First Curacao Dive Festival Set for May

Ranked among the Caribbean´s best islands for diving and called one of the top destinations for new divers, the island of Curacao will be holding the first annual Curacao Dive Festival from May 20 to 27.

Registration is free and visitors can enjoy a week full of guided dives, workshops, seminars and advanced dives, while nightfall brings happy hour gatherings with live entertainment, movies on the beach, BBQs and night dives.

The festivities begin with opening ceremonies at Lion´s Dive & Beach Resort on Saturday evening, May 20, at 6:00 pm.

Visitors are welcome to join the full week of activities, or just join in for two or three days, since it´s a free festival there is no monetary commitment that ties visitors in to a strict schedule. Plus, local dive operators are offering special packages throughout the festival.

In addition to fabulous diving, Curacao also offers great hotel and resort options. Twelve participating hotels are offering a special airfare credit of for the dive festival of $100 to $200 off the final hotel bill for stays of five nights or longer.

World famous experts will lead the Curacao Dive Festival program with workshops and seminars throughout the festival.