Apr 27, 2025
Great opportunity to see the other side - The trip was definitely worth doing. Driver was wonderful and we had a great time on the bus. We got to see a different part of Aruba while driving and there were interesting sites. I was a little disappointed in Baby Beach. While very nice, it was touristy and not secluded like Mangel Halto. Beware if you need to use the bathroom, you need a ticket or you have to pay. But my opinion is not the tours fault. It was a very nice tour.
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Apr 25, 2025
Paradise Places - A lovely place in every way. The day we had was not the best, but almost better because 2 hours of full sun would have been too much for already one of the last days on the island. The "snorkeling" in three words, IS-SPECTA-CULAR! A variety of fish of all colors, sizes and some huge, truly a unique experience. Peter from EL TOURS excellent as a guide and very attentive to anything we needed. Super recommended the walk wherever you look!
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Mar 30, 2025
Fabulous Day Snorkeling and seeing Aruba - We had an excellent day with Daniel. He arrived at our resort right on time. Kicking tunes on our tour bus. First stop Mengel Halto. Great place to get acclimated to snorkeling. Scenery was beautiful. Snorkel for everone. Water afterward. Then Baby Beach. The inlet river offered amazing underwater views. Loads of fish and 🪸. We saw brain coral. Beautiful beach for anyone who wants to just chill. We saw a lot of yhe island drivibg to and from. Amazing value for the cost!
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Mar 27, 2025
EL Tours for Snorkeling Lovers - Danny from EL Tours was so wonderful. El Tours bus included picked up and dropped off at our hotel. One group on our tour were even picked up from an airbnb. This tour was fantastic as it included transportation to 2 beaches which are not on the public bus route as well as a drive through San Nicolas to see the beautiful murals. If we had gone by taxi this would have been really expensive & felt safer traveling with a tour.
Baby Beach is just beautiful sheltered lagoon to snorkel. We had brought our own snorkel and masks. But El Tours had them also available to use. They did not have fins which may have been helpful on this particular trip the water was rough. There is Big Mama's Grill on Baby Beach to buy some food and restrooms that are free to use unless you buy food or a drink. There is plenty of free parking and it is best to go early in the morning before the crowds arrive.
The shallow beach area is a nice spot for families with small children to enjoy.
Make sure you bring water shoes with good traction if you would like to snorkel to the left in the small river as it is rocky there but offers a beautiful view for good swimmers as the coral is beautiful with lovely large fish to see. Do not swim outside of opening of the horseshoe shaped barrier as the current is very dangerous past the horseshoe area. Bring reef safe sunscreen and sun protection as the sun is very strong.
El Tours provides drinking water and we brought our own water bottles that we could refill and our own snacks. We also brought waterproof containers to use swimming to store small dog biscuits to feed the fish. We had bought these ahead at the grocery store called Super Food near our hotel. Other people used pieces of bread or crackers, or even peas to bring feed the fish. We saw a wide variety of fish such as clown fish, angelfish, squid, parrot fish, trumpet fish. barracudas and at Mangel Halto we even saw a small octopus and turtles.
We highly recommend El Tours to use as a previous tour with De Palm Tours of baby beach and caves offered rushed, limited time at Baby Beach for disappointed snorkeling lovers.
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Feb 23, 2025
Great beach hop! - Wonderful way to see more of the less traveled beaches in Aruba. Well worth the price. It would have cost more to drive to Baby Beach in a taxi. It is more of a beach hop than snorkel tour. Don’t expect to see many fish. The spots are beautiful. Danny was extremely accommodating. They pick you up at your hotel. Bring whatever you’ll need for time at the beach. Try to find the sandy parts of the water. Would book again.
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Mar 9, 2025
This was a great way to... - This was a great way to beach hop and snorkel. It was fun to experience two different beaches with had very different vibes.
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Apr 24, 2025
Snorkel Mask broke and guide did not have anymore - Was really looking forward to snorkeling, We both had snuggling masks at our first stop. When starting to put one of the masks fell apart in our hands and broke. When I asked for a new one, the driver said that he had to pick up two extra people so he didn’t have any more masks. ☹️. We ended up sharing a mask, but since I paid for two people would’ve liked to have been able to go together.
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Mar 27, 2025
Good if you need a ride to the beach - Guide was super nice. Snorkeling equipment less than adequate. No flippers, no life jackets. Basically a shuttle service to these beaches. If you have your own transportation it’s better to rent snorkeling equipment and drive.
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Feb 2, 2025
Unfortunately not worth the money. - Danny our guide was very nice. While he did not provide much information during the ride he did provide some information at each site. The tour, however, was just OK. We saw very few fish when snorkeling at either beach. We were at Baby Beach for 2 hours. Palapas should be reserved or large beach umbrellas should have been provided as there was no shade and very few open palapas. There was a restuarant to escape the sun and have a bite to eat. There was a charge to use the restrooms unless you ate at the restaurant. Unfortunately, we did