Caribbean Curacao Fun and Safe Things to Do on Curaçao With Kids By Suzanne Rowan Kelleher Suzanne Rowan Kelleher Instagram LinkedIn Suzanne Rowan Kelleher is a nationally recognized family travel expert and an award-winning travel writer and editor. TripSavvy's editorial guidelines Updated on 06/26/19 Share Pin Email The "C" of the Dutch ABC islands (along with Aruba and Bonaire), Curaçao lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt and thus offers better odds of avoiding hurricane drama. Though just six miles wide and 37 miles long, Curaçao is the largest of the Lesser Antilles islands and the most populous. The island offers dozens of beaches, first-rate diving, and picturesque towns full of colonial Dutch architecture. 01 of 07 Hit the Beach tom jervis/Flickr/Creative Commons View Map Address Seaquarium Beach, Curaçao Get directions There are more than three dozen beaches on Curaçao, ranging from tranquil bays to secluded coves. While rugged waters make swimming on northwest coast difficult, families will find more tranquil waters in the sheltered bays on the west coast and the island's best beaches along the southern coast. Seaquarium Beach (a.k.a. Mambo Beach), just east of Willemstad, offers placid waters perfect for swimming as well as on-site restaurants and amenities. Playa Lagun, in the fishing village of Lagun, is a prime spot for families thanks to its protected cove and calm waters. You'll find a snack bar and dive center. Changing rooms are open on weekends.Blauwbaai, northwest of Willemstad, is the island's largest and most popular beach. Along with showers and changing areas, families will find a restaurant and plenty of shade umbrellas.Daaibooi, south of Willemstad, offers pristine white sand and fabulous snorkeling in clear reef waters. 02 of 07 Ride a Choo-Choo Curaçao Atlantis Adventures View Map Address Rif Fort,, 4347+645, Gouverneur van Slobbeweg, Willemstad, Curaçao Get directions Phone +599 9 461 0011 Web Visit website To get oriented and give your kids a fun train ride, take the 75-minute trolley tour on which a brightly colored train engine pulls open-sided cars past many of Willemstad's historic sites. The tour begins and ends at Fort Amsterdam, built in 1635 to guard the vital entrance to the harbor, and takes in the Floating Market on Sha Caprilleskade; the historic Scharloo neighborhood; Bolo di Bruit, the much-photographed “wedding cake” house; Pietermaai Cathedral; Queen Wilhelmina Park; and the Waterfort Arches fortress. 03 of 07 Feed an Ostrich Juliana Duffy/Flickr View Map Address Weg Naar groot St. Joris z/n Willemstad, Curacao, Curaçao Get directions Phone +599 9 747 2777 Web Visit website One of the largest breeding facilities for ostriches outside of Africa, the Curaçao Ostrich Farm offers safari-style open-top bus tours that give you up-close views of these huge birds roaming on the farm. You can also feed, pet, and even ride an ostrich. 04 of 07 Meet Some Dolphins Anja Disseldorp/Flickr/Creative Commons View Map Address Bapor Kibra z/n Bapor Kibrá, Willemstad, Curaçao Get directions Phone +599 9 461 6666 Web Visit website Right next to Mambo Beach, the Curaçao Seaquarium is the Caribbean's largest aquarium and home to more than 400 species of local marine invertebrates as well as nurse sharks, sea lions, dolphins, and sea turtles. There's a touch tank where kids can pet marine invertebrates and feeding holes where they can feed sharks. There is an on-site natural lagoon and a coral reef where you can swim with stingrays, tarpons, and parrotfish. Other experiences include dolphin shows and sea lion and dolphin encounters. Continue to 5 of 7 below. 05 of 07 Tour Ancient Caves JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0 View Map Address 53J2+3Q3, Franklin D. Rooseveltweg, Willemstad, Curaçao Get directions Phone +599 9 868 0379 Web Visit website Take a guided tour of the 200,000-year-old Hato Caves located on the north side of the island, and explore the stalagmites and stalactites of Curaçao's highest limestone terrace. The caves feature an underground lake and 1,500-year-old cave paintings. 06 of 07 Learn All About Fish Sherif A. Wagih/Getty Images To find out everything you ever wanted to know about fish, head to Marco's Fish Farm, where young kids can craft their own fishing rods and catch tilapia or participate in a fun scavenger hunt-style activity through the grounds of the farm. Along the way, they need to find the answers to questions about peacocks, lizards, fish, and plants. 07 of 07 Explore Under the Sea in a Submarine Substation Curacao View Map Address z/n Bapor Kibrá, Willemstad, Curaçao Get directions Phone +599 9 465 2051 Web Visit website At the Substation Curaçao in Willemstad, you can take a 90-minute underwater tour aboard the Curasub, a real submarine that takes you to a depth of 1,000 feet. The Curasub descends four times a day, taking passengers to view the colorful fish, coral, and old shipwrecks. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Share Pin Email Tell us why! Submit