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The Dive Bus House Reef: Pierbaai Reef and Car Pile

NOT your average house reef, trust us...

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Most divers see the term ‘house reef’ and think:
‘Euugh – beat up, boring, no thanks.’

Are YOU in for a great surprise.

In fact, we love this dive site so much that we adopted it through Project AWARE’s Adopt a Dive site Program.

See why for yourself...

At a glance:

  • Dive times up to to 60 mins

  • Typical depth = 18m/60 ft (deeper sites available, subject to certification)
  • Max 8 divers per Divemaster; min 2

  • Check-in for morning dives (1 or 2 tank) 8.45am; finish around 12.30pm

  • Check-in for afternoon dive (1 tank) 1.30pm; finish around 3.30pm. (2 tanks available on request, subject to daylight - contact us for more info.)

  • Check-in for night dives (1 tank) varies thoughout the year, from 6 - 7pm-ish; finish around 8 - 9pm-ish

  • This is where you'll make your training dives on your PADI dive course or Discover Scuba Dive...

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If you’re taking a PADI dive course, arriving in Curacao on a cruise ship or making any guided dives with us, you'll be exploring our stunning house reef - home to not one but two of the best and most popular shore diving sites in Curacao (Pierbaai Reef; Car Pile), no more than two minutes' easy swim out from the beach.

Years ago when we first found the reef, it was covered with trash and tyres strangling the corals and killing the marine life. After countless clean up dives, the reef is clean, healthy and teeming with marine life.

Other Curacao dive operators from miles around bring divers to enjoy Pierbaai Reef and Car Pile. But The Dive Bus divers and snorkelers need only cross the road...

It’s the perfect place to get your weighting correct, check out your equipment, get comfortable underwater again and, basically, get your dive vacation well and truly started. Plus if you’re missing anything or want to treat yourself to new dive equipment, everything you need is right on site.

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It's a different kind of cool in the dark...

PADI Advanced Open Water diver or taking your AOW course with us? Go down in the dark with us on beautiful nighttime adventure...

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Dive the best of the rest of Curacao

After your first day of diving on the house reef, jump on board The Dive Bus to enjoy the best of the rest of Curacao's shore-diving spots...

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enjoy, safely

We built the Dive Bus Safety + Eco Policies so everyone can enjoy awesome, fun, safe diving - without damaging what you're here to see.

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not a certified diver?

No worries. This is the PERFECT time and the PERFECT place to try it out on a PADI Discover Scuba Dive. No experience necessary.

been a while?

Been 18 months or more since you dived? No worries. This is the PERFECT time and the PERFECT place to refresh your skills, knowledge and confidence AND enjoy a beautiful dive.

Need dive equipment?

We've got it. (And it's not your typical rental gear, trust us.)

Buy it. Because you know it works for you.

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