Carmabi educators visit local schools to teach students about plastic pollution, coral reef preservation, and water conservation.
Founded in 1955, Carmabi originally served as a marine biology research station. Over the decades, its mission expanded from purely academic research to active nature management. Today, it oversees Curaçao’s most vital natural resources, including Christoffel National Park, Shete Boka National Park, and the Curaçao Marine Wilderness.
By combining these sectors, Carmabi ensures that scientific discovery directly informs environmental policy and hands-on habitat protection. carmabi foundation exclusive
To arrange a truly exclusive, private, or specialized visit,
The Curaçao Rif Mangrove Park is a peaceful city park where mangroves protect the shores and foster marine life. Exclusive access allows for private, guide-only kayak tours through the dense mangroves before the parks open to the public. This Carmabi Foundation exclusive package includes personalized storytelling from expert mangrove rangers about the "nurseries of the sea" without the distraction of other groups. Carmabi educators visit local schools to teach students
The Carmabi Foundation Exclusive is the anti-resort. It is slow travel for the obsessed. You will leave with more mosquito bites than tan lines, but you will also leave with the genuine feeling that you touched the real Curaçao—the one the scientists are fighting to save.
April 19, 2026 Category: Travel & Conservation Exclusive access allows for private, guide-only kayak tours
While the general public can access certain areas of Arikok National Park via a standard entrance ticket, the programs bypass the beaten path to reach zones that are otherwise closed to the public—sometimes for decades at a time.
The (Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity) is Curaçao’s premier non-profit organization dedicated to nature conservation, scientific research, and environmental education since 1955.