Watamula

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.