Private Tugboat Sea Scooter Snorkel Tour

Private Tugboat Sea Scooter Snorkel Tour – Caracas Bay, Curaçao

Reef Riders Curaçao · Caracas Bay

Fly over the reef on your own underwater sea scooter to the famous Tugboat wreck at Caracas Bay, then let the fish come to you. Reef Riders Curaçao, a small family business that guides its own guests, takes only your group: no diving experience needed, if you can swim you can ride. Your guide takes underwater photos and videos of your ride, free.

Send your preferred date and time and the number of guests; Kua Kaminda passes your request to Reef Riders on WhatsApp. Once they confirm, you pay 15% online to book and the rest in cash after the tour.

What is included

Your own underwater sea scooter

Complete snorkel gear and a snorkel vest

A private snorkel guide

Safety and scooter briefing

Cold water

Free underwater photos and videos

Good to know

Always private: just your group, up to 4 guests, never a mixed group.

From 10 years old. Beginners are welcome, but you must be able to swim.

About 2 to 2½ hours, including the briefing.

Meet at Fort Beekenburg, Caracasbaai; come 15 minutes early.

Bring swimwear, a towel, reef-safe sunscreen and a change of clothes.

How you pay

Reef Riders first confirm that your date is free.

Then you pay 15% of the price online to book.

The other 85% you pay in cash to Reef Riders after the tour.

No booking fees: the 15% is part of the price.

Cancellation and weather

Cancel more than 24 hours before the start and your 15% is refunded in full.

Cancel within 24 hours, or do not show up, and the 15% is not refunded.

If Reef Riders cancel for the weather or your safety, you choose another date or get your 15% back.

You can move to another date with room; your 15% moves with you.

Caracasbaai and the Tugboat

Caracasbaai, also called Caracas Bay, is a bay on Curaçao's south coast, east of Willemstad and close to Jan Thiel and Spanish Water. The tour starts at Fort Beekenburg, the stone fort on the shore of the bay, built in the early 1700s to guard it against attack.

From the clear shallows below the fort you head out over the reef on your own underwater sea scooter, a small battery-powered propeller that pulls you through the water while you hold on and steer. The south coast is the calm side of the island, and the reef here starts close to shore. The photos show coral heads with angelfish and huge schools of striped sergeant majors swirling around snorkelers.

The goal is the Tugboat, a small tugboat that sank in shallow water in Caracasbaai and is now covered in coral and full of fish. It is one of the best-known snorkel and dive sites on the island, partly because it lies close enough to the surface to be seen clearly from above. Once you are there, you can stop and let the fish come to you.

Your guide takes underwater photos and videos of your ride along the way, free of charge, so you go home with pictures of yourself gliding over the wreck.

Tour photos

Two guests standing in the clear shallows holding their sea scooters, Fort Beekenburg on the cliff behind
Two guests standing in the clear shallows holding their sea scooters, Fort Beekenburg on the cliff behind · © Reef Riders Curaçao
A sea scooter gliding over coral heads past an angelfish and a school of reef fish
A sea scooter gliding over coral heads past an angelfish and a school of reef fish · © Reef Riders Curaçao
Snorkelers with a scooter among hundreds of striped sergeant majors over the reef
Snorkelers with a scooter among hundreds of striped sergeant majors over the reef · © Reef Riders Curaçao
A snorkeler surrounded by sergeant majors and a French angelfish
A snorkeler surrounded by sergeant majors and a French angelfish · © Reef Riders Curaçao
A young guest riding a sea scooter over the Tugboat wreck, fish all around
A young guest riding a sea scooter over the Tugboat wreck, fish all around · © Reef Riders Curaçao
A snorkeler with a sea scooter diving down to a coral-covered wreck
A snorkeler with a sea scooter diving down to a coral-covered wreck · © Reef Riders Curaçao
A snorkeler with a scooter at the surface above a wreck full of fish
A snorkeler with a scooter at the surface above a wreck full of fish · © Reef Riders Curaçao
Three guests with sea scooters in deep blue water, a school of fish below
Three guests with sea scooters in deep blue water, a school of fish below · © Reef Riders Curaçao

Tour details

Duration
135 minutes
Price
USD 100 per person
Departure
Fort Beekenburg, Caracasbaai (come 15 minutes early)

On the day and time you ask for, once Reef Riders confirm; about 2 to 2½ hours, including the briefing.

Ticket prices

Per person, from 10 years
USD 100.00 · Ages 10+

Prices and booking options

Guests: 1–4

Prices are per person.

Upfront payment: 15% of the final booking total, paid securely through Stripe after the operator confirms the price and availability. The remainder is paid to the operator; any separate security deposit is excluded.

Prices are estimates. Submit your request here and Kua Kaminda contacts the operator through its WhatsApp Business account. You receive the availability and final price by email; sending a request does not reserve places.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need diving or snorkeling experience?

No diving experience is needed. Beginners are welcome, but you must be able to swim: if you can swim, you can ride. The minimum age is 10.

Is the tour private?

Always. Reef Riders Curaçao, a small family business that guides its own guests, takes only your group of up to 4 guests, never a mixed group.

How long does it take, and where do we meet?

Plan on about 2 to 2½ hours, including the briefing. Meet at Fort Beekenburg in Caracasbaai and come 15 minutes early. You choose the day and time, and the tour goes ahead once Reef Riders confirm it.

What is included?

Your own underwater sea scooter, complete snorkel gear and a snorkel vest, a private snorkel guide, a safety and scooter briefing, cold water, and free underwater photos and videos of your ride.

What should I bring?

Swimwear, a towel, reef-safe sunscreen and a change of clothes.

How much does it cost, and how do I pay?

USD 100 per person. Send your preferred date and time and the number of guests; Kua Kaminda passes the request to Reef Riders on WhatsApp. Once they confirm your date is free, you pay 15% of the price online, through Stripe, to book, and the other 85% in cash to Reef Riders after the tour. There are no booking fees: the 15% is part of the price.

What if I cancel, or the weather is bad?

Cancel more than 24 hours before the start and your 15% is refunded in full. Cancel within 24 hours, or do not show up, and the 15% is not refunded. If Reef Riders cancel for the weather or your safety, you choose another date or get your 15% back. You can also move to another date with room, and your 15% moves with you.

Where this tour fits

Activity: Snorkeling tours

Areas of Curaçao: Jan Thiel & Spanish Water

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