The CuraƧao City Guides answer the questions every visitor has: where locals eat goat stew and fried fish instead of the terraces with photo menus, which west-coast coves are worth the long drive, where children can swim in water without waves and where the bars and live music of Pietermaai get going after dark. Each guide is a short, honest list with the reason to go, what to order or look for and one practical tip per place, and it opens in your browser as soon as you have paid.
About the CuraƧao City Guides
- 132 places
- 6 guides
- 7 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six CuraƧao guides
Food guide
20 places
Stoba and funchi at local lunch counters, fish shacks by the sea, Punda and Otrobanda classics, Pietermaai dinners and long lunches near the western beaches.
Things to do guide
20 places
Museums, forts and the synagogue in Punda and Otrobanda, the best snorkelling coves in the west, Christoffel and Shete Boka, caves and the boat to Klein CuraƧao.
Family guide
23 places
Sheltered beaches for small swimmers, the Sea Aquarium and an ostrich farm, an easy day in Willemstad, and caves and parks for the hottest hours.
Nightlife guide
24 places
Rum bars and live music in Pietermaai, sundowners over the harbour, beach clubs at Mambo and Jan Thiel and the food trucks that only open late.
Day trips guide
26 places
Nine coves on the west coast, Westpunt and the wild north, the east end and Klein CuraƧao, plus inland stops for a cloudy day.
Budget guide
19 places
Free coves and turtles in the west, free forts and the floating bridge in Willemstad, cheap stew lunches and the bus that saves you a taxi fare.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
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Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Floating Market
Sha Caprileskade, Punda
Boats from Venezuela tie up along the canal and sell straight over the side: ripe mangoes, passion fruit, avocados and the morningās fish. Ask for a chilled coconut and it is hacked open for you on the spot. From the food guide.
Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue
Hanchi Snoa, Punda
Services have run here without a break since 1732, which makes it the oldest working synagogue in the Americas. Feel the white sand under your shoes, then use the same ticket for the Jewish history museum next door. From the things to do guide.
Daaibooi Beach
Sint Willibrordus, 30 min drive west
A small bay walled in by cliffs where parking, swimming and a seat under a palm-leaf shelter cost nothing. Come in the morning, when turtles feed in the bay and pelicans plunge for fish off the rocks. From the beaches and day trips guide.
Plan your days on CuraƧao
Day one: cross the Queen Emma Bridge early, walk the Handelskade and through Fort Amsterdam, see the sand-floored synagogue, then eat stew at the Old Market before an afternoon in Museum Kura Hulanda. Watch the sun go down from the Rif Fort ramparts and finish with dinner and music in Pietermaai. Day two: drive west at first light, climb Christoffelberg before the heat, watch the surf at Shete Boka, swim at Grote Knip or Playa Lagun and end with fish on the cliff at Playa Forti. For a rainy or slow day, mix the CuraƧao Museum, the Blue CuraƧao house at Landhuis Chobolobo and the Sea Aquarium with a quiet afternoon on Mambo Beach.
Questions about the CuraƧao guides
What do the CuraƧao City Guides include?
Six guides with 132 places across the island: food, things to do, family, nightlife, beaches and day trips, and budget. Every entry explains why it is worth going, where it is and gives one tip you can use on the spot.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to create.
Can I use the CuraƧao guides without internet?
Yes. Load each guide once while connected and it works offline from then on, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the CuraƧao guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese and Polish. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is ā¬4.99, two are ā¬8.99, four are ā¬15.99 and the full set of six is ā¬19.99.
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