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Swim with Turtles at Turtle Bay, Curacao: Boat, Blue Room Cave

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Beachhopper tour swim with turtles and visit beautiful beaches

4 to 5 hours (approx.)
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes
Use of Snorkeling equipment
Alcoholic Beverages

Lunch

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Marichi Pier
4339+34H, Willemstad, Curaçao
We will make sure one of our crew members will guide you to the meeting point if you don't know how to get there.

Start time

09:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems

Not recommended for pregnant travelers
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

62 reviews

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Best experience! Must do!

Hanna_M, May 2024

The caves were beautiful, but the highlight of the trip were the turtles! So many turtles and we got to swim so close to them! The boat ride back was a ton of fun, big waves!

MY FAVORITE ACTIVITY IN CURACAO!!

Margaux_P, May 2024

WOW! What an amazing experience- we especially loved the blue room cave. Those images will live rent free in my head for life! Thank you for showing us the best of Curacao from a boat, our family of 4 loved every minute of it! PS: Wear sunscreen even if it's overcast, you'll thank me later!(;

This tour is for Adventurers!

Reese_C, May 2024

This was a VERY COOL experience. We went as a group of more than 10, ages 20’s-50’s. We saw most beautiful water, and so much of the coast of the island. But if you are uncomfortable in “choppy” waters this is not the tour for you. Going out is great, but the ride back is against the current. We never felt unsafe as our captain knew how to navigate, it’s not a relaxing ride!

Amazing trip

Nataliya_P, Apr 2024

It was so much fun and all stops were absolutely amazing. Sam and May are the best. It was windy and big waves, but Sam was avoiding them and took care of our safety. Follow his instructions and you will enjoy the tour. Better than the rollercoaster.

Highly recommend this excursion!

Hailey_G, Apr 2024

Highly recommend this excursion! Swimming with the turtles was the best part. The Blue Room stop was a great experience but can be intimidating if you are not a strong swimmer. Captain Sam and Paco did an amazing job guiding this tour and making everyone feel safe. The boat ride can be a bit bumpy and you will get wet depending on where you sit. Sam was very accommodating with making sure people were comfortable with where they were sitting throughout the trip. They also provided great guidance for entering the Blue Room. The music and drinks were the cherry on top of the experience!

Must do!

Kristy_H, Apr 2024

This experience will forever be the highlight of my trip to Curacao. I am all for thrilling and adventurous experiences and this tour did not disappoint. 10/10 will definitely do this again.

This boattrip made me sad

Britt_v, Apr 2024

The boattrip was unpleasant. They didnt slowed down when multiple people got seasick. Also the reason why you cant put sunscreen on during the ride and everyone was extreemly sunburned. The cave was very underwhelming and the turtlestop was a sad experience.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hi Britt, from reading that you have decided to put 2 reviews of 1 star really was a bit concerning for me. Im sad to hear you had a sad experience at the turtles and cave most of our passengers love these experiences as they have booked to see these spots, snorkeling with wild sea turtles which we always ask to not touch. As for the sunscreen applying i am confused as to why you could not apply sunscreen as for our trips provide 3 stops during a 4-5 hour tour where you should be able to apply sunscreen also before the trip start would be a possibility to apply and even maybe asking your captain to change seating arrangement or slow down if needed. We always try to make sure our customers are comfortable and encourage all our customers to let us know if anything should be changed during the trip to make them feel comfortabel.

The Turtles were awesome

Stephanie_D, Apr 2024

Captain Sam and Paco did an amazing job guiding this tour and making us feel safe. The best part was swimming with the Turtles. An amazing first time experience. It should be noted that the boat ride is an hour long there and back and it is not a soft boat ride. If you have any kind of back or neck issues i do not recommend. The strong waves slam you up and down on the seat. Also, the meeting point was very hard to find. We almost missed the boat. There is construction going on where the meeting point is, and there is no sign or anything saying where the pier is. We had to ask random people on the street and still could not locate it. There is no contact information to get in contact with someone in case. By luck i saw a boat in the water with ppl getting in and had to run over there before it pulled off. The meeting point should be a little more organized. Maybe have someone wait out front at the meeting time so they can lead people behind the construction and to the pier. Besides that we stopped at the most beautiful beach with crystal clear waters, breathtaking. I personally did not attempt the swim to the blue room cave. Its a rough swim, the waves were strong. definitely should be a strong swimmer to do this. Overall fun excursion.

