DESTINATIONS BONAIRE & CURACAO CARIBBEAN
with the other. You can even stay on it while it’s moving! The Kura Hulanda Museum of
African art and history, together with the Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue, the oldest in the western hemisphere, offer a cultural detour. Then stop for coffee along the St Anna Bay, and you could be forgiven for thinking you’re canal-side in Amsterdam.
Everyone’s vision of a Caribbean beach, they offer turquoise waters and soft sand, backed by cliffs and tropical foliage
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Rooms at Harbour Village Beach Club with Small Luxury Hotels of the World start at $295 per night including breakfast, based on two sharing.
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KLM operates a year-round service from Heathrow via Amsterdam, with return fares to Curacao from £661 and to
Bonaire starting at £809.
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Base clients in Willemstad and they can make day trips to the sizeable Sea Aquarium, Ostrich Farm, Aloe Vera Plantation or Curacao Liqueur Distillery, to see how the island’s firewater is distilled in its many colours. Dive sites and beaches line up along the west and south side of the island. For the best sandy spots, head towards Westpunt and you’ll stumble across Playa Porto Mari, Cas Abao, and the more remote Kleine and Grote Knip. Everyone’s vision of a Caribbean beach, they offer soft sand and turquoise waters, backed by cliffs and tropical foliage. While you’re up west, check out
TOP LEFT: Willemstad
TOP RIGHT: Grote Knip
LEFT: Christoffel National Park
Christoffel National Park. It gives you the chance to nose around an old estate house, the Savonet Museum, which recounts plantation life. The park is also home to the island’s highest point, the 1,220-feet Mount Christoffel, which can be climbed in about three hours. Driving trails lead to a wealth of viewing points, as well as hidden caves adorned with the primitive artwork of early settlers. Stay: The 237-room Renaissance Curacao Resort and Casino edges the 19th-century Rif Fort in Willemstad, and is part of a complex with upmarket shops and a cinema that connects to the cruise ship dock. Footsteps from Queen Emma Bridge is the 82-room Sonesta Kura Hulanda Village and Spa. Gardens shroud two swimming pools and rooms are fashioned from former colonial houses. The decor is a bit tired but the hotel has an irresistible charm.
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