyone had a good time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 15 #7 Share Posted July 15 11 minutes ago, PIR8LUVR said: Go to the Curacao distillery for a tour and tasting Or go to the Swinging Old Lady brewery if you're into the microbrew scene. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marci22 Posted July 15 #8 Share Posted July 15 (edited) We did a free walking tour. It was good, about 2- 2 1/2 hours. It was hot but we stopped for waters/ices. Tip at the end. He took us all over. We had Rayay. Small group. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g147278-d17340447-Reviews-Free_Walking_Tours_Curacao-Willemstad_Curacao.html Edited July 15 by marci22 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bajathree Posted July 15 #9 Share Posted July 15 3 hours ago, Hoopster95 said: Rent a large SUV (for 6 if they have it) at the AVIS at the port and head North/West... you get to drive over the famous Juliana Bridge... out to Grote Knip beach. After a bit of time there, drive further North and over to the East side of the island to visit Shete Boka National Park. There's also a lake/park full of flamingos you can pass by (Salina Sint Marie) I've done the above both by a jeep rental DIY, as well as with Eric's ATV adventures Curacao. Both were fantastic days I second renting a car...there are some gorgeous beaches to visit in Curacao. I always use https://www.advancecarrentalcuracao.com They will drop the car to the port for you and meet you and then pick it back up at the port also. They give you a GPS loaded with all the spots as well as a cell phone for emergency. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwkings Posted July 15 #10 Share Posted July 15 (edited) If it is all adults and no excursions planned, consider a taxi to/from the Liquor factory. The tour is pretty short then back near the port a walk around the waterfront area. Some nice spots to see including the bridge, fort and the stores. Don’t miss the building just over the bridge in the government complex with the cannon ball stuck in the wall from an old attack. Edited July 15 by wdwkings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rncruiser Posted July 16 #11 Share Posted July 16 4 hours ago, marci22 said: We did a free walking tour. It was good, about 2- 2 1/2 hours. It was hot but we stopped for waters/ices. Tip at the end. He took us all over. We had Rayay. Small group. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g147278-d17340447-Reviews-Free_Walking_Tours_Curacao-Willemstad_Curacao.html I second the suggestion of the free walking tour. I can’t agree that it will be hot though. It will be torturously hot. But we did stop to sit in the shade as the tour leader spoke and there were frequent stops. My husband and son cut out about half way through but they are big guys and sweat a lot. My daughter and I survived it and even did some more walking once the tour was over. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkhopper Posted July 16 #12 Share Posted July 16 6 hours ago, marci22 said: We did a free walking tour. It was good, about 2- 2 1/2 hours. It was hot but we stopped for waters/ices. Tip at the end. He took us all over. We had Rayay. Small group. https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g147278-d17340447-Reviews-Free_Walking_Tours_Curacao-Willemstad_Curacao.html We also did the free walking tour with Rayay. We enjoyed it much more than the ship’s tour that we did the year before. We felt like we got a good overview of the history and feel of the island 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueMo Posted July 16 #13 Share Posted July 16 We’ve gone on Irie Tours on two separate occasions and enjoyed them both. You can check out their website and prebook or just book them when you get off the ship. We’ve also golfed at Old Quarry. The course was a little rough, but the views were beautiful and we enjoyed ourselves nonetheless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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