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Just back from Southern Itinerary, want a great day, try this beach!

canadiancruisers11

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carib_traveler

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Hi people,

Kontiki Beach is now called Cabana Beach and its been extensively remodeled (in a good way). It now looks more like Erin1998's picture than the ones in the beginning of this thread.

EileenN: if the wheelchair folds then it would fit in one of the taxi vans (many cab drivers use vans/SUVs). There are no stairs to access the beach, so I guess you could call it accessible.

cruisecookie: the water taxi is organised by the Plaza Hotel in Punda. I don't know if they still do it and what the times are, but you could email them.

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Trivia Buffet

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Returned last week from Emerald Princess Christmas cruise. Visited Kontiki and enjoyed it as described. Stayed 4 hours and loved every minute. Taxi fare from dock $5 pp, entrance fee $3 pp, chair $3 pp, return to ship taxi $5 pp. At $16 total pp, still less than package bought as part of tour package by other cruise passengers. Thank you for the pictures and beach suggestion!:D

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WeRockChalkKU

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awesome pics

Thankyou

Info What # bus would you take to Kontiki Beach and where would you get it

Coming into Curacao on Adventure of seas March

Love Mo

 

They aren't really busses - just mini vans and they aren't numbered and have no set schedule. You just look for (in most instances) cardboard signs in the van that lists the SeaAquarium as a place that it goes. You catch them in town in a large parking lot - that is across a foot bridge from the covered large farmers market - which is down the street from the floating market. If you get off track, just ask a local and they'll point the way. We initially made the mistake of asking at one of the official information centers and got very poor directions/help.

 

After you get dropped off at the aquarium, you can ask to be pointed towards the water walkway to get you to Kontiki/Kabana resort. You'll walk by/through several other resort areas. We didn't ask but they might offer the same type of thing that Kontiki does. Then you'd need to return to the Aquarium to be picked up. However, there's no set schedule for that - they just kinda make their loops when they have passengers. We managed to time it all perfectly and didn't ever have to wait. Another passenger had been waiting 20 minutes when we made our return.

 

It might sound a little involved but, if it doesn't work out - you can always get a private taxi.

 

Good luck.

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JNCRUISEBUMS

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I want to thank everyone for the nice comments, had no idea it would help so many people, I'm gettin' into this bloggin lifestyle, can meet a lot of cool people this way who have the same interests as we do...I know everyone is going to be partial to the island of their choice, I don't know what to say, we travel quite a bit to the islands and this one just left an indelible impression on us...I hope everyone likes it as much as we have, if you don't mind, post back on this thread so you can share your comments, would love to see them..

 

Smooth sailing to you all

 

Newts

Loved your review, BUT, I'm not computer oriented and I can't find your pictures. Thanks! Nancie

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BalconyPrincess

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We will be in Curacao in April and this sounds great. Does anyone know if they offer parasailing and how much it costs? DS (18 years old) has listened to DH's stories and can't wait to try.

 

If parasailing is not offered, does anyone know if there is a beach in Curacao that does offer it?

 

Thanks so much.

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Santa's Girl

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A huge thanks for the continued excitement on this thread. Going back to a message at the beginning, I guess I should be buying our fellas some wrap around shades, and will probably stay away from traumatizing my sons by going topless (at this point in the trip, I would look like two headlights anyway). :D

 

Reading this thread has made my day.

With thanks -

Cindi

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DireMongoose

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Hey,

 

Kon Tiki sounds great. I was just curious as to the food - are there any local type food options there? As in, not burgers or stuff I can get at home?

 

Thanks,

 

I don't know if this is useful six months later, but I had a little more information here:

 

There are a number of resorts / bars / restaurants along this stretch of beach; one of them (not the one nearest Cabana/Kontiki, although we ultimately ate there and were pleased with the food) has a lot of interesting food that's not like anything I've personally seen in America. I wish I'd taken a picture of the menu.

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Canadiancruisers -- Just read this whole thread. It was great! We will be stopping in Curacao in April on our cruise. Its an island I have never been to and also had no idea as to where to go. We are also looking for a nice relaxing beach day and now we're convinced Kontiki is the place to go. Thank so much for sharing your info and pictures:)

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canadiancruisers11

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Canadiancruisers -- Just read this whole thread. It was great! We will be stopping in Curacao in April on our cruise. Its an island I have never been to and also had no idea as to where to go. We are also looking for a nice relaxing beach day and now we're convinced Kontiki is the place to go. Thank so much for sharing your info and pictures:)

 

You are so welcome, like I've always said, we had such a great time here, looking forward to going back in the near future:cool:

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We spent the day here on our recent AOS cruise. I highly recommend it. We took the public bus there and back to downtown ($1.50 each eay PP), just tell the bus driver where you are going.

 

The place still has both the Kon Tiki and Cabana beach names up but is easy to miss because of all the construction on the main road.

 

We rented snorkel gear (approx. $15 PP for the day), snorkelling was decent along the breakwater,

 

Drinks and food were very reasonable.

 

Very relaxing and inexpensive day!!

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Gordo

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Thank you for the information. This sounds like the perfect option for us...except we are curious if there is a hotel with a casino nearby that our mom could go to for the afternoon while we hang out at the beach? Thanks for the help.

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DireMongoose

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Thank you for the information. This sounds like the perfect option for us...except we are curious if there is a hotel with a casino nearby that our mom could go to for the afternoon while we hang out at the beach? Thanks for the help.

 

I don't remember seeing one, but I wasn't looking for one either.

 

(Sorry, I know that's only so helpful.)

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Thank you for the information. This sounds like the perfect option for us...except we are curious if there is a hotel with a casino nearby that our mom could go to for the afternoon while we hang out at the beach? Thanks for the help.

 

I think there is a casino at Breezes but not for sure. There are several casinos in the area of the Mega Pier. There is a nice, new casino at the Renaissance Marriott at the Mega Pier.

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Can someone please remind me of how to catch a bus to Kon Tiki? Thanks!

Also, does anyone know if this resort has a website? I mean, if its a resort they must rent rooms right?

check out Breezes OR Lions dive OR Dolphin Academy...this is one long beach (Mambo Beach!)

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