Snorkel Day at Playa Cas Abou
7 h€ 25-70 Calm
A day on the west side of the island: clear water, a reef just off the shore, and a beach bar for a midday break. About an hour's drive from Jan Thiel.
Playa Cas Abou sits on the west side of Curacao, about an hour's drive from Jan Thiel. The small entrance fee is worth it: a wide white beach, palm trees, a reef that starts close in, and clear water that stays warm all year. Leave early from the villa so you can still park under a tree and grab a spot on the left side.
From the rocks on the north side you snorkel out onto the reef. Parrotfish, a trumpetfish, sometimes a turtle drifting past. Lunch at the beach bar: a toasted cheese sandwich, a ceviche if they have it. It gets busy around midday, so go for a second round in the water around three. Drive back just before sunset, shower at the villa, easy evening.
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Zonnebrand factor 50
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Leave before nine. Snorkel set, towels, water, sunscreen factor 50.
Arrive at Playa Cas Abou, pay the small entrance fee. Find a sun lounger or a spot in the shade.
First snorkel round from the north rocks. Twenty minutes along the reef.
Dry off in the shade, drink cold water. A rest for your back.
Lunch at the beach bar. Small and local, nothing too heavy.
Second snorkel around three, once the crowds thin out.
Head off before the traffic builds. A quick stop at a viewpoint on the way back.
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Suggestions
- Bring cash, entrance is cash only on quieter days.
- Sunscreen factor 50 and a shirt for in the water, the reef is unforgiving.
- Snorkel along the rocks, not in the middle of the bay, there's less to see there.
- Drink water every hour, even when you're floating in the sea.
- Leave before five o'clock, otherwise you'll hit traffic heading towards Willemstad.
Variations
- - Andere westkust-stranden: Playa Kenepa Grandi of Playa Lagun voor variatie.
- - Halve dag in plaats van hele, vertrek thuis na de lunch.
- - Met duikset in plaats van snorkel, vraag een lokale duikschool ter plekke.
by PlayTryBe team