Beautiful Curacao

Dustin_F, Mar 2024

Trip started with a speed boat ride around the island, which was a great way to maximize our time, and was fun! Swimming in the blue room is a must in Curacao. A little challenging to get to, but worth the swim. Snorkeling at Playa Piskado was a great opportunity to see sea turtles and an array of aquatic life. Water was beautiful! Tour guide and assistant were fun and informative, and served plenty of drinks. Only downside was we did not have enough time to stop at Cas Abao beach, which we were really looking forward to. Otherwise, a perfect trip!

Fantastic trip!

Michelle_S, Mar 2024

Our Captain Brian and guide Maya were amazing! The tour was so much fun and we saw many sea turtles! We highly recommend this trip and company!

Best experience ever!

Jaremy_E, Mar 2024

Capitan Sam and his assistant Maya were wonderful, fun and knowledgable. The boat ride was amazing and so scenic. We saw turtles on our way to snorkel with turtles, the blue caves were spectacular!! He also made a bonus stop at the 8th most beautiful beach in the world!! Capitan Sam made sure to show us all the unique spots. The boat ride was smooth both ways and I would absolutely do it again!!!

Great Day!

Michael_D, Mar 2024

This is a fantastic trip. CPT Sam and Mia are terrific and the trip is well worth the cost. The pier is a little tricky to find so give yourself enough time to get there. We went to a neat sea cave and the turtle beach before stopping at a beautiful beach. The kids loved it!

Would not do again!

Jocee_W, Mar 2024

The excursion was booked and the most recent email before we left on the cruise stated that we would be picked up from the cruise terminal at 9:00 and the dropoff point would be the same as the meeting point. We were not picked up at the gate and frantically had to search for the people as no one had even heard of this group. We finally called to figure out where they were and they said the lady already left. We were there at 8:50. We were then told to walk to the meeting point which took about 10-15 minutes. Again, no one had heard of this meeting point. We finally get there to realize only 1 out of the 4 groups actually got picked up. We load the boat and they had clearly overbooked and just left 2 people from a family of 4 not going. We take what seemed like an hour boat ride to swim with some turtles for about 20 minutes then boarded the boat to stop by a cave and swim for about 15 minutes. Most people did not even get off the boat. We were suppose to stop by a beach but because we were out of time, we just had another hour boat ride back. We were not given a ride to our meeting point. We had to walk again. And then they asked for a tip! The only thing I can say in their defense, was they sent an email the day before the trip to say they were picking up between 8:30-8:50 and what they lady would be wearing. The only problem was that we were on a cruise and had no access to WIFI to get the email. The people who ran the boat were nice and friendly but the excursion was not worth it

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Hi Jocee, im sorry to hear you did not find the excursion worth it. The tour starts at 9:00am so if you select a different meeting point to where to boat starts it would be difficult to pick you up when the tour is starting. So pickups at cruise terminals ect. would be done 10 minutes prior to the start of the trip. If you are not on time at the pick up point the guide would have to leave so the boat is not late for departure this is always communicated to our customers. As you state yourself that there was 1 group that was picked up, so you where probably not in time. I recall that that day there were a group of 4 people, 2 of them which had booked with us and the 2 other family members who had another excusion(deep sea fishing) with another company that got cancelled. They tried to get a last minute trip with us without any luck because we where fully booked so we could not take them. Had we taken them along we would have been overbooked. In our end briefing our captains always mentions that if the passengers want to tip this would be accepted as for they give a service and as you mentioned were “nice and friendly”.

Sea Turtles at your finger tips!

