Klein Curacao Day Trip: Catamaran, Snorkeling & BBQ Lunch

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Duration9h

GroupUp to 50

LanguagesEN · NL +1

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Catamaran to Klein Curacao: Snorkel with Sea Turtles & Walk the Lighthouse

You board a catamaran in the morning with breakfast and an open bar, spend the day on an uninhabited island snorkeling with sea turtles and exploring a lighthouse and shipwreck, and return with a BBQ lunch included. Hotel pickup is available for a small extra fee, and all snorkel equipment comes with the tour.

Step-by-step itinerary

Klein Curacao island adventure

Travel by catamaran to island
Walk along white sandy beach
Swim in crystal-clear water
Snorkel with sea turtles
Optionally visit lighthouse and shipwreck
Relax in the shade
Enjoy breakfast and open bar
Have a delicious BBQ lunch
Return to main island

The Experience

So you're telling me the boat leaves at what time exactly — and yeah, that's the thing nobody mentions until you're already booked. Klein Curacao sits about 8 miles off the main island, and the catamaran gets you there in around 1.5 hours, which sounds longer than it feels because the boat actually moves. Irie Tours runs the operation, and they've got the stable catamarans dialed in for speed without making you grip the rails the whole way. Breakfast is waiting when you board, and the open bar starts right then too, so by the time you're pulling up to that white sand beach, you've already settled in.

The island itself is uninhabited, which means no vendors, no noise, no infrastructure — just the beach, the water, and whatever you decide to do with your day. Most people head straight for the snorkel gear (included, masks and all) and get in the water looking for sea turtles, which show up regularly enough that you're not just hoping. The lighthouse is on the other side if you want to walk it, and there's a shipwreck over there too, but honestly, a lot of people just find a beach chair in the shade, order another drink from the open bar, and call it a win. The water is clear enough that you can see down without trying, and if you're lucky, dolphins pass through — not guaranteed, but it happens.

Around midday the crew fires up the BBQ lunch, which is the kind of thing that tastes better when you're on an island with no other options. You eat, you swim again, you maybe walk to the lighthouse if you've got the energy, and then the boat heads back to the main island. Hotel pickup is available for USD 15 per person roundtrip if you arrange it in advance — saves you figuring out how to get to the dock on your own. The whole day runs long enough to feel like a real escape but short enough that you're back before dinner.

What’s included

Your day includes hotel pickup (if arranged), breakfast on board, an open bar throughout the day, snorkel equipment with masks and instructions, beach chairs, a BBQ lunch, and restroom facilities on the catamaran. The boat departs from the main island and returns the same day.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyPublic transport nearbyNot for back problems

Operated by Irie Tours

Is this one for you?A good fit if you want a full island day without arranging your own boat, snorkel gear, or meals — the catamaran schedule and all-inclusive setup mean you show up and the rest is handled.