Tourism Partners of Dive Curacao
Collaborative partners sharing resources, knowledge & expertise to accomplish mutual goals for the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao, with a focus on Dive Industry Development, Destination Market Expansion, Public Relations and Sustainable Tourism.
Thank you to all of our partners for their continuous collaboration for sustainable tourism, ocean conservation and for assisting Dive Curaçao in creating an unprecedented union among an international community of Curaçao tourism stakeholders for the benefit of the Curaçao’s Dive Tourism Industry.
Simply, we could not do this without your support!
Curacao Dive Industry Partners
Dive Curacao partners with the best Curaçao Dive Operators and the best dive accommodations, to offer the best value for an amazing Curacao dive travel vacation.
Curacao Travel Partners
Dive Travel Curaçao – investing in the future of Tourism in Curacao
At the heart of Dive Travel Curacao is an unwavering commitment to provide exceptional value, high quality and personalized service to ensure that you can have the opportunity for the best Curaçao experience, above and below the waterline.
To further underline this commitment and because our coral reefs are a vital component of the island’s tourism product, 1% of Dive Travel Curaçao’s net annual proceeds are donated to Reef Renewal Curaçao so they can re-invest it in restoring corals for the future of Curaçao.
DAN – Divers Alert Network Europe
Dive Curaçao and Dive Travel Curaçao are proud partners of DAN Europe (Divers Alert Network Europe), an international non-profit medical and research organization dedicated to the safety and health of divers. They exist to assist and protect all divers through the most extensive and reliable network of diving physicians worldwide.
DAN offers the community numerous pioneering services, including the first-ever insurance designed specifically for divers.
Viator, a TripAdvisor Company
Viator, a TripAdvisor company, makes it easy to find and book something you’ll love to do. With access to the world’s largest selection of high-quality experiences, there’s always something new to discover, both near and far from home. From must-do moments to who-knew discoveries, see the familiar in a new way, or the unknown for the first time!
Dive in with Viator and start exploring all the things to do in Curaçao today!
Curaçao Tourist Board
There are so many things that make the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao special. Whether it is the year round consistently warm climate, the seemingly endless activities or the friendly locals – there is really only one way to find out why you should visit Curaçao. You really just need to feel it for yourself!
Curaçao Hospitality and Tourism Association
CHATA’s Mission is: “To deliver a visible, leading and effective (marketing) contribution towards a vibrant and sustainable Curaçao tourism/hospitality product.”
The Curaçao Hospitality & Tourism Association (CHATA) represents, protects, promotes, informs and educates its members to enable them to achieve their business objectives.
Dive Curaçao is a proud to be a member of CHATA. Together with our community, we are partners strengthening the tourism product of Curaçao.
Curacao Dive Shop Partners
Collaborating to provide exceptional quality, high value and excellent service for every dive vacation experience.
Ocean Encounters
With on-site facilities at both LionsDive Beach Resort and Sunscape Curaçao Resort, Spa and Casino – Ocean Encounters is committed to delivering the highest-quality dive experience. The facility is the biggest on island, catering to the highest number of repeat guests. Divers return to Curaçao and Ocean Encounters for a handful of reasons, starting with the lineup of famous sites, such as Mushroom Forest, Blue Room, Klein Curaçao and Eastpoint, where visitors can’t help but be wowed by the health of the reefs and the density of the fish schools flowing overtop.
GO WEST Diving
GO WEST Diving is a full service dive operation, located at one of Curacao’s best shore dive side, Alice In Wonderland, right on the idyllic sandy beach of Playa Kalki in Westpunt.
All West Apartments & Diving is also located in the picturesque fishing village Westpunt, Curaçao. Overall, Westpunt is known for excellent scuba diving, and is home to several excellent shore and boat dive sites including a submerged airplane wreck, Watamula, the world famous Mushroom Forest and of course, the beautiful reef of All West Apartments or GO WEST Diving!
The Dive Bus
The Dive Bus Curacao, with a unique and simple concept of “Seriously fun shore-diving adventures” they have focused on quality, fun shore diving, in small, friendly relaxed groups, with a strong focus on taking care of Curacao’s reefs.
That first, beautiful, unloved Curacao reef of Pierbaai at Marie Pampoen became The Dive Bus house reef, which is now taken care of due to monthly, if not daily clean up dives. By working with the local fishing community for sustainable management of the marine environment, these values have become the heart of The Dive Bus Eco Policy, a cornerstone of their operation, mandating respecting, protection and giving back to the local community.
Curacao Dive Resorts and Hotel Partners
Accommodation is a prominent part of the travel experience, which is why Dive Travel Curacao has partnered with the BEST Curaçao Dive Resorts, Hotels and Apartments for individual divers, groups, families and your friends.
LionsDive Beach Resort Curacao
LionsDive Beach Resort Curacao is considered one of the best Caribbean resorts to book your complete Sleep and Dive vacation package, including accommodations, multi-day dive packages with Ocean Encounters and more!
Indulge yourself in its warm, casual atmosphere that is set amidst a stunning tropical location because it is the perfect resort for everyone especially if you are a beach-lover, a snorkeler, or an avid scuba diver.
Sunscape Curacao Resort, Spa and Casino
Memories created at Sunscape Curaçao Resort, Spa & Casino last a lifetime. Grab some snorkel gear and step right from our beach into the crystal-clear Caribbean waters that a host of marine life call home.
Better yet… Dive in with Ocean Encounters and Sunscape Curacao Resort, Spa and Casino with these All-inclusive Sleep and Dive Packages. When you add it all up, Sunscape Curacao Resort is the perfect diving vacation destination because it leaves nothing to chance.
Dreams Curacao Resort, Spa and Casino
Relax poolside or wade in the warm Caribbean waters, satisfy your taste buds at one of our seven dining options and four bars, or pamper yourself at the Spa by Pevonia®. The beautifully designed accommodations and the Unlimited-Luxury® experience paired with the vibrancy of this unique island makes Dreams Curacao Resort, Spa and Casino perfect for your next dive vacation.
All West Apartments and Diving
All West Apartments and Diving offers you incredible sea views from their fully equipped Apartments, Junior Apartments and Studios with semi-private terraces or balconies to enjoy the spectacular sunsets that Westpunt has become known for.
Westpunt is known for excellent scuba diving, and is home to several excellent shore and boat dive sites including a submerged airplane wreck, Watamula, the world famous Mushroom Forest and of course, the beautiful reef of All West Apartments or GO WEST Diving!
Curacao Marine Conservation Partners
Collaborating to protect what we love!
Reef Renewal Curacao
Reef Renewal Curacao is a non-profit organization dedicated to to enhancing populations of threatened coral species across Curaçao and educating the public on the importance of the oceans.
The vision of Reef Renewal Curaçao (RRC) is of a future where the shallow water reef systems of Curaçao are no longer threatened and ocean stewardship and protecting our coral reefs is at the heart of Curaçao’s culture.
Stream2Sea Curacao
3 Things to Know About Stream2Sea
Stream2Sea are the Pioneers of Truly Reef-safe Sunscreen and Skin Care – the FIRST and the ONLY reef friendly mineral sunscreen that walk the talk and ensure that all our sunscreen and skincare are tested and proven to be safe to fishes and coral larvae.
Stream2Sea creates products that are safe for you and your family – their natural, hypoallergenic skin care contain no harmful chemicals like benzophenones, oxybenzone, avobenzone, parabens, DEAs/ MEAs/ TEAs, SLS or SLES and preservatives.
Stream2Sea supports ocean conservation – creating biodegradable skin care, reducing our plastic waste, and partnering and contributing to 1% for the Planet, Reef Renewal International, Reef Check, NAUI’s Green Diver Initiative and many other eco-conscious non-profits is our way of giving back.
PADI AWARE Foundation in Curacao
Local divers unite to protect Curacao’s reefs and are leading the charge in the fight against plastic pollution. Early in 2017, the Curaçao Diving Industry in collaboration with the PADI AWARE Foundation committed to the Adopt a Dive Site™ initiative.
Today, with Dive Against Debris™ events spanning from Caracasbaai to Westpunt, this program has grown to more than twelve local diving operations who are investing in the future of sustainable tourism in Curacao.
Dutch Caribbean Nature Alliance
The Dutch Caribbean consists of the Windward Islands of St. Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius and the Leeward Islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.
The pristine nature of the Dutch Caribbean contains the richest biodiversity in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The diverse ecosystems are a magnet for tourism and at the same time the most important source of income for residents of the Dutch Caribbean. Nature on the islands is unique and important but it is also fragile.
Reef Support
The easiest and safest system to collect your Marine Protected Area user fees.
Reef Support Internet Based Payment System is here to help you streamline your sales procedures, help the marine recreation providers to save time, to increase safety of your marine park rangers, to reduce financial risks and to manage the most easy accessible database of your marine park users. Not to mention entering the XXI century in technology use.
Lionfish Curacao
To this day, the war against Lionfish rages on and continues to challenge hunters who give up their free time to help prevent more damage to the reefs and in turn, the local economy.
There are many organized groups and dive schools that provide lessons on how to safely search for and catch Lionfish without disturbing or harming the surrounding reef. Certain dive schools also teach you how to carefully remove the spines and prepare it, making it the perfect meal for any fish lover.
Caribbean Organic Beauty
Caribbean Organic Beauty strives to provide our Caribbean island communities with sustainable lifestyle products. Our product lineup includes non toxic sun care, body care, beauty & sustainable alternatives for single use plastic products at fair prices.
Caribbean Organic Beauty is committed to be of value to its community by supporting environmental as well as sustainable & inclusive social projects and/or efforts. They also collaborate with & actively support local businesses whenever the opportunity arises.
Caribbean Shark Coalition
Dive Curacao has proudly joined the Caribbean Shark Coalition to become its newest member to represent the Dutch Caribbean island of Curacao, along with over 45 new members from NGOs, governments, and local businesses from nearly 30 countries, which have formally joined the CSC to build capacity around research, policy, and education efforts for these threatened species in the region.
CARMABI Foundation
Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity (CARMABI) is a non-profit foundation on the island of Curaçao, established in 1955. The organization started as a marine research institute, but during the years, focused more and more on nature management and environmental education.
Now the organization exists of 4 departments; CARMABI Marine Research Station, CARMABI Park Management, CARMABI Education Center, and the CARMABI Terrestrial Consultancy.
SECORE International
Curaçao, in the southern Caribbean, has been a center of SECORE’s research and capacity-building activities for many years. In close collaboration with the CARMABI Marine Research Station, much of our cumulative knowledge on how and when to collect coral spawn and how to culture the larvae of different species successfully has been built in Curaçao.
Photography and Videography Partners
Collaborating to deliver high quality visual and media productions from Curaçao
The word EPIC is simply defined here in Curaçao as the moment when you find yourself in an uncontrolled state of wonderment. Then after taking a deep breath, you pause for a moment to question if what you are seeing is actually real. That is what it is to Dive Curaçao!! Thanks to these talented individuals and partners, all videography and photography on Dive Curaçao is 100% REAL and from Curaçao!
NaturePicsFilms
Specialize in high-quality underwater videos, photos and aerial footage – available in stock agencies.
In addition, we offer a range of marketing services for diving and travel companies as like image films, social media content and advertising calendar and campaign.
The beauty of nature: Inspiring others to explore the underwater world and to understand, why it is so important to protect our oceans and nature.
Turtle and Ray Productions HD
Passionate divers, photographers, videographers and editors – that is Turtle and Ray Productions HD. Founded by Letícia & Arne in 2009; they started with one camera in a single dive shop. Now 7 years later Turtle and Ray Productions HD has become one of the largest companies producing underwater photography and videography in Curaçao.
They have partnered with the best dive shops plus have ongoing commercial productions for the Curaçao Tourist Board, local companies, TV stations and dive trade magazines around the globe to showcase Curaçao’s amazing underwater world.
Rutger Geerling
Photographer Rutger Geerling has a huge portfolio and captures EDM festivals and club parties around the world. He is seen as a father figure to EDM photography. What started when shooting for fun during a boring master’s degree turned into scuba diving with sharks, that snowboarders missed him by a hair (or not), standing among 30,000 people partying and climbing active volcanoes while enjoying beautiful views … So it started as a hobby, but it became more important for him to do what he loved than what he learned for.
Rutger is best known for his work in the dance music industry, where he was the lead photographer for festivals such as Tomorrowland and the Ultra Music Festival. He partners with DJs with big names such as Armin van Buuren, Hardwell, DVLM and Afrojack.
Outside the dance industry he has (had) many clients such as National Geographic, Heineken, Bacardi-Martini, Marlboro, Chesterfield, Unilever and Getty Images. In 2015 his book about twenty years of dance music photography received a Dutch Pop Media Award and he is one of Canon’s influencers.
Reef Patrol
Reef Patrol loves making underwater films and animations. They also love taking care of the reefs and oceans of our world. Though they are not researchers, scientists or biologists, they feel an obligation to contribute to this community, to our oceans, and to nature. They want to help preserve the wonderful underwater world of our planet. So their way of contributing, is to spread its beauty through filming, animations, photography and work together with (non-profit) organizations around the globe.
Stan Bysshe – Photographic Journeys
Retirement has allowed Stan Bysshe to dedicate more time to his photography. His first love has always been the study of coral reef ecology and this has lead to over three decades of diving and underwater photography. The digital age has relinquished boxes of slides to storage closets as scanned images just don’t seen to compare to newer techniques.
Frank Do aka “Unterwasser Frank”
It started for Frank in 1998 in the local waters, then for the first time to Egypt, the fire was kindled. He managed without a camera for a long time, but then passion and ambition grabbed him, Travel, new experiences and beautiful pictures drive him.
He has been taking photos with a Canon G 16 in a Fantasea housing and two Sealife flashes for 3 years. Frank parted from his beloved G16 with a crying eye and made room for a “new” one. The choice fell on a used Canon EOS 5D Mark 2 in a Seacam housing.
Gail Johnson Photography
The Beautiful Island of Curacao – “Curacao – a small Caribbean island jam packed full of History, Nature, Architecture, wildlife and the most amazing friendly people”
by Gail Johnson Photography
LF Puntel Photography
“I´m a just a guy who loves to be underwater with my camera! In my page you will find sharks, turtles, nudibranchs and some of the most beautiful animals of our planet!”
Local and International Media Partners
Thank you to our Local and International Media Partners for their unwavering support for Dive Curaçao and for continually assisting us in creating the buzz our Dutch Caribbean island deserves!
News Media Partners
Collaborating to deliver you the latest Dive News from Curaçao
The Scuba News
The Scuba News is brought to you by Dive Media Solutions – leading provider of scuba publications and media services for the scuba diving industry.
Developed by a small team of dedicated scuba diving media professionals, The Scuba News has been developed to bring you the best and most up to date scuba diving information from around the world.
Covering everything from the world of scuba diving including: The Environment, Dive Centers, Dive Resorts, Diving Equipment, Photos and Videos, Diver Training and news which affects the whole scuba community.
Dive News Wire
Dive News Wire is the only weekly press release distribution system servicing the recreational scuba diving and related industries. Dive News Wire’s primary mission is to efficiently deliver TRADE-oriented news to subscribers working in the business on a daily basis.
For nearly 25 years, Dive News Wire founder Scott D. Jones has worked in the scuba diving industry in a marketing communication and public relations capacity. Industry members have always needed an efficient way to communicate with one another. Dive News Wire is the solution to the industry’s TRADE NEWS distribution dilemma.
Feedspot Blog
Dive Curaçao – Selected as one of the 10 BEST (out of 70) Scuba Diving blogs from thousands of blogs on the web ranked by traffic, social media followers, domain authority & freshness.
“I would like to personally congratulate Dive Curaçao, as your blog Dive Curaçao has been selected by our panelist as one of the Top 70 Scuba Diving Blogs on the web.” Anuj Agarwal, Feedspot Founder
Google News
Dive News Curacao is Google News Approved!! Check it out today!
Stay up to date with Dive News Curaçao, the #1 source for the latest Scuba Diving Travel information, news, blogs and events on the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao.
Google News is a news aggregator service developed by Google. It presents a continuous flow of articles organized from thousands of publishers and magazines. Google News is available as an app on Android, iOS, and the Web.
Curaçao Chronicle
The Curaçao Chronicle brings Curaçao to the world and the world to Curacao. In a way Curacao has been isolated from the rest of the world because of the language. Papiamento is a mix of different languages but still not understandable to the rest of the world. It was really necessary to bring Curacao news in English so local residents, visitors, tourists and investors could know what is actually happening on the island.
Digital Publishing Partners
Collaborating to create “BUZZ” for Curaçao
DeeperBlue
DeeperBlue.com is the World’s Largest Community dedicated to Freediving, Scuba Diving, Ocean Advocacy, and Diving Travel.
They have been dedicated to bringing you the freshest news, features, and discussions from around the underwater world since 1996.
Scuba Diving Magazine
Scuba Diving is your one-stop resource for information on how to scuba dive, scuba gear, dive travel, dive photos, videos, training, and more.
“Divers could easily check off many boxes on their wish lists with a single trip to Curaçao. Calm conditions? Check. Good visibility? Check. Healthy reefs? Check. Macro life? Check. Unlimited shore diving? Well, let’s just put it this way: the entire island is a shore diver’s dream.”
DIVE Magazine
DIVE Magazine produces a beautiful, top quality print magazine quarterly and a monthly digital additional available on both iOS and Android. They also have a dynamic and exciting website which has been optimized for use on mobile phones. The send out regular e-newsletters to an continually growing list of readers. You can also enjoy this great content from DIVE on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The print edition is their flagship and it publishes the very best underwater images and stunning, well-researched articles. This is a must for anyone who loves our oceans and diving. Subscribe today!
Scubaverse – The Worlds Best Online Dive Companion
The Scubaverse team is made up of a group of divers who collectively have over 50 years worth of experience in dive media, and are totally committed to bringing you the very best and latest news, reviews, articles, blogs, photos and video from every corner of the diving world.
Duiken
Duiken.nl is the website of the magazine DUIKEN and is packed with news, travel inspiration, medical tips, interesting videos and blogs from the editors.
Read the digital special DIVING in Curaçao for free!
DIVEIN.com – A passionate adventure into diving
DIVEIN.com was started in 2009 by two brothers with a huge passion for scuba diving and ocean protection.
Today we are one of the highest rated travel websites in the scuba industry!
More than 18 experts and Instructors contribute to our guides!
And more than 150’000 people visit our site every month.
Join us here at DIVEIN.com and help us make diving even bigger.
California Diver
California Diver Magazine launched in 2010 as a print publication and was distributed to thousands of divers nationwide through many retailers such as Barnes and Noble, Waldenbooks, Borders, Indigo, and many others. Through providing exclusive content provided by our base of accomplished editors in the fields of dive training, underwater photography and video, wreck diving, environment, technical diving, and equipment, California Diver built a solid reputation for quality in both content and design and became a favorite among divers in California and beyond.
TRAVANDER – Let’s Travel and Wander
Hi adventurous travelers! We are Lois and Naomi, the faces behind travel blog Travander.
Travander was born in 2016 out of a love for photography, writing and discovering untraveled places. Every day we share the best kept secrets and undiscovered treasures at home and abroad. From our mission ‘Let’s Travel and Wander’ we travel all over the world. And as our slogan suggests: we like to go off the beaten track!
Digital Media Partners
Collaborating to create the #1 digital platform for diving in Curaçao
Bookinglayer
Bookinglayer is on a mission to simplify. Like Dive Curaçao and Dive Travel Curaçao, they want their product to be simple to use, so our customers work is simple to do. Simplicity is reflected in their engineering and design. Why complicate things? Simple is better.
Our team at Dive Travel Curaçao appreciates Bookinglayer’s commitment to continuing the development of the booking platform based on the needs of our clients. Their paramount goal is to help our customers spend less time behind the computer and more time doing what they love – and that is of course, diving in Curaçao! Thank you Bookinglayer!
Fortress Interactive
Fortress Interactive is a (digital) Communication & Marketing Agency with a global mindset.
They are a group of creative minds with Curaçao as our playground. They are inspired by the ‘why’ of things and driven by data. Their success formula is a combination of startup mentality, growth hacking strategies, creativity and our wide variety of skills. They are also very passionate and excited about integrating (new) technology in order to achieve greater results for their partners and clients. Bottom Line: They put their hearts and souls into every project, no matter the size.
Shore Lines – Website Design and Development
With a consumer-centric attitude, Shore Lines creates and develop web experiences.
Shore Lines is supported by more then 10 years of experience, a profound knowledge of conversion optimization and a passion for creativity.
If you are ready to take your WordPress site to the next level, contact Shore Lines today!
Booking Success
Booking Success strongly believes that every hotel is unique and not every guest is right for your hotel. Having the right guests at your hotel means they enjoy better experiences, spend more money, leave better reviews, tell their friends and keep coming.
Booking Success empowers hotels to attract the right guests via direct booking channels so that they are in control of their bookings, achieve greater occupancy rates and pay fewer commissions. This allows hotels to be more profitable, which in turn helps them provide more meaningful experiences to their guests.
Guest Connexxion – our partner delivering you superior communications
Are you looking to save time, reduce response times and increase revenue opportunities in your Hotel or business? Are you tired or frustrated by the never ending and ever increasing volume of inbound messages from the wide array of communication channels that your guests are using? If you are and you are searching for the best Guest Messaging software for your Hotel or business, then consider Guest Connexxion – one of the best picks in 2021.
The combination of industry leading features with highly evolved customer support makes this platform hard to beat. The fact is, the reason we are partners with Guest Connexxion is because they provide all the tools needed to deliver superior service to our guests. But don’t take my word for it, schedule a FREE DEMO today.