Dive Review of
Ocean Encounters/Hilton in
Curaçao

Bonaire, Cozumel, Australia, St. Croix, Roatan, St. Croix

Dive Conditions

Dive your own profile, stay with your buddy, keep dive master in sight.  

Some of the dive masters had UWP skills and could answer questions about
cameras that they used. Clear water and lots of beautiful corals and
sponges to frame landscape shots. Little critters everywhere, bring a macro
lens.  

Overall Rating

Curacao had some of the best resturants and shops of all the islands. We
ate at the French Bakery a couple times, their wine list was extensive. The
food at most hotels was good, and many of the little beach bars had great
sandwiches. For the non-diver, shopping downtown can take days.

Finding a cup of coffee early was a problem, I'm an early riser,the rooms
did not have a coffee pot, hotel resturant did not open until 7AM.

While Curacao does not have the great shore diving like it's sister island
Bonaire, the boat diving is similar, the night life better, and the overall
experience (with a non-diver wife) better.

The Mushroom Forrest was one of the best dive sites in Curacao. I returned
a second time with a different dive shop, because it was only on certain
days if enough people signed up. It's on the other side of the island,
requires an hour van ride (supplied by Ocean Encounters) to reach the dive
boat /site. It's worth the trouble. Unusual coral heads (mushroom
looking)plenty of fish, and lots of small critters. I photographed six
different nudibrandt, blue, green, white..all out in the open and easy to
shoot. 

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