Deborah_H, Mar 2024

I have to start off by saying I’m not one that typically would write a review. But OMG, Sam, our captain and Maya his assistant were amazing. We had a gorgeous day and were able to see the amazing electric blue cave room, which was followed by swimming with sea turtles, and many sea turtles! It’s just so happened at this time I took off my snorkel mask and my diamond earrings came out and fell to the bottom of the ocean floor! Sam did everything he possibly could to try to locate them. Amazingly, he found the backings of the earrings. He told his friend, who is so lucky, that we had lost an earring and by the end of the trip it had been found. Unbelievable!!! Besides the earring, we had so much fun on the boat, talking and having some drinks, and having a great time. It was a gorgeous day and an amazing time spent in Curacao. Thank you Sam and Maya!

Such an adventure with 12 ft waves. Saw so many sea turtles.

Tiffany_B, Mar 2024

Sea turtles and meeting new friends. Captain Sam was a lot of fun and very skilled through lots of heavy wind.

OK, but you better be a swimmer and ready for rough seas

RobertWagner, Mar 2024

I have mixed reviews about this tour. First the meeting place for the boat was not correctly communicated (by email) till late the night before. Not everyone checks their email constantly. I happened to look at breakfast and had enough time. Second, the pier location was behind construction and difficult to find. EVERYONE had issues with this. The first part of the tour was great. Water was relatively calm and the weather/scenery was awesome. As for the stops and swimming. NOTE! The water is deep at both outside and inside Blue Cave. You need to be a good swimmer. I saw a women use a life preserver as a floating device to assist (like using a "noodle in a pool" and did the same. At the location for the turtles, it's a crowded location and the boat stops a bit away to tie up so, again, swimming and deep. I did see a huge turtle swim right by me which was cool! Now for the return... The wind had picked up and it was very choppy. Myself and another guy were in the two front seats. In hind sight... the guide/boat drive should have moved us. The boat slamming into the waves at the bow was so strong I thought it were break my back. Me and the other guy partially stood (holding on to seat frame) so our legs would act as "shock absorbers". Needless to say it was trying 1 hour.

Perfect outing to snorkel with turtles

Richard_S, Feb 2024

Only excursion near cruise terminal that takes you to swim with turtles. We swam with many. Also two other stops with caves and beach! Hospitality with refreshments was an added bonus. Boat ride could be much for younglings or elderly so if sea sick from boats, wouldn’t recommend.

Don't think twice, just book it!!

Angela_G, Feb 2024

Hands down one of the best excursions we have ever been on. Captain Sam was phenomenal. He had our backs the entire time. My husband was apprehensive of attempting blue room cave, but having Sam as our guide, he was able to make it in. Everything about this excursion was well worth the cost. We had a great view of multiple beaches. Each of our stops were great. We saw several turtles. The ride back was rough, but that was to be expected given the windy conditions. Would not only recommend this to friends, but we would consider doing this trip again ourselves.

Mediocre experience

Karl_B, Feb 2024

Amazing beaches, blue cave and turtle watching! But the experience was marred by the tour company no showing the pick up at the cruise terminal. Crew were not especially friendly nor informative. Lunch was a bit size tuna wrap and Cheetos. The return trip was out to sea via high seas instead of by calmer waters along the coastline.

Response from Host, Feb 2024

Hi Karl, thank you for your feedback. Because most of our past passengers walk by our guides and head themselves to the meeting point we changed the possibility of cruise terminal pick up to try and avoid confusions and delays. Unfortunately the old bookings did not automatically change this in the system of viator. Our west trips do not include lunch as stated in the trip description, we do offer some snacks along the way. Heading west is with the wind and waves and thats when we go close to the coastline in calm waters to view the beaches, most other boats that head west do not get as close to the beaches as we do. Since coming back is against the wind and waves and certain parts can get rough especially right now in our windy season, this causes us sail back a bit further from shore to try to avoid a rough ride.

A jarring ride

Georgia_H, Feb 2024

Sam the host was wonderful, It's open ocean ride (V hull twin-engine 200 horsepower zodiac.) It's 1 hour each way from the port. Highly not recommended if you have any orthopedic issues knees back neck ect. The open water waves were miserable We stopped at 3 places, It was a 1/2 hour each for blue room cave,turtle dive and beach time. Buy no means casual leasure boat trip to far end of the island. Deff a trip to remember. Would pick other options for excursion.