Going Off the Beaten Path in Curacao

While Curacao's capital city - Willemstad - is home toopportunities along the way. Every day in Curacao,
a wide variety of sights and activities, the island'sguides lead dune buggy groups on activities such as
unspoiled interior and coastlines offer adventurousexplorations of shoreline caves, snorkeling trips in
tourists a chance to experience some of thehidden coves and hikes through the interior mountains
Caribbean's best natural destinations. As many of theof Christoffel National Park and the dramatic coastal
most unique sights in Curacao aren't easily accessiblescenery of Shete Boka National Park. After
by shuttle or taxi, jeep and dune buggy rentalexperiencing some of Curacao's most unique natural
services have sprung up to provide everyone bothsights, dune buggy tours often visit some of the
access to the hardest-to-reach sites and a fun wayquiet beaches on the northern and eastern shores of
to cruise around the island. Those that want tothe island. Most of Curacao's dune buggy tours allow
explore everything Curacao has to offer at their ownpassengers over the age of four, while drivers are
pace can take advantage of convenient rentalrequired to be 18 years of age and possess a valid
services that offer hotel pick-up and affordable dailydriver's license.
rates, while tourists that enjoy experiencingAdventurous travelers looking for a more challenging
destinations alongside knowledgeable guides will findoff-road experience can explore the island's natural
numerous dune buggy and jeep tours that visit manyareas with jeep rentals or as participants in daily jeep
of the island's overlooked sights each day.tours. Curacao is home to a number of rugged scenic
Dune buggy rentals offer one of the best ways toroads that are best explored with full-sized 4x4
get around Curacao and see some of the island'svehicles. Traveling through a landscape dominated by
lesser-explored sights. The full-size dune buggiescacti and the island's famous divi-divi trees, tour
available for rental in Curacao are capable of travelingparticipants or those renting jeeps will be able be fully
on the island's main coastal roads at speeds up to 50experience a side of Curacao that few tourists have
miles-per-hour or traversing many of the unpavedan opportunity to witness. Curacao's best jeep rental
inroads and scenic beach paths. When renting aand tour operators offer full safety briefings, as well
open-framed dune buggy in Curacao, travelers areas daily hotel pickup and drop-off.
able to explore island at their own pace whileRentals and tour options for all types of off-road
enjoying the exceptional year-round weather. Whilevehicles can be found throughout Willemstad and
travelers can also find car and scooter rentals innear the major resorts. However, rentals, tours and
Curacao, dune buggies might offer the most excitingall other adventurous activities can also be arranged
way to get around the island and explore destinationsthrough your concierge. If you are traveling in a large
outside of Willemstad.group or have special travel needs, your concierge
Those that want to experience Curacao with acan also make reservations for guided tours and
knowledgeable guide can take advantage of duneextended rentals before you arrive in Curacao.
buggy tours that visit most of the island's topIf you are hoping to visit some of the Caribbean's
off-road destinations. Many of the local tour andbest natural sights when in Curacao, dune buggies
rental shops offer half-day and full-day tours thatand jeeps provide the most effective ways to
include many side activities. Most of the availableexplore the island. With so many half-day and full-day
tours focus on specific areas of the island, such astours available, as well as extended dune buggy and
the rocky eastern shore or the relaxing beaches ofjeep rentals, families or groups of any size won't
the southwestern coast and the Willemstad area.have any trouble finding a fun, adventurous way to
However, regardless of where each tour visits, thereget around the island.
will be plenty of sightseeing and outdoor recreation