Discover everything Aruba has to offer on a morning sightseeing tour! The tour covers a little bit of everything – from a guided tour of the island to snorkeling the tranquil waters of Baby Beach. Learn about some of Aruba's most famous attractions from your expert guide, including Ayo Rock Formation and Lourdes Grotto.
This half-day tour takes you right across Aruba, for you to discover the beautiful desert landscape, quaint homes and breathtaking natural landmarks such as the Baby Natural Bridge, Ayo Rock Formation and Lourdes Grotto.
You'll travel from the California Lighthouse on the island's northwest point to Baby Beach on its southern tip, taking in all the sites in between. Led by an expert guide, you’ll hear a detailed account of the sights you’ll pass along the way. Stops include Bushiribana Gold Mill ruins, California Lighthouse and Alto Vista Chapel.
After a short drive, take a dip in the cool, tranquil waters of Baby Beach. Swim and snorkel for a bit prior to heading back to your hotel.
Please note: passengers arriving to Aruba on cruise ship cannot book this tour
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Ray was the best your guide. This was an amazing experience and would do it again
Review by: Donna A, July 2017
This tour was perfect. We saw all the highlights of Aruba while traveling by air conditioned bus. Included was a delicious lunch buffet at DePalm Island and plenty of time for us to explore the stops. A stop at Baby Beach afforded my son an excellent opportunity to snorkel, which he loves. Our tour guide, Ryan, went out of his way to make sure everyone was happy and took pictures of anyone asking. My son thought Ryan was the greatest snorkel guide ever. It was a wonderful day for all ages.
Review by: mvhuber01, October 2016
We had a great time with a guide and driver who was just wonderful. Trip was informative as well as fun. Baby beach was great and although it was a couples day for us....this is a great place for family fun.
Review by: Kathy M, July 2016
I was extremely pleased that I took this tour, I was able to see most of the island from the comfort of the air conditioned bus. We had enough time at each stop. The driver was extremely informative and had a great sense of humor. It was a great way to see the diversity of the island. The only complaint: The empanada at the Natural Bridge stop was very scarce on cheese! The only suggestion: When I signed up for the Half Day Touron the internet prior to arrival in Aruba I was informed it was 4 hours. When I went to get my confirmation ticket, I was told it was over 6 hours.. I was picked up I appreciated this at 9:30am and did not get back to my hotel till 5pm.. This was actually 6.5 hours. While I appreciated all I got to see and do,, I would have wanted to know this was actually a full day tour. I had dinner plans and was more rushed than I wanted to be.
Review by: Jana H, July 2016
Had a very fun day with Ryan. He was very informative and funny. Great tour to see the island. Saw other tours in open air vehicles. We had an air conditioned bus. It is hot and dusty in Aruba so take the this tour and stay comfortable.
Review by: Joi B, June 2016
The tour was enjoyable. The bus was clean and comfortable. The tour guide was nice and tried to make jokes throughout. The restaurant stop was not good. The food was fair and soft drinks watered down.The restrooms were dirty and in poor working odor.
Review by: TreaAndrea R, June 2016
The jokes were a little weird but the tour and food were great!
Review by: Carol E, January 2016
The Discover Aruba Tour was a very good introduction to the island, and a great activity for the first day there. The trip included a nice lunch and easy snorkeling beach. Our driver, Johan, was very informative and entertaining. I would recommend this overview tour to anyone coming to Aruba for the first time.
Review by: Karpine, December 2015
Very interesting tour got to see most of the Island.Loved all the stops and the tour guide narration was good.I loved getting my temporary Aruba tattoo before the nice Iunch was served.Baby Beach was great.I did not like that the rental price for a chaise lounge was 8.00.But since we were there for only hour I did enjoy the beach .The bathroom fee is 1.00 at Baby Beach._br/_ The history of Aruba and all the sites were so interesting.It took about 6 hours.
Review by: e.eyler, November 2015
Our guide was fantastic. It was a great way to be introduced to the island, it's people and culture. We took the tour early on our vacation so we could make decisions on what else we wanted to see or explore further.
