Alice in Wonderland (Playa Kalki)
The house reef of Go West Diving off Playa Kalki beach at Curaçao's northwest tip, rated by the local Dive Curaçao team as the island's number-one shore dive. A gentle coral slope with sweeping coral formations; turtles, eagle rays and schools of bogas are typical.
Facts
- Region: Curaçao – West (Banda Abou & Westpunt)
- Area: Westpunt
- Depth: 6–25 m
- Level: beginner
- Current: low
- Type: reef, shore, slope
- Coordinates: 12.3752, -69.1593 (approximate)
- Highlights: sloping double reef, mushroom-shaped corals, sea turtles, eagle rays, boga schools
- Tips: Easy sandy entry right at the Go West dive shop; allow a full dive to cover a small stretch of reef and keep buoyancy tight (popular with photographers). Curaçao law requires a dive flag, SMB or DSMB on shore dives. Position is an estimate plotted off the beach/entry point, for orientation only.