welcome back to my channel this is the complete seven-day itinerary for curacao
day one let's start from the airport when you arrive at the airport you will find yourself
on the east side of the island during your stay you will spend most of your time on the west side
because all the best beaches are there however there's one place that's worth visiting on the
east side nearby the airport that is hato caves i know you are here for the beaches but if you have
a couple of hours to kill for some reason this is the perfect place to explore before anything
hato caves are show caves and they offer a guided tour frequently inside the caves you can see quite
impressive limestone formations and bats don't worry they don't fly around unless you make
loud noises outside the cave you can go to a park where you can see curacao's flora
and indian petroglyphs while walking off tired legs from a flight a sad history here is that
the caves used to be hiding places for runaway slaves i'll talk more about how the slavery
affected this island later in this video for now let's check into our hotel since you're here for
a full seven days how about spending two nights at a nice resort and five nights in a downtown airbnb
after taking an international flight and dealing with other logistics of traveling
you probably want the rest of the day to go effortlessly
staying at a resort means you have easy access to the beach and amenities
my personal recommendation is marriott resort which recently had gone through
a major interior renovation they've got a spacious room private access to a nice beach
and great pools they're also located nicely in the piscadera neighborhood that is not too busy
yet not too far from major attractions in the downtown area for dinner i would highly recommend
you to check out this block of oceanfront restaurants located in piscadera just two
to three minutes drive from the marriott hotel di visserij piscadera one of the most popular seafood
joints for locals and travelers in curacao is also located here day two wake up in a resort
and walk right to the beach although you won't be able to see a sunrise on the west shore you can
still enjoy the quietness of the ocean go for a morning dip or jog and remind yourself how awesome
it is that you are on a caribbean vacation grab the hotel breakfast and jump right into the pool
now in the afternoon you might feel a little restless staying in a resort so
let's get in a car and go somewhere fort nassau would be the perfect place to be
on the day two because it has a 360 degree view of the city of willemstad and it's a little bit out
of the way from other major attractions which you will start exploring tomorrow
there is also a great restaurant this semi open air restaurant serves lunch and dinner in a casual
fine dining setting you can dine with a backdrop of queen juliana bridge which is the tallest
bridge in the caribbean islands and with a company of curocao's national birds troupial after
lunch come back to the resort and enjoy the rest of your stay watch the sunset go for an evening
swim and dine in one of the fine restaurants inside hotel don't forget to look up at the sky
by the ocean at night once you leave the resort there aren't many quiet places to do that at night
day three we're done with the resort and moving into an apartment in downtown pietermaai district
pietermaai is a trendy neighborhood of willemstad the capital of curacao
and it's also called soho of curacao here's a little bit of a background of this town pietermaai
was first constructed in 1675 as the population of curacao grew rapidly during the 1970s pietermaai
started to experience an urban decay and became an abandoned drug dealing town
but the city has been going through an extensive urban renewal and you can see a lot of new
development coming to this neighborhood so this is the town where you can see modern boutique hotels
colorful murals and abandoned homes all in one place once you arrive at the neighborhood you need
to find parking on your own since most of these urban accommodations don't come with parking on
site good news is that there are a good number of street parking lots that you can use free of
charge once you sort out the parking grab a brunch at one of the trendy restaurants or cafes and
indulge yourself in tourist activities especially photo taking you can start at the curacao sign
in the kon. wilhelmina park then walk up to the queen emma bridge
also called the swinging old lady one of the major landmarks of willemstad this bridge is hinged
and opens regularly to let ships pass cross the bridge and take some nice photos with a backdrop
of the colonial architecture of punda now it's time to check into your second lodging in this
area you can find either a boutique hotel or apartment rental for around 100 to 150 dollars
per night for example this one bedroom apartment was a hundred dollars per night after checking in
you might want to buy some essentials such as instant coffee water beer or drinks and groceries
and there is a big shopping mall called sambil which is a 15-minute drive from downtown you can
find many stores inside a mall including carefour supermarket in the evening go for a walk to queen
emma bridge again and see the colorful lighting at night go across the bridge and have dinner in the
neighborhood named otrobanda if you want casual fine dining go to the governor's restaurant if you
are in the mood for cocktails and small bites go to bario urban street food they're both open late
until late at night and have good food and vibes day four finally it's time for beach tours i've
made a complete beach guide in my last video link above let's check out the northern beaches first
pack a lunch or snacks and drive to grote knip or cas abao northern beaches are the best beaches of
curacao I'd stay in this area for a full day of beach hopping snorkeling and swimming at
the end of the day come back to willemstad and walk out for dinner and stay in the neighborhood
for live music and more day five since you spent the whole day yesterday at the beaches
let's start today with sightseeing let's walk to this oldest synagogue that is currently active
in the western hemisphere they offer a museum gift shops and tours after the synagogue you can spend
the whole afternoon on the mambo beach blvd you will not run out of things to do for the whole
afternoon for the more detailed review about this beach watch my beach tour video in the link above
day six you've spent enough time on the beach how about going for a little hike and seeing the more
wild side of the island to get a complete picture of curacao let's drive to the shete boca park
there are several attractions within the park the natural bridge boka pistol boka kalki if you want
to see turtles and snorkel with turtles stop by playa grandi that is located northwest less than
a 10 minute drive from shete boka park personally i'll skip this beach next time i'm in curacao
but if you've never been here and if you're nearby and have time i think you should check it out
after a full day of exploring the wild side of the island in the northern part let's head down south
all the way to jan thiel a more residential area with the jan thiel beach jan thiel beach has
nice beach clubs and it's a good place to watch the sunset day seven if you are a history buff
i recommend you to visit the kura hulanda museum right across the queen emma bridge during the 17th
and 18th century curacao had been the center of the atlantic slave trade enslaved people
from africa were bought and sold on the docks in willemstad the slave trade had become a primary
business of the island which stimulated a rapid population growth in curacao you can learn more
about this dark history in this museum moving on to a little lighter topic if you're into shopping
check out the renaissance resort also across the queen emma bridge for the rest of the day i
suggest you get a $12 pool pass at the saint tropez hotel in pietermaai they also have a decent ocean
club where you can have snakes and drinks for the finale as a foodie i recommend you to dine in
at the wine cellar it's a classic fine dining restaurant and has gained a good reputation over
more than 30 years it'll be a nice way to wrap up your caribbean vacation if you have more questions
about the logistics of traveling to curacao please check out my before you go curacao guide video
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