Review by: ladyr9philly, November 2015
Great experience. Jimmy Dean, our transportation driver for De Palm Toursmade sure we arrived at the tour bus on time, Edward the tour bus driver was very informative. He provided cold drinking water throughout the tour. The lunch was delicious.
Review by: Danny B, September 2015
Good Tour. Guide Edwin was excellent! Very nice, humorous, and informative. I would recoommend this tour.. Nice day out sightseeing the island. :
Review by: Ron G, September 2015
It was ok
Review by: Kenneth B, September 2015
The Aruba Half-Day Tour was great. Our guide was very knowledgeable about the island and its history. Had a great time and would recommend to others.
Review by: sandra e, June 2015
Our tour guide forgot to pick us up so they sent another bus to get us. When we got to the tour bus it was packed. The bus was big and didn't have great windows for sight seeing, so I feel like I missed half of the sights being talked about. We took a ferry to an island to have lunch. The lunch was buffet style, it was okay. Aruba doesn't have much to look at so the tour was only okay, nothing great.
Review by: Marquis T, June 2015
This tour was pretty good
Review by: Carl B, March 2015
The driver was great. It was nice to snorkel at Baby Beach since it is so far from all the other ones.
Review by: Patricia R, July 2014
great driver "Gio" and just long enough to see most of the sights.
Review by: Richard M, June 2014
This tour was conducted by De Palm tours in Aruba. Johan was our guide. Spent the day on the island having flown in from Curacao. We covered the island. Saw the oldest church. Climbed a rock formation. Were enlightened by our exceptionally well-versed guide, Johan. Highly recommended.
Review by: Marilee C, December 2013
This tour was amazing. Long enough to enjoy but not too long to get bored. Did a variety of things along the way. Great lunch. Tour guide was Johan and he was terrific.
Review by: Stephen T, December 2013
We had a wonderful day trip . Our driver Rocky was very knoledgeble about the island and its people and_br/_
culture. He was polite and funny a "jack of all trades".. We would refer him and your services to all our friends.
Review by: PAMELA T, November 2013
Our tour guide was Rocky. He was very imformative and entertaining. I'm not fond of bus tours, but this one was one of the best that I have been on to date.
Review by: RAYMOND E, September 2013
Tour guide was helpful and knowledgable and informative.The coach was comfortable but old and dirty. Sights taken to were fairly average, we couldnt go in the lighthouse, the Chapel was nice, the restaurent on the tour was ok but open to the elements with no air conditioning, the food was better than average but only one course, it was rushed and the restrooms were not attended to and were broken and the doors didnt close or lock properly. The beach we were taken to to swim and snorkel was beautiful, however, there was nowhere to change and the restrooms were locked. The island itself is quite average with not a lot to see, mainly cactus, although the weather was lovely.
Review by: Kathryn Q, September 2013
The tour was good, but we could not hear a word the driver was saying over the air conditioning in the bus, about the history and about the attractions we visited. We may have also missed one of the major attractions because we took a lot of time at one of the locations. The meal included in the price was amazing.
Review by: Nadia J, July 2013
Ray was our driver and tour guide for the day. The sights of Aruba were fantastic. With each stop on the tour we were able to see many great views of the island and the history of each stop was very interesting. Ray did a great job of explaining everything in 2 languages. Our stop for lunch was very filling. Baby beach was great. The water was perfect and we were able to swim and get some snacks at the local restaurant on the beach. Thanks so much to Ray. It didn't seem like it was a job to him and that he thoroughly enjoyed what he was doing.
Review by: Dixie M, July 2013
We had a great time on this tour, well worth it. you get to learn all about the island, a great lunch and great snorkeling. And the tour director was great. Dixie Meadows--Casper, Wyoming
Review by: Marlene H, July 2013
We had a wonderful tour. Our guide Bert was very friendly, informed and entertaining.
Review by: Monique C, June 2013
Excellent day exploring Aruba. Our guide Bert was wonderful. We spent a good amount of time at each stop. Lunch was good as well. They do provide water and soft drinks to cool off, and the bus is well air-conditioned.
Review by: Esther A, June 2013
This was great. The island is small so this tour was must long enough. They picked me up from the Hotel on time. I would recommend this tour.
Review by: Jessica F, June 2013
very informative just too long of a tour. definitely takes all day not " half" as advertised. our guide, Rey, was awesome! :)
Review by: Cheryl K, June 2013
I signed up for a jeep tour ended up on a bus??? I get sick on buses and was not very happy about that. Also this tour was so big we didn't get to stop where we wanted to and take pictures. It was what the guide who decided where we would stop.. Need to find the smaller guys in Aruba to tour with they are more interested in making the tour special not just getting the dollar.
Review by: Joseph L, June 2013
Our "Discover Aruba..." tour was fantastic and so worthwhile. Our trip leader Ray, was one of the most versitile tour leaders we encountered. He had a great personality, spoke four languages, was an excellent driver, made everything fascinating...well, we just can't say enough good things about him and our tour. I would do it over in a heart beat and pay twice as much....it was by far, one of the best value tours we have taken.
Review by: Luuk G, March 2013
Great tour showing the most you can expect from an Island in the limited amount of hours on shore. Stops were interesting, lunch was superb and the beach is suitable for all ages. Our guide, Johan - Johan bedankt !! - was really great and very informative ! _br/_
There was a little mix up about our pick up time and location, but this was solved easily and we were greated with a huge grin ! Great day !!
Review by: Gordon L, February 2013
A great way to get an overview of this beautiful place. Good value with no rushing and a great meal . Our driver, Ronnie Jensen, was great (although very repetitive) displayed great humour at times. I feel I now know Aruba!!!
Review by: michael h, May 2012
This was far the best tour I took on the Island. We had Rocky has our guide...knows his stuff and adds a little humour. Lunch was great. I would highly recommend this tour if you want to see the island in under 6 hours.
Review by: Garnett B, April 2012
The tour was great. Johan, our driver knew everything and was able to answer questions not related to the tour. He took us to an out of the way place to eat that had better food than our resort. The snorkeling area was crowded but OK.
Review by: Diane P, United States of America, June 2010
Definately worth the trip. The tour lasted 5 hours and we covered all ends of the island. The guide was informative and the lunch included was at a local restaurant you would never find. The food was very good.
Review by: Melanie G, March 2010
Great tour to do. The air conditioned bus was nice yet a bit more action would have been more entertaining for my husband and I. If we had to do it again, we would choose the jeep safari over the coach bus tour. Most of the tours see the same attractions but it was definately a great way to see the island and all it has to offer.
Review by: Anonymous, Canada, February 2010
Great tour to do. The air conditioned bus was nice yet a bit more action would have been more entertaining for my husband and I. If we had to do it again, we would choose the jeep safari over the coach bus tour. Most of the tours see the same attractions but it was definately a great way to see the island and all it has to offer.
Review by: Melanie G, February 2010
Great tour to do. The air conditioned bus was nice yet a bit more action would have been more entertaining for my husband and I. If we had to do it again, we would choose the jeep safari over the coach bus tour. Most of the tours see the same attractions but it was definately a great way to see the island and all it has to offer.
Review by: Roberta N, August 2008
This was a lovely and informative tour. It was worthwhile to get a nice flavor of the island and the citizens of Aruba. The places we visited were just beautiful.
Review by: Arlene F, August 2008
The tour is a bit too long and not enough time at Baby Beach. You only get started and they call to back to the bus. The tour guide knew his stuff!
Review by: Roberta N, United States of America, April 2008
This was a lovely and informative tour. It was worthwhile to get a nice flavor of the island and the citizens of Aruba. The places we visited were just beautiful.
Review by: Arlene F, United States of America, November 2007
The tour is a bit too long and not enough time at Baby Beach. You only get started and they call to back to the bus. The tour guide knew his stuff!
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