WILLEMSTAD TROLLEY TRAIN TOUR
Colourful and quaint are two attributes that aptly describe both your mode of transport on this tour, a trolley train, and the city you’ll be exploring, Curaçao’s capital of Willemstad. After taking a taxi to cross the Queen Juliana Suspension Bridge to reach the historical Punda district, you’ll then board the open-sided trolley train for a breezy and fully narrated ride through Willemstad’s attractive streets with their distinctive Dutch colonial architecture. Enjoy listening to interesting city facts as you make your way past the Queen Emma pontoon bridge and through downtown Willemstad.
A photo stop will be made at the central historical archives, which are housed in the fittingly nicknamed Bolo di Bruid (wedding-cake) mansion, and then again at Pietermaai Cathedral. Back on the trolley train, you’ll then continue on past Queen Wilhelmina Park and the 17th-century Waterfort Arches before paying Fort Amsterdam, also built in the 17th century, and the co-located Protestant Church a visit. A taxi will take you back to the ship, but if you prefer to remain in town, you can return to the ship at your own pace.
Please note: the tour includes taxi transfers to and from Fort Amsterdam, the trolley-train terminus. Guests choosing to remain in town after the trolley-train ride will be responsible for making their own way back to the ship, which is an approx. 15-minute walk from the town centre.
Any taxi transfer fees (approx. US$10 for 1 to 4 passengers) will be payable as an additional expense not covered by the price of the tour. Guests may be able to enter the Cathedral for an inside viewing provided no Mass is being read at the time of the visit
