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Cave Mazes & Market Places

  • Willemstad
From 60
Explore mysterious limestone cave formations, then wander through the gleaming city center and its colorful marketplace.
Sally forth to the Hato Caves, an incredible labyrinth of stalactite/stalagmite formations. Wander through dimly-lit chamber halls — once home to native tribes — checking out the different figures carved into the limestone. Visit the 17th-century Fort Amsterdam, built to guard against marauding pirates and dueling European settlers over the centuries. You’ll be taken to the central marketplace to get lost in the maze of stalls before returning to the ship — or set out on your own adventure.

Energy Level

Duration

2.75 hours

Type

CULTURED

Accessible

No

Shore Thing Highlights

  • Experience the magnetic energy of Curaçao marketplace — a former floating market — whose goods are traded under rows of rainbow stalls

  • Visit Fort Amsterdam, passing ornate harbor and merchant houses, and the vibrant Curaçao marketplace

  • The Hato Caves were once home to the Amerindian Arawaks and Caiquetio Indians and, later on, a hideout for runaway slaves

  • Take in the gorgeous scenery on a walk that leads you back from the city center to the ship

  • You may head back to the ship or stay in town afterward — returning to the ship on your own and arranging your own transportation

Need to know

  • A bridge connects both sections of the city — a local ferry may be utilized in place of a bridge walk due to increased and/or prolonged traffic

  • Sailors prone to motion sickness should take precautions prior to this Shore Thing

  • Please be aware this Shore Thing is not wheelchair accessible

  • Please be aware that Sailors must navigate uneven ground while in the cavern

  • Sailors must be able to navigate steps throughout this Shore Thing

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