The bucket-list things to do — and who runs each one.
Here’s the bucket list for your day ashore: the most extraordinary thing to do at each stop, who runs it, and how to book it direct — so you can weigh it against your ship’s excursion and pick what suits you.
In port at Willemstad, the bucket-list move is Private Full-Day Curaçao Island Tour with Local Expert. Below: 3 bucket-list things to do on a Willemstad port day — worth weighing against whatever your ship offers.
An immersive, bespoke private tour of Curaçao's greatest highlights — from Willemstad's UNESCO streetscapes to secluded beaches and hidden local gems — guided by a certified local expert at your own pace.
Book itElite Shuttle & Round Trip Private Transfer Curaçao$55 per person
Descend into Curaçao's most spectacular limestone cave system, where million-year-old stalactites, indigenous Arawak petroglyphs and rare owl colonies await beneath the island's sun-baked surface.
Book itCuraçao Highlights tour: Hato Caves, Flamingos & Beach Time$80 per person
Step inside the 17th-century Chobolobo plantation house — the only authentic home of Senior's original Curaçao Liqueur — for an intimate guided tour of copper pot stills and a refined tasting of the island's most iconic spirit.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Explore the world-class Kura Hulanda Museum — a hauntingly beautiful open-air complex built into a restored 18th-century slave-trading quarter — with a specialist guide who brings its profound African diaspora collection to vivid, personal life.
Book itEntrance Kurá Hulanda Museum - tour guide is NOT included$12 per person
Run by Museum Kura Hulanda · 4.50 from 1,300 reviews
Enjoy an exclusive dolphin interaction in open-water lagoon conditions at Curaçao's premier marine attraction, then snorkel a vibrant coral reef teeming with tropical fish — all in one unforgettable half-day session.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Conquer the 372-metre summit of Mount Christoffel — Curaçao's highest point — on a guided early-morning ascent through a national park that shelters white-tailed deer, rare orchids and the endemic Curaçao white-tailed hawk.
We have not yet verified a bookable operator and price for
this one, so we are not quoting either.
Your day in WillemstadNothing picked yet — tick what you fancy
$0for two, booked direct
Now plan the rest of it
You know what to do on the day. Here is the trip it belongs to —
each one opens as a whole plan, not a list: where to fly in, every port, what it runs.