Dive Review of Go West Diving/Kura Hulanda in
Curaçao

Has 4 years made that much difference? My wife and I spent a week at Lodge Kura Hulanda in 2010 and stayed in a beautiful ocean front 1 bedroom. We dived with Go West Diving (was then known as Ocean Encounters West). We were allowed considerably more freedom and generally stayed very loosely with the group and were back on the boat at the end of the dive. Our dives averaged 65 minutes and some of them, like Watamula, are among our favorite Caribbean sites. We really liked the shore diving at Playa Kalki/Alice in Wonderland. It was as good as many of the sites off Bonaire, though I would take a dive at the house reef of Sand Dollar/Den Lamen, Bari Reef, any day. I was surprised at the very negative review, maybe things have changed, or maybe this was a personal experience strongly flavored by a single DM. I've thought I may get back to Curacao someday, I still might.

Could 4 years have made such a difference? My wife and I spent a week at Lodge Kura Hulanda in October 2010. We had a beautiful ocean front 1 bedroom. We dived with Go West Diving (then known as Ocean Encounters West). We had considerably more freedom in our diving. We stayed very loosely with the group and simply boarded the boat at the conclusion of our dive. Our average dives were 65 minutes. Watamula is one of our favorite Caribbean dive sites. We also enjoyed the house reef, Playa Kalki/Alice in Wonderland. It compared favorably with many of the dives in Bonaire. We found a couple of resident Frogfish and a seahorse. It was only a notch below the house reef of Sand Dollar and Den Lamen in Bonaire, Bari Reef. I was surprised to read such a negative review. Things may have changed and/or the reviewers had a bad experience shaped by their DM. I've been hoping to get back to Curacao someday, I may still.

Sorry for the duplicate comment, there was a significant delay before the 1st was posted. Good diving Craig

My wife and I have been to Curaçao three different times spending over two weeks each time. We stayed at All west apartments that included a truck and unlimited tanks right at the apartments. We only dove one time on the boat and 50 plus dives were are shore dives. Besides having to be smart about petty theft that happens here and there, it is a great place to dive and relaxe. I belive that the original poster should maybe try and dive on his own and not rely on others if he ever goes back.