Playa Forti, Curaçao

#8 among attractions in Curaçao

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Playa Forti is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located near the village of Westpunt in the north-west of the Island. It is a sandy beach with small pebbles. There are a snack bar and a restaurant. Close to the restaurant, there is a spot where one can make a 10-metre jump from a cliff into the sea. The lyrics "We're going to jump at Playa Forti" figure in a song of the Curaçao group: "Diverse Sauzen". ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 12°21'58"N, 69°9'15"W

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Playa Forti – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Playa Lagun, Playa Jeremi, Playa Kalki, Playa Santa Cruz.

3.3 miS
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Playa Lagun, Curaçao
85 min walk • Playa Lagun is a beach on Curaçao, located near the village of Lagún. Play Lagun is located in a small bay. Surrounding the bay, an apartment complex has been built. The beach is used as a starting point for snorkeling. There is a snack bar and also a restaurant and dive school.
2.6 miS
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Playa Jeremi, Curaçao
67 min walk • Playa Jeremi is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located close to the village of Lagun in the north-west of the island. The beach is made up partly of sand, partly of volcanic material. There are no facilities.
0.7 miN
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Playa Kalki, Curaçao
18 min walk • Playa Kalki is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, also known as Alice in Wonderland due to mushroom-shaped coral formations.
4.2 miS
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Playa Santa Cruz, Curaçao
107 min walk • Playa Santa Cruz is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located to the south of the village of Lagun. It is a wide, sandy beach. There are beach cabins and a snack bar that opens irregularly during weekends.
1.7 miS
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Kleine Knip
44 min walk • Kleine Knip is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao. It is located at the western side of the island, between the villages of Westpunt and Lagún, at 50 mins drive from Willemstad. It is a small beach, located at a bay between rocks. There are only few facilities. The parking is right next to the beach.
1 miS
Popular snorkeling beach with palapas
Grote Knip, Curaçao
26 min walk • Grote Knip is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located at the western side of the island, between the villages of Westpunt and Lagun. The beach gives way to a small lagune between high rocks. It is freely accessible to the public. The beach is used as a starting point for snorkeling, due to the presence of a coral reef nearby.
3.3 miSE
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Christoffelpark, Curaçao
85 min walk • Christoffelpark is a national park, protected nature area and tourist attraction at the north-western end of the island of Curaçao surrounding Christoffelberg.
3 miE
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Nationaal park Shete Boka
77 min walk • The Shete Boka National Park is a nature reserve in Bandabou, Curaçao. The park was established in 1994, and covers approximately 200 hectares.
1.7 miN
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Playa Gipy, Curaçao
43 min walk • Playa Gipy is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located on the northern tip of the island, close to the village of Westpunt. The beach is small and rocky, and the waterfront is difficult to reach. There are no facilities. The beach is visited by loggerhead sea turtles.