Playa Kalki, Westpunt, CURACAO
(Dive Center)
Most of Curaçao’s top dive sites are only few minutes away from Ocean Encounters West by boat or car. The average temperature of our clear Caribbean water is 28°C (82 F) year around, the average visibility is over 30 meters (100 feet). The Ocean Encounters West house reef offers a rich combination of hard coral formations, sponges, tropical fish and a wide selection of colorful marine life. Turtles, rays, lobster, and morays are just some of the local inhabitants you’ll likely encounter. The Ocean Encounters West crew can supply you with detailed information about all of our unique dive sites. Do not forget to visit our Neptune statue 10 meters down!! Since the beginning of 1997 Neptune has been keeping a watchful eye on all Ocean Encounters West divers in the bay directly in front of our All West Apartments... We offer daily boat trips to sites which are hard to get to or impossible to reach from shore. Curaçao's most well-known dive site, Mushroom Forest, is on our schedule at least twice per week. The most northern dive site, Watamula, is only 5 minutes away by boat and offers spectacular healthy formations of hard corals, a soft coral-garden and a large variety of marine life. Our boats are completely equipped for diving (radio, oxygen, fist aid, tank racks, and life jackets). Snorkeling guests are naturally welcome to participate in our trips along the coast and into the underwater cave of Mushroom Forest, ‘The Blue Room’.
Phone: (599) 9-864-0102Fax: (599) 9-864-3042Email: diveshop@oceanencounters.comWebsite: www.oceanencounterswest.com
Resort/Intro Dives Scuba hire Nitrox fills Showers Diving seven days Gear Service Own Boat(s)
Derives its name from the Dutch word “Water Mollen� (Water Mill); name of the Bordering National Park. Its pristine coral formations make it one of the top dive sites of the island. Occasionally strong currents make for a great drift dive. (30’-65’ best, drift dive)
This expansive area of coral flats is named for the striking mushroom shaped coral formations. One of the top dive sites of Curaçao. A great place to practice your navigation and spot myriad colorful reef life. (30’-55’, mooring dive)
Deep water currents provide this rarely visited dive site with excellent visibility and makes it a good site to spot some larger marine life. (35’-85’, mooring)
