Attraction: Boca Tabla

Boca Tabla Beach (Nathan Borchelt)

Part of the larger Shete Boca National Park, which occupies a stretch of the northeastern coast of Curacao, Boca Tabla is a limestone cave carved out by the powerful waves that crash into this part of the island.

 

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Parks and Outdoors Review of Boca Tabla

Away Travel Expert: Lynne Sullivan

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Parks and OutdoorsExpert Tips & Helpful Hints

• Pick up a map when you enter Shete Boca National Park. Boca Tabla is just below signs for Viewpoint Cave.
• Wear shoes with good tread for walking over volcanic rocks and down into the slippery cave.
• On weekends, food vendors set up stands selling local foods and cold drinks.

Boca Tabla is the most interesting of several caves washed out of the cliffs on the jagged windward coast. Take steps down into the cavern from the dirt trail that leads along the cliffs, and expect to be drenched with water when the sea comes

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Boca Tabla is the most interesting of several caves washed out of the cliffs on the jagged windward coast. Take steps down into the cavern from the dirt trail that leads along the cliffs, and expect to be drenched with water when the sea comes crashing through the opening in the cave's wall. Topside, a scenic seaside path leads to other bocas, or inlets, with similar drama. Boca Pistol, for example, is named for the gunshot explosion of water that spurts through gaps in the rock when the sea slams against the cliffs.

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Beach Review of Boca Tabla

Away Travel Editor: Nathan Borchelt

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Editor Tips & Helpful Hints

• Follow the signs to the Viewpoint Cave, which leads to a small cave and a narrow beach that the more daring can explore.
• The water rushes in fast so stay aware of the currents lest you get wetter than anticipated.
• This is arguably the most dramatic of the six inlets in the national park, accessible by a topside path.

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Price: Nominal entrance fee

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Attractions Near Boca Tabla

• Shete Boca National Park AN - 0.1 mi.
• Kenepa Grandi Beach AN - 2.7 mi.
• Christoffel National Park (outside of Willemstad), NL - 2.7 mi.
• Playa Knip Curacao, AN - 3.1 mi.
• Mushroom Forest Dive Site Curacao, AN - 5.7 mi.
• Kas Abou beach Curacao, AN - 9.9 mi.
• Aqua Mania Adventures AN - 10.6 mi.
• Playa PortoMari AN - 10.6 mi.
• The Valley Dive Site Curacao, AN - 10.6 mi.
• Hato Caves Willemstad, AN - 17.3 mi.

Hotels Near Boca Tabla

• Westhill Bungalows Willemstad, Curacao, AN - 2.7 mi.
• Lodge Kura Hulanda and Beach Club Westpunt, AN - 2.9 mi.
• Villapark Fontein Willemstad, AN - 8.9 mi.
• Lions Dive & Beach Resort Curacao Willemstad, AN - 16.8 mi.
• Habitat Curacao Resort Curacao, AN - 16.8 mi.
• Royal Sea Aquarium Curacao, AN - 16.8 mi.
• Blue Bay Hotel Curacao, AN - 18.5 mi.
• Hilton Curacao Willemstad, AN - 19.8 mi.
• Floris Suite Hotel Curacao, AN - 20.0 mi.
• Curacao Marriott Beach Resort and Emerald Casino Willemstad, AN - 20.1 mi.