Willemstad sits in the middle of the south coast, so most of what can be booked on Curaçao either leaves from town or collects you from a hotel there. The reef runs the whole length of the leeward shore a short swim out. The dive shops on the Bapor Kibra coast by the Sea Aquarium reach it in minutes. On land, the jeep safaris head west into Bandabou, and the walking tours stay in Punda, Otrobanda and Pietermaai.
For the boat and watersports operators east of town, around Jan Thiel, Spaanse Water and the Klein Curaçao day trips, see Banda Riba.