5-star diving school Atlantis
For more than a quarter of a century, Atlantis Diving in Willemstad has been one of the best known diving schools in Curaçao. Located right on the ocean with a beautiful resident reef, Atlantis offers the perfect setting for PADI courses at all levels. The school also offers all the equipment from masks and fins to a dive computer. For a brief introduction to scuba diving book the half-day introduction course, which costs about 70 US dollars and includes a test dive. There are also a number of other affordable packages: how about a course combined with a stay in an apartment (with ocean view) right next to the diving school.
Ocean Encounters: 6 locations, 7 boats
Curaçao’s largest diving school is Ocean Encounters. They have dozens of employees, 7 boats and 6 locations across the island, from Willemstad to Nieuwpoort. The school offers different PADI courses, from an introduction course to professional diving courses. In addition, the school offers other special options such as underwater photography and fish identification. Boat trips take divers to dive sites such as the reef at Nieuwpoort where you can see star, brain and horn coral, eagle rays and sea turtles. This reef is only accessible to Ocean Encounters – a real bonus for the clients of the diving school.
