ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2025 EST.): 185,487 • CAPITAL: Willemstad • VISA: Passport must be valid for trip duration and contain one blank page; no visa required for stays of up to 180 days. Travelers must have a pre-booked return or outbound ticket and suffi cient funds for the duration of stay. The compulsory Embarkation and Disembarkation Card (ED-Card) can be completed on the airplane or in advance online • HEALTH: Vaccinations against hepatitis A and B and typhoid
recommended; yellow fever immunization required if arriving from a high-risk country • CURRENCY: Antillean guilder (ANG). US dollars and credit cards are widely accepted; carry local currency for small vendors • TIPPING: In restaurants, 10%; $2-5 per day for housekeeping; 10% for guides; $5-10 per tank for dive guides; 10% for drivers • TIME: GMT-4 • ELECTRICITY: 127/220 volts; no adapter required • DRIVING: On the right. US driver’s license accepted • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2026): Jan 1; Feb 16; Apr 3, 5-6, 27; May 1, 14; Jul 2; Oct 10; Dec 25-26, 31 • LANGUAGE: Papiamento, English and Dutch (co-offi cial) • RELIGION: Christian; Jewish; Muslim; Syncretic traditions • DIAL CODE: +599
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAY: Hato (CUR) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: 5h+ from NY; 3h from Miami. One layover: 12h+ from LA
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