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Curaçao beaches

20 beaches, 13 of them free to enter — each with checked coordinates and at least one dated price. Where sources disagree, we show the range and say so.

Cuts: the free beaches, in driving order · where the snorkelling is actually good · resort day passes, and what each one really includes

Blue Bay Beach: palms and loungers along the sandFrank Jania · CC BY-SA
Central

Blue Bay Beach

Cg30verified. Confirmed at the operator’s own site or checked in person. Last checked 29 Jul 2026.
The Boca Sami fishing village and pier on Sint Michielsbaai, boats moored in the bay
Central

Boca Sami

Also known as Boka Sami, Sint Michiel

Freereported. From a single dated source. Plausible, but not confirmed at the operator. Last checked 29 Jul 2026.
Free entry
Turquoise shallows and the rocky shoreline of Director's Bay with swimmersdronepicr · CC BY
East

Director's Bay

Freereported. From a single dated source. Plausible, but not confirmed at the operator. Last checked 29 Jul 2026.
Free entry
The clifftop overlook of Grote Knip: the white-sand crescent and vivid turquoise bayPrayitno · CC BY
West coast

Grote Knip

Also known as Kenepa Grandi, Playa Kenepa Grandi

Freereported. From a single dated source. Plausible, but not confirmed at the operator. Last checked 1 Jan 2026.
Free entryGood snorkellingFamily-friendlyBusy on cruise days
Sunset over Jan Thiel bayRené Bongard · CC BY-SA
East

Jan Thiel Beach

Cg6verified. Confirmed at the operator’s own site or checked in person. Last checked 24 Sept 2026.
Free entryFamily-friendlyRestaurant
Kleine Knip, the small cove and its turquoise waterCharles Hoffman · CC BY-SA
West coast

Kleine Knip

Also known as Kenepa Chiki

Freereported. From a single dated source. Plausible, but not confirmed at the operator. Last checked 1 Jan 2026.
Free entryGood snorkellingFamily-friendly
Kokomo Beach at Vaersenbaai: the pier, beach bar and loungers under the bluffBaklu23 · CC BY-SA
Central

Kokomo Beach

Also known as Vaersenbaai

Freereported. From a single dated source. Plausible, but not confirmed at the operator. Last checked 28 Jul 2026.
Free entry
Mambo Beach: loungers and daybeds behind the breakwater lagoonRequenaLuisV · CC BY
Willemstad

Mambo Beach

Also known as Seaquarium Beach

Cg8verified. Confirmed at the operator’s own site or checked in person. Last checked 29 Jul 2026.
Family-friendlyRestaurantBusy on cruise days
Fort Beekenburg above Caracasbaai from the air, the bay and coastline behind itdronepicr · CC BY
East

Playa Caracasbaai

Freereported. From a single dated source. Plausible, but not confirmed at the operator. Last checked 28 Jul 2026.
Free entryGood snorkellingRestaurant
Playa Daaibooi: the sand, the bay and the shade huts along the backMingo Hagen · CC BY
West coast

Playa Daaibooi

Freereported. From a single dated source. Plausible, but not confirmed at the operator. Last checked 28 Jul 2026.
Free entryPrices disputed
A cliff jumper mid-air above the water at Playa Forti-JvL- from Netherlands · CC BY
Westpunt

Playa Forti

Freereported. From a single dated source. Plausible, but not confirmed at the operator. Last checked 29 Jul 2026.
Free entryRestaurant
A green sea turtle over the bright sand plateau at Playa Grandi, ringed by baitfishSeasidesaltlife · CC BY-SA
Westpunt

Playa Grandi

Also known as Playa Piskado

Freereported. From a single dated source. Plausible, but not confirmed at the operator. Last checked 1 Jan 2026.
Free entryGood snorkellingBusy on cruise days
Playa Jeremi from the north: the cove closed off by its limestone cliff, vendor umbrellas on the sandHardscarf · CC BY-SA
West coast

Playa Jeremi

Freereported. From a single dated source. Plausible, but not confirmed at the operator. Last checked 1 Jan 2026.
Free entry
The narrow cliff-walled cove of Playa Lagun with its small sand beachdronepicr · CC BY
West coast

Playa Lagun

Freereported. From a single dated source. Plausible, but not confirmed at the operator. Last checked 1 Jan 2026.
Free entryGood snorkellingRestaurant
Aerial view of the full Porto Mari bay with the beach bar and rows of loungersdronepicr · CC BY
West coast

Playa Porto Mari

Also known as Porto Marie

Cg5verified. Confirmed at the operator’s own site or checked in person. Last checked 29 Jul 2026.
Good snorkellingFamily-friendlyRestaurant
No photo yet — this is the spot
West coast

Playa Santa Cruz

Freereported. From a single dated source. Plausible, but not confirmed at the operator. Last checked 1 Jan 2026.
Free entryRestaurant