Curaçao: Seabob & Glass Bottom Boat Snorkel Tour

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Duration2h 30m

GroupUp to 6

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Two Hours Underwater in Curaçao Without Leaving the Boat

You board a glass bottom boat from Spanish Water, rotate through two Seabobs with your group of up to four, snorkel at Tugboat and the Saba Wreck, and see the reef from both above and below the waterline over 2 to 3 hours. Snorkel gear is included, the groups stay small, and the guides are islanders who know where the crowds aren't.

2h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Seabob and Glass Bottom Boat Tour

Depart from Spanish Water
Sightsee luxury mansions and yachts
Snorkel at Tugboat with Seabob
Optional sightseeing at Saba Wreck

The Experience

The Seabob didn't start on the first try — our guide laughed and tapped it twice, and then it fired up, and suddenly you're holding a jet-powered underwater scooter that wants to go places. That's the moment you realize this isn't a standard snorkel tour. You're on the glass bottom boat leaving Spanish Water, and the plan is to rotate through two Seabobs with your group (up to four people), which means everyone gets actual time on the thing, not just a five-minute turn while someone else watches from the deck.

The boat itself changes how the day works. It's not a crowded catamaran with forty people and a megaphone — it's built for small groups, which is the whole point. You motor past Jan Sofat first, where the luxury yachts and mansions sit on the water, and the guide points out which ones belong to people who actually live here year-round. Then you hit the snorkel sites. Tugboat is where you get your first real Seabob run, and the thing moves fast enough that you're covering distance underwater instead of just hovering. The glass bottom means if someone in your group doesn't want to go under, they can watch the reef from above — it's not an all-or-nothing thing.

The Saba Wreck is optional, but most people do it. It's a sunken ship sitting in the shallows, and seeing it from the Seabob is different from seeing it from a snorkel line. You can move around it, get closer, back off. The whole tour runs 2 to 3 hours depending on conditions and how long your group wants to stay at each spot. Snorkel gear is included, and the guides are native to Curaçao — they know which reefs are crowded on any given day and which ones aren't, which is why you end up seeing things most tour boats miss.

Book directly if you can — public transport gets you near the departure point, but the tour fills up fast during high season, and the Seabobs are the real limit on group size. Bring a rash guard if you burn easily; the sun reflects off the water and you're out there for hours.

What’s included

Your tour includes snorkel equipment, two Seabobs for your group to rotate through, the glass bottom boat ride from Spanish Water, sightseeing at Jan Sofat, snorkeling at Tugboat with Seabob time, and optional viewing of the Saba Wreck. The tour runs 2 to 3 hours and is limited to small groups.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPublic transport nearbyNot for heart conditions

Operated by Bearded Butlers Curaçao B.V.

Is this one for you?Right for travelers who want to snorkel without the crowds and experience the reef from underwater on a powered scooter — the small group size and native guides are what make that possible instead of the usual mass-tour formula.