Tours from the dock

Has anyone arranged for a tour of Curacao with a driver when just walking off the ship. We would like a cultural/historical tour for half day or less with a guide who is knowledgeable. Most of the tours seems to be beach tours. I see you may be able to bargain, but would not know where to start. Would we need to get off of the ship early to find someone? :confused:

Any advice would be appreciated.

Yes, you can. Starting at $20/25 p.p. for two hour tours or $50 p.h. for up to 4 in a cap. A good tour is at least 4 hours.

Super! thanks for the price range.

Are most guides reputable? Any advice on how to choose?

I'm interested as well.

Would suggest reading about Curacao and deciding what you want to see, as there is so much to see and do just in Willemstad.

Would suggest reading about Curacao and deciding what you want to see, as there is so much to see and do just in Willemstad.

Reading about Curacao would be great. Actually UTUBE has a couple of videos that aren't too bad. One is about things locals recommend and another is about how people in Curacao are restoring some of the old buildings.

Looking forward to experts or locals responding to this thread.

We found a small three wheeled taxi for $20 per person that took us to the bridge. Then he walked across and handed us off to another person that took us all around the inner city. It was a nice time. then we walked back to the ship past the markets.

Every time we have been to Curacao, there were always taxis/drivers at the dock looking for people who wanted a tour. Use your usual common sense and speak with a few before deciding whether to go with them. We've never had a hint of a problem in Curacao and have always felt very safe there.

Has anyone arranged for a tour of Curacao with a driver when just walking off the ship. We would like a cultural/historical tour for half day or less with a guide who is knowledgeable. Most of the tours seems to be beach tours. I see you may be able to bargain, but would not know where to start. Would we need to get off of the ship early to find someone? :confused:

 

Any advice would be appreciated.

We just returned from Curacao. We walked up to a tour booth at the pier and asked what was available. We took an area tour for $20 pp. It gave us a great overview and offered a chance to stop at the beach on the way back. It worked really well for us!

Thanks so much for responding. All of you. :)

Love to hear from a anyone else.

We just returned from Curacao. We walked up to a tour booth at the pier and asked what was available. We took an area tour for $20 pp. It gave us a great overview and offered a chance to stop at the beach on the way back. It worked really well for us!

Do you recall the name of the tour company? Would you use them again?

Do you recall the name of the tour company? Would you use them again?

Would also love to hear the names of good tour companies, especially for small groups. Thanks!

We did the "get off the ship and find a tour". There were several places where people were offering tours of the island. They just rounded up eight of us, a family of 4 and 2 couples and we went around in a van that had a taxi sign on it. The charge was $20 per person. Our driver gave us some history, took us to some of the main attractions, then dropped us off at a beach. It cost $2.50 to get on to the beach and an additional charge for lounge chairs. We took another taxi back to the ship. The taxi back to the ship was $5 per person or $20 for the 4 of us.

It was fine for the first time there, but next time I will look into a more in depth tour and arrange things ahead of time.

We want to go see the Shete Bokas. Not sure how far away they to know if it is feasible to have just a tour for this. Or how many are there to see (how much time to expect there)

Please help. Any info would be great.

We also want to go to Shete Bokas can we easily get a tour at the port ? or how much would a taxi cost ?

Thanks in advance Teresa

Found a good tour on our recent visit. After we crossed on ferry (the pontoon bridge was under repair) we located Casper Tours. An open air bus with a great guide. We saw floating market, nice homes as well as not so nice area, saw the beach and could stay if wanted. It was about 2 1/2 hrs and very reasonable. Beautiful buildings and nice people.

Shete Boka is the far west of the island and wel wel worth going to prob 45 min drive

Look n trip advser for tours as well, many are on tehre