CARIBBEAN
Curaçao · Mushroom Forest
- Curaçao
- All levels
- January - December
Plan your dive
- Experience level
- All levels
- Depth guide
- 12-40 m; shore and boat
- When to go
- January - December
- Site type
- Reef & Wreck
Featured wildlife
- Nurse shark
- Green turtle
- Great barracuda
- French angelfish
About this dive site
Pillar corals, shore diving and colour without the crowds.
Curaçao's leeward south coast mixes easy shore entries with sites like Mushroom Forest, where star corals form stone columns. The Superior Producer wreck and car wrecks add variety a short drive from Willemstad. Clear water and independent diving culture suit repeat visits at your own pace.
Match wreck depth - and any penetration - to your training; many famous wrecks are enjoyed from the outside only. Calendar peak is January - December, but skippers still move sites when wind, swell or current change. Book with a crew that knows Curaçao day to day, not just the map pin.