Excursion thoughts?

I will be in Aruba the beginning of February. My partner and I have never been, any info on must do or must see while we are in port? I have been looking through the shore excursions through our cruise line and its all been very uninformative. Thanks!

If you could be more specific as to your interests I might be able to make some specific suggestions.

Besides the beaches there are

Island Tours-

private taxi tour, bus tour, mini bus tour, "yellow school bus" fun tour, jeep tour, atv tour, motorcycle/trikes tour, hiking tour, mountain bike tour, horseback tour

Sightseeing

Aruba's Aloe Factory Tour

Alto Vista Chapel

De Palm Island

Fort Zoutman & King Willem III Tower

Arikok National Park

Bushiribana Gold Mill Ruins

Baby natural bridge

Caves

Picturesque beaches, no swimming on the windward side

Natural Pool if time permits

Rock Formations

Bubali Bird Sanctuary

California Dunes & Lighthouse

Lourdes Grotto

St. Anna Church

Balashi Gold Smelter Ruins

Museums & Art Galleries-

Archaeological Museum of Aruba, Aruba Numismatic Museum, Aruban Model Trains Museum, Historical Museum of Aruba

Activities in Aruba-

Spas & Sports- Tennis, Golf

Watersports- Scuba Diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, kitesurfing, waterskiing, jetski, parasailing, sailing, motorized boat tours, banana boats, sunset cruise, stand up paddleboard,

Donkey Sanctuary- kids too

Butterfly Farm- kids too

Ostrich Farm- kids too

Casinos

Sky Diving

Rock Climbing & Caving

Nightlife

Romance

Shopping

If you would like a private tour see Questions on Bully Tours in Aruba??

Bullys Taxi Tour (What are the highlights?)

For a small group tour see

private tour with SOnny Binns????

Sonny Binns Tour Bus?

Can I jump in and ask the same question? We are looking at 2-3 hour excursion. Husband is not a beach person but I would like one. LOL Anyway, the lighthouse, natural bridge, that type of thing.

Can I jump in and ask the same question? We are looking at 2-3 hour excursion. Husband is not a beach person but I would like one. LOL Anyway, the lighthouse, natural bridge, that type of thing.

jeep tour

private tour via taxi such as Bully

small group tour such as Sonny Binns

island tour via motor coach bus

motorcycle tour

party bus tour such as the banana bus

trikes tour

segway tour

What is the California dunes and lighthouse? Is it something unusual to see?

What is the California dunes and lighthouse? Is it something unusual to see?

The lighthouse is one of Aruba's most famous landmarks. Pretty to view from the outside, no entry permitted.

The sand dunes are the adjacent area, click on the thumbnails to enlarge

Thanks for the pictures.

We visited on the Breeze last November. Booked a Sonny Binns tour in advance, and it was a great tour. He was so hospitable and gave a very informative tour in a secure, air-conditioned van/bus. There was even a group which was tardy and he (after an okay from the rest of the group) turned back and picked up the tardy ones. All in all, he's a terrific guide. It was just a few hours, but covered all the island's high points. google him and you can easily get to his web page. He's great about responding promptly. Very reasonable rates too. I think it was $30/per person. He's holding a sign up so you can easily find him.

Question for Nurse Kate or anybody that sailed the Breeze or Carnival. We called Carnival and they mentioned that the port time and ship time has no difference for this port and Curacao. Just wanted to get some feedback on how long it took for most to disembark. We are sailing in earlly March and are scheduled to be at port @ 8:00 a.m. This is important to us as we have a tour booked @ 8:30 so hopefully this gives us enough time to get out. Please share your experience.

Thanks.

Does anyone have any information on rock climbing and cave exchursions?

This has sparked my interest.

There are no organized rock climbing excursions. You would need to bring your own gear.

For cave tours, check with some of the island tours which include one of the caves.

If you wanted do the caves on your own you would need transportation to Arikok National Park. Cave tours are guided by park rangers and admission is included with the park's entrance fee.

We toured with Sonny on March 11 with a small group from the Eclipse. Everyone enjoyed the day. Sonny is knowledgable and personable. He would have dropped us off at a beach, but we opted to take the ride to the ship.

He didn't have beverages onboard, but advised me which stop would be best to purchase a bottle of water and remembered to point out the vendor to me.

He was very considerate of individual needs and works to provide everyone with a great experience.

Thanks for the info Lisa. It's looking like most of our group is going to do caves.

I'm going with sky diving. :)

I beleive the natural bridge fell in the ocean.

There is a rock formation called the Baby Bridge. We saw it on a shore excursion when we were at Aruba in December.

The "baby" bridge

The collapsed bridge