The first of the list of the best places for Scuba Diving in Curacao cannot fail to mention Watamula. The term Watamula derives from the Dutch word for "water mill." It is perhaps the best dive spot in Curacao. The name relates to the two currents that converge here, bringing a diverse diversity of marine animals together. Because of the currents, this may be an excellent drift dive site, allowing you to traverse a large stretch of a reef with no effort.

If you ask any diver who lives on the island, they’ll almost all unanimously say that this is the top spot for divers by far. Watamula is famous not only for the abundance of sea turtles and schools of chubs and bogus that can be found there, but also for the pristine hard corals (great pillar coral can be found here), incredible soft corals, giant sponges, tunnels, waving sea fans, and gorgonians that make this ethereal underwater landscape worth exploring.

This diving destination features a huge variety of healthy corals in a variety of corals. The underwater terrain is covered with soft and hard coral growths. Along with reef fish, the healthy reef is packed with schooling fish. The location is frequented by sea turtles.

• Location: at the westernmost point, Westpunt of the Caribbean island of Curacao in the Netherlands Antilles.

Superior Producer is considered one of the most popular places for Scuba Diving in Curacao. If you are an advanced diver who loves wrecks, then this is an absolute must-do on your trip to Curacao. It is located at a depth of 100 feet (30m). The 200-foot cargo ship sank in 1977 and is now a stunning artificial reef that attracts marine life from the deep sea. Divers can penetrate the cargo holds and swim about the wreck's interior. The wheelhouse, which is 80 feet deep, is one of the highlights. At first, only the stern is visible, but gradually the full majestic 50m (165ft) bulk, with its superstructure rising to within 21m (72ft) of the surface, is revealed, coated in a gigantic kaleidoscope of color.

Since the wreck has been laying on the beach for over fifty years, a microcosm of reef life has formed on top of it. Invertebrates and reef fish have been drawn to the anemones and orange cup sponges, and ghostly shadows of barracudas may be seen loitering about the wreck itself.

• Location: Curacao.

Do you love caves? Because then Paradise is a paradise dive site for you. To go to this diving location, you must take a boat, then spend your surface interval on a local beach.

With few other boats or divers around, the cave is home to several sea turtles and a healthy reef. There has been a reef for days with no other dive boat or diver insight. It's pure diving heaven. Or, better still, it's a diving paradise, which I'll simply suppose is how this place acquired its name. On calm days, there is also a little cave along the beach where you may discover enormous schools of glassy sweepers, countless lobsters, and crabs.

The beauty of caverns is that with patience, you may view numerous species that are normally hidden from the light. If you go at night, keep a watch out for invertebrates with reflected eyes, cave-dwelling large eyeballs, and the occasional sleeping turtle. The reef around this dive site is thriving, with large and sophisticated coral structures interconnecting and competing for space in this diverse ecosystem.

• Location: Curacao

With a name like Mushroom Forest, I'm sure you can imagine what to expect. This boat dive transports you to an extraordinary location. To say that this dive is one of the greatest, most unusual underwater sites you'll see in any place in the world is an understatement.

When you dive underwater in the Mushroom Forest, you'll be faced with an exotic scene that stretches as far as the eye can see. The amazing view of blooming mushrooms will be enhanced by the excellent visibility, modest depth, and warm water. The coral formations around here are distinctive and resemble mushrooms, yet they come in a variety of hues and attract a variety of fish species.

Try to count the number of different varieties of coral you may observe on this dive. Some of the more easily recognizable growths are boulder coral, staghorn coral, soft sponge corals, and whip corals. Reef fish abound, as do turtles and moray eels that hide in cracks and crevices in the intricate coral reef formations.

• Location: inside the Santa Cruz Plantation, is one of the most famous places for Scuba Diving in Curacao.

If you're going to dive in the ocean, you should certainly know as much as you can about it. And what about the groups who are working to safeguard the gorgeous reefs you see on your dive trips? Because without the efforts of organizations like the Coral Restoration Foundation, an organization founded off the coast of Florida that attempts to enhance coral development and outplant corals onto damaged reefs. They are testing new growth methods and planning for more frequent bleaching occurrences caused by rising water temperatures. They also offer educational opportunities to local people, as well as outreach initiatives and research on coral reef resiliency.

And taking advantage of the discovery dives that the Coral Restoration Foundation team conducts once a week from the beaches of Lions Dive and Beach Resort is a terrific chance to observe the results of their work in the shape of the amazing staghorn and elkhorn coral nurseries they've built.

The coral reef foundation has erected underwater Christmas trees with coral fragments dangling from them as ornaments. These pieces, which were extracted from robust mother colonies, are now suspended in the nutrient-rich current water, where they can thrive. Their growth is accelerated because they are not competing with other coral, predators cannot reach them, and the little coral pieces spend the majority of the energy received from food on faster growth.

• Location: on the Ocean Encounters house reef at Lions Dive & Beach Resort, Curacao.

Klein Curacao- this is the place to go if you want to see some of the nicest reefs in the Caribbean. It's a long boat voyage from the mainland — plan an hour and a half each way to go the 15 miles off Curacao's southeast coast. Because Curacao, or 'Klein Curacao,' is an uninhabited island, the surrounding seas are crystal pure. The dive location boasts magnificent coral reefs, excellent visibility, and a diverse assortment of marine life. It is a little lonely volcanic rock surrounded by above and below water life!

This remote island draws megafauna such as the Mola mola, often known as the sunfish, the world's biggest bony fish. There are also turtles cruising, and you may see a variety of shark species in the deep blue. Hammerhead sharks are a common sighting at this diving spot. Massive megafauna swimming all around.

Location: lying 10 km southeast of, Curacao.

The final spot in the top best places for Scuba Diving in Curacao is Tugboat. There is one of the most popular dive sites in Curacao, as it’s shallow and ideal for beginner divers and snorkelers alike. The small depth - only 15 feet. The fact that the sinking tugboat sinks means that divers may enjoy extended dives and non-diving members of the trip party can see amazing marine life. There is also a nearby pier worth seeing because it is where many critters hide.

If you're lucky, you could see a sea horse, schools of tarpon, octopuses, scorpionfish, and other masters of camouflage. The drop off under the pier is rapid and deep (hello, old buddy, proper buoyancy), yet there's something ineffable about staring out into an unending sea of blue. Large schools of tarpon, pelagic fish, and dazzling schools of fusiliers may also be found.

• Location: in Caracas Bay, some 7 kilometers est to Willemstad.