Cheap Car Rental Curacao
Discover Curacao's Colonial past with car hire
Many vestiges in Curacao reveal its colonial past. The most obvious is reflected in the architecture of the 17th century buildings in Willemstad. A portion of downtown Willemstad is added on the UNESCO World Heritage List. There are also country houses and former plantation houses recognized as monuments. By car rental in Curacao you can take time to discover the past of the island.
The tropical island of Curacao
Curacao is a tropical island, located in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea and belongs to the Leeward Islands together with
Aruba and Bonaire, often known as the ABC islands. Curaçao is the greatest of the three islands. The island is also the namesake of the curacao liqueur, which is originally made on this exotic island. If you want to rent a car in Curacao and explore this cosmopolitan island, compare car rental in Curacao at holidaycars.com and make an early booking.
Make a trip to Blue Bay
Curaçao has a fantastic underwater world and a vibrant nightlife. It boasts a large number of beaches and most of them are on the south side of the island. The best known one is Blue Bay, named for the nearby plantation Blaauw. It is the largest beach on the island, known as the paradise for snorkeling and diving. You can easily reach Blue Bay by car rental.
Drive up to Willemstad with car rental
You can rent a car in Curacao to visit Willemstad, the capital of Curacao. Because of the Dutch architecture, Willemstad is sometimes called the
Amsterdam of the Western Hemisphere. The Anna bay divides Willemstad in two parts, Punda (the Point) to the east and Otrabanda (The Other Side) to the west. They have been connected by a wooden pontoon bridge the Queen Emma Bridge since 1886. Nowadays most of the traffic carries out on the Queen Juliana Bridge.
West Point
West Point is a village on the northwestern tip of the island and was founded by the newly freed slaves in the 1860s. The beaches around West Point are known for their natural beauty. West Point Beach itself consists of gravel and serves as a haven for local fishermen. It's quite handy to go there by rental car and relax on the beautiful clean beach without thinking about when the next bus will leave.
San Willibrordo
This is a village on the western half of the island, northwest of Bull Bay. The village of several hundred inhabitants has an imposing Roman Catholic church in the Gothic Revival style. Earlier in the nineteenth century, there were a school and an orphanage built by missionaries. Car hire in Curacao is highly recommended if you plan to visit these villages.
Tera Cora/red earth
Tera Cora is about 20 miles from the center of Willemstad. The name literally means Red Earth Tera Cora. This is due to the presence of the red earth that occurs in abundance on the plains of San Pedro which is adjacent to Tera Cora.
