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Mikveh Israel Emanuel synagogu outside
Beth Haim Jewish cemetery
Rooi Catootje plantation house
Rif Fort
Mikveh Israel Emanuel Synagogue

Jewish Heritage of Curacao

By Aida Travel Services
9.4 out of 10
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Overview

Curacao has a fascinating Jewish history and the oldest Synagogue in the Americas, join an experienced guide who will explain in detail about the Jewish community on the island and visit historical places.

Activity location

  • Mongui Maduro Historic House Museum & Library
    • Schottegatweg Oost
    • Willemstad, Curaçao, Curaçao

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Gouverneur van Slobbeweg
    • Gouverneur van Slobbeweg
    • Willemstad, Curaçao, Curaçao

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedProfessional guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedReturn shared transfer
  • What's includedWhat's includedPort pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport between Sights
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAlcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedPickup from Sandals Hotel, Jhantiel or Banda Abou Area

Know before you book

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
  • A minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • Shared Tour
  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
  • Not recommended for child aged 4 and under
  • Dress code is casual

Activity itinerary

Mongui Maduro Historic House Museum & Library
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Your first stop is the Beth Haim Jewish cemetery, consecrated in 1659, it is the oldest Caucasian cemetery on the island and in the Western Hemisphere. The site is also a Curacao National Monument. Then you will visit another historic site also created as a peaceful sanctuary, the Rooi Catootje plantation house. It dates to about 1820 and was originally known as “Rust en Vrede,” which translates as “Rest and Peace.” The house has been the property of the Maduro family since 1853. The house has now been preserved as a museum
Landhuis Chobolobo
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
owned by a Jewish family, where Curacao liquor is produced. Tour the house and learn more about the family name and history. Before leaving take the opportunity to enjoy samples of this famous local product
Scharloo (Pass by)
drive through the old Jewish area of Scharloo, were you will be able to see all the old colourful buildings and slave houses.
Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue
  • 45m
  • Admission ticket included
Guided tour inside the synagogue for an up-close look at religious life in Curacao. The Jewish faith has been practised here without interruption since 1732 and one congregation itself is even older, having been established in 1651. The very fear of persecution is what drove many of Curacao’s earliest Jewish residents to relocate to the island in the first place. They were rightfully more than a little guarded about their beliefs, even upon founding their congregation and building their synagogues nearly a century later.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESMongui Maduro Historic House Museum & Library
    • Schottegatweg Oost
    • Willemstad, Curaçao, Curaçao

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEGouverneur van Slobbeweg
    • Gouverneur van Slobbeweg
    • Willemstad, Curaçao, Curaçao

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