Local excursions

We've seen the ship's excursions and connected online with some Trip Advisor

suggestions, but is it possible to simply pick up a local guide or tour? We've had good luck doing this in many ports but we don't want to get stranded

without options. Some of the online vendors say the rates ($45 per hour) are dictated by Aruba regulations, but there seem to be exceptions. Can you

negotiate with the free-lancers as we have in Mexico and Puerto Rico, etc?

Private TAXI tours are $45 per hour with a MAXIMUM of 5 people as required by law

TOURs my charge less but will have many more than 5 people. If you want to wing it, you should be able to pick up one of these tours when you get off the ship.

You won't "get stranded"...no worries! most stuff, you can do on your own!

Thanks for the advice.