CURACAO Top 5 BEST BEACHES! Curacao travel guide. Our choices after living in Curacao for 6 months!

Here's our list of the TOP 5 BEST BEACHES in CURACAO!
We had the good fortune of living here for 6 months. With well over 35 different beaches, choosing a top 5 list is challenging, but here's our choices. We hope that this information will help you as a Curacao travel guide when planning your next vacation!
What are your top 5 beaches in Curacao!?
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:17 There are over 35 different beaches on Curacao!
1:20 Mambo beach: one of the closest beaches to the city of Willemstad and area.
2:56 Playa Lagun: local, natural and cosy beach.
3:25 Cas Abou, Porto Mari and Daaibooi beaches: super scenic, less developed but a few amenties.
4:39 Playa Kalki, Playa Grandi and Playa Forti: excellent swimming and underwater life!
6:01 Playa Kenepa: we returned here the most. It is quiet, secluded, and has beaches chairs on white sand beach.
7:10 Surprise! This video says "top 5" but in reality it is a "top 10"!! Because of the way some beaches run into eachother (you'll see when you travel to Curacao!) it was the best way to make this top 5 list!
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  • @superboyjamie
    @superboyjamie2 жыл бұрын

    I totally agree with you, Lori! Yes, Playa Knip is my favorite beach as well. You just can't beat the white sand and the absolute crystal-clear warm ocean water. Gosh, I miss the beaches of Curacao when I see this video. The drone footage is awesome. Great presentation of the beaches. Thank you for putting our island in the spotlight. Now I'm here in New York, feeling a little homesick. Haha!

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh @Rex Torres, we hope you make home soon to see your beautiful Playa Knip! We loved that beach. Are you in NY for studies? Permanent move?

  • @lenizimmerman7725
    @lenizimmerman77253 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou for exposing our beautiful island! My personal favorite is the playa Jeremi😍🇨🇼

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes Playa Jeremi is gorgeous also! SOOOO many, just like we way in our video, it's hard to choose. If you are lucky enough to live in Curacao then you DO NOT have to choose.....woohooooo! What a great comment @Ieni Zimmerman and we thank you so much for taking a few minutes to write it and share! Please help promote Curacao and all these beaches by clicking the LIKE button on this video and sharing it to your personal Facebook page so more people can see it! Thank you! 😇

  • @patrickpk4421
    @patrickpk44213 жыл бұрын

    Loved your video! Brought back memories, and reminded me it's time to visit again soon! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 My Absolute Top 2: #1: Kenepa Grandi - Groot Knip -Just Spectacular! #2 Kas Abou - Actually very close to #1 as it is gorgeous.

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Patrick PK Yes!! SO many great ones! We just wish they were a little close to Willemstad. :) Thank you so much for watching and commenting! If you would like to help promote this island through this video, press the like button on the video and KZread will share it with more people!🙏👋

  • @rodolfofranceschi2165
    @rodolfofranceschi2165 Жыл бұрын

    great video!

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much @Rodolfo Franceschi! What was your favorite part/beach? Have you been to Curacao yourself? We thank you very much for watching and especially for your comment. That really helps our channel grow! Please click the like button also if you like, takes just a second! 🙏

  • @jeffcanada2053
    @jeffcanada20532 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the video do you know if there are any all inclusive beaches? We are there on a cruise so only one day

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    2 ай бұрын

    Hi there! Ya, you might want to Google Mambo Beach, the one we tall about first in our video. That beach has got various different oceanside restaurants, lounge chairs, mini resorts, a small shopping mall and bathrooms. Everything available right on a man-made lagoon that might serve your needs well. Hope this helps! If so, please click the like button and consider buying us a coffee or a piece of pizza we'd appreciate it! www.buymeacoffee.com/PlanFree

  • @bythealphabet
    @bythealphabet3 жыл бұрын

    Daaibooi is my number 1. Nice Video, stunning footage underwater.

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    3 жыл бұрын

    Daaibooi is a good choice! Thank you for watching and commenting, we appreciate you!🙏🙏

  • @rapaent
    @rapaent2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your great video! Going to Curacao next spring with Royal Caribbean. Is there a charge for any of those beaches? Thanks again for sharing! 👍😊

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    2 жыл бұрын

    In this video we talk about our top 5 (really too 10!) beaches in Curacao. And out of OUR list in this video only the very first beach mentioned, Mambo Beach has an entrance charge (which you CAN fund eats to get around if you need/want to). Thank you watching @RAPA Ent.! Your cruise sounds lovely! Which of Curacao's beaches do you think you'll be able to see once you dock?

  • @rapaent

    @rapaent

    2 жыл бұрын

    ​@@PlanFree Thank you for your reply!! We would like to rent a jeep and do our own tour. We would like to rent a jeep and do our own tour. As for the beaches.... definately Kokomo Beach, Playa Porto Marie, Grote Knip (Playa Kenepa) & Piskado. I'm going to look into more that you have in your video. If we have enough time, we would like to go to the National Park as well. I plan on flying my Mavic Air drone along with lots of other video & pic's. I have all my paperwork for flying. Thank you again for your your great video! Great job!! 👍😊

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh that is a fabulous idea, having a vehicle is a MUST because the island is quite large. You'll only be able to see a handful of awesome things in a short stay but we're quite confident you'll have an excellent time! Go Mavic Go! Haha (We love ours also)

  • @rapaent

    @rapaent

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PlanFree 👍👍😊

  • @robertheck5648

    @robertheck5648

    Жыл бұрын

    @@rapaent How did your trip go? Which beaches did you se? I'm on a cruise there in about 2 weeks......

  • @markm75
    @markm755 ай бұрын

    What is the meaning of "Playa" , cant seem to find this answer

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    5 ай бұрын

    Playa means beach in Spanish.🥂

  • @richc8095
    @richc8095 Жыл бұрын

    Just watch the video out of all the beaches which one would you say would be the best to swim out with the least worries of giant aquatic things approaching you.

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi @Rich C, First of all thanks so much for watching our video of our top 5 (really top 10!....you'll get what we mean if you watch the video from the beginning right to the end) beaches in Curacao! Your question is actually more complex than it originally seems. We could easily just tell you: oh, well it would be our #1 beach playa Kanepa! But you know, we don't really know if you're asking for open bays, open to the sea? or beaches that have been man-made, blocked off to create a protected safe swimming area? We don't know if you're asking for a beach close to Willemstad, in the city or more natural and way out at West Point? Remember, and again, like we mention in our video, there are between 35 and 40 beaches on Curacao! So, would you be able to narrow it down for us in terms of an area to focus in on or man-made vs natural? We'll do our best to help! We appreciate the question and hope you clicked the LIKE button for us! 👍

  • @richc8095

    @richc8095

    Жыл бұрын

    @@PlanFree sorry for the vague question. So I'm planning this vacation to do triathlon train as well. All my swim training is typically in a pool or a lake. When I do go swimming I'll go typically a thousand yards out and back. I don't feel too comfortable doing that in an open ocean. so I guess my question would be what beaches would be the best to maybe go not as far but something that's more bufferd like a man-made rock buffer from the open ocean if that makes any sense lol or even a beach where there's just lots of boats out in the water can I get that little security

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    Жыл бұрын

    Well you know then @Rich C, we might recommend Mambo Beach. You have to pay to use a chair but what we did is just put our towel down on the sand and then it was free for us! You could swim left to right, right to left within the rock wall that they've built up there. No open ocean at all and so the ovean water that comes in splashes over the rock wall and into the large area. So you wouldn't be swimming from shore out into the ocean and then back to shore again, you would be going parallel to the shore if that works? 110% safe for what you are looking for. And, as a side bonus is it's really close to Willemstad and where most people stay we would say. Does that help? Way to go both on your vacation and your triathlon, that's pretty cool stuff!

  • @caenunes5652
    @caenunes565210 ай бұрын

    Hi I'm here now.. I Went.. Porto Mari Jeremi Lagun Santa Cruz Kalki Kenepa pequena Kenepa grandi Cas Abal Daaibooi Klein Curacao Mambo beach

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    10 ай бұрын

    Awesome!! Soooo many beautiful beaches right @caenunes5652!? Good for you. Would you have the same "Top 5" list as we did?

  • @caenunes5652

    @caenunes5652

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@PlanFree Here it's incredible. My top 5 it's almost the same

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    10 ай бұрын

    @@caenunes5652 ah that's interesting! We hope you get a chance to visit some of the national parks on the large island also. There is SO much to do and see on Curacao, we also did as much as we can, like you, in the 6 months that we lived on the island. Maybe there are some things we can help you with. Here was our experience: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nmaVo9xvpcLbcbQ.html

  • @caenunes5652

    @caenunes5652

    10 ай бұрын

    @@PlanFree wow 6 months 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    10 ай бұрын

    A new country every winter, God willing!@@caenunes5652

  • @WhyDoyoucare-zv5yt
    @WhyDoyoucare-zv5yt8 ай бұрын

    Lost me at mambo beach

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    8 ай бұрын

    Ahhhh but it's there for a reason, and we mention why. The REST of the list are the TRUE gems! Thanks for watching and commenting.

  • @ths4168
    @ths416810 ай бұрын

    What does it cost to get here from the cruise port by Cab or other transportation?

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    10 ай бұрын

    Hi @ths4168, Sounds like you have a trip to the island coming? We hope one of our other viewers can answer this for you because we chose to live on the island for 6 full months and we bought our own car at that time. So, we have no idea what taxis or other transportation costs would be. Sorry we couldn't be of further assistance to you but again hopefully one of our other viewers can answer you hear. Enjoy the island! It's large! Ayr & Lori

  • @tenis1212
    @tenis121214 күн бұрын

    You forgot to mention whether or not you have to pay for get in those beach and how much?

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    14 күн бұрын

    Hi @tenis1212, actually if you rewatch our video, at 2:24 we mention the fee for Mambo beach. Then, we don't mention any other fees on any beaches because we did not pay any! The rest of the beaches on our list in this video were free because we put a towel down on the beach and did not rent a chair form anyone! Yahooooo Cool hey? Thank you so much for your question and we are glad you found us and our channel! Ayr & Lori

  • @tenis1212

    @tenis1212

    14 күн бұрын

    @@PlanFree that great 👍 I’m thinking go there, thank you ❤️

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    14 күн бұрын

    You are very welcome! Enjoy Curacao! Here is another video you might enjoy on Curacao: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nmaVo9xvpcLbcbQ.htmlsi=EAyAf8wOUpm227VF

  • @tinapeng8986
    @tinapeng8986 Жыл бұрын

    are they all required to pay a fee?

  • @PlanFree

    @PlanFree

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi @Tina Peng, No. The only beach beach that we talk about in this video that requires a fee is Mambo Beach. And, you can still enter the Mambo Beach area for free at the entrance and walk around, go to the restaurants and shops, lay on the sand and swim all for free but if you want to sit on a beach lounge chair (there are a hundred chairs or more there!) while relaxing and enjoying the man made beach area at Mambo Beach then someone will walk around and see you on a chair in their "area" and come over to ask you to pay. We simply found an area away from the chairs to put our towels down on the sand to lay on and enjoyed Mambo for free. But we are told that some times they don't really allow that! Maybe we got lucky!? Do you plan to travel soon to visit Curacao? We appreciate your comment, thank you!