GO WEST Diving in Curacao
GO WEST Diving is one of the most reputable, full service PADI Dive Shops in Curacao. From unlimited shore diving to boat diving, dive courses to snorkeling tours, GO WEST Diving offers it all.
About All West Apartments and Diving
Since 1996, All West Apartments & Diving has been located in the small fishing village of “Westpunt”, Curaçao. They are known for providing a relaxed atmosphere and for the individual care of their guests.
All West Apartments is the place in Curacao where you can disconnect from reality and be surrounded by nature during your diving vacation.
At All West, every apartment has incredible sea views where you can chill out after a day of diving to enjoy a BBQ while watching the most spectacular sunsets and gazing at fantastic star filled skies.
This area of Curacao also affords you access to a multitude of incredible dive sites such as the house reef, Playa Piskádo, below the apartments.
This is one of the most perfect places to shore dive, swim, or snorkel with the resident sea turtles, not to mention visiting the underwater sculpture of the famous “King Neptune”.
If you are looking to indulge yourself in nature during your surface intervals then visit Christoffel National Park and Shete Boka National Park. In these protected wildlife sanctuaries you will find incredible vistas and a unique natural habitat for indigeous species of flora and fauna.
GO WEST Diving at Playa Kalki in Wespunt, Curacao
Located at Playa Kalki in Westpunt, the GO WEST Diving house reef – Alice in Wonderland – is an underwater utopia and highly regarded as the #1 shore dive and snorkeling spot in Curaçao.
At GO WEST Diving, you can in enroll in a PADI scuba diving course, take your family for a fun snorkeling trip, shore dive the incredible house reef, or jump on the boat to dive some of the most beautiful fringing reefs in the Caribbean.
Whatever your needs are, the professional dive team at GO WEST Diving is ready to ensure you have an incredible and safe experience. The dive center also has a complete rental inventory of latest CRESSI scuba diving equipment, not to mention snorkeling gear available to rent.
GO WEST to the BEST!
The West side of Curacao, known to locals as “Banda Abou”, is a diving and snorkeling paradise. Whether you are boat diving or shore diving, the west side of Curacao offers near perfect conditions year-round.
The natural shielding from the easterly trade winds, offered by the mountain range running through the middle of the Christoffel National Park, creates an ideal location and a hidden treasure in the Dutch Caribbean.
With 3 custom dive boats, GO WEST Diving provides you daily access to an impressive amount of dive sites that are hard to get to or near impossible to reach from shore.
The most well-known dive site of western Curaçao is Mushroom Forest. This expansive area of coral flats is named for the striking mushroom shaped coral formations.
The most northern dive site is Watamula. This site is only 5 minutes from GO WEST Diving and it offers spectacular healthy formations of hard corals, a soft coral-garden and a large variety of marine life.
Curacao Shore Diving Guide and Unlimited Shore Diving Packages
In a sport where you often must charter a boat to see the best of the underwater world, Westpunt offers divers unlimited shore diving freedom and the ability to take advantage of a more leisurely while exploring Curacao.
Easy Shore Access
On the south side of the island, the fringing reef in most cases is within 60-feet (20m) from the shoreline which leads to incredible drop offs that allow divers to venture a little bit deeper into the aquatic wonderland.
Of the seventy popular dive sites the island has available, over half of them are reachable from the shore, and nearly all these Curacao shore diving sites are clearly marked along the road.
GO WEST Snorkeling Trips
The Blue Room is underwater cave or grotto accessible via an entrance cut by water into the shoreline’s limestone cliffs. The lighting inside the cave is captivating, bathing everything – including the snorkelers – in varying shades of blue.
The view from the back of the cave to the cave entrance treats you to a spectacular illumination as the light bounces off and around your surroundings.
Before heading back out, take some time to enjoy the large schools of the shade loving Glassy Sweepers who are right at home in this still, clear water.
Curacao Dive Travel Guide
Scuba Diving in Curacao is the number one thing to DO – but of course there are plenty of things to explore and do in Curacao with no right way to experience any of them.
Whether you love adventure, hiking, biking, sailing, shopping or just simply want to chill out on the beach, we can assure you, Curaçao is a Caribbean destination that has it all… and maybe more!
Simply, it is your choice to experience it all, but it is also a perfect choice to do nothing at all too!
Traveler Tip: Discover Punda Vibes – Every Thursday in the heart of Willemstad.
More than just a street gathering, Punda Vibes celebrates, every Thursday night, the history and heritage of Willemstad with the help of Curacao’s culture cultivators and locals. The event gives new light to the streets and alleys, promoting a homegrown love and appreciation of the locale’s diversity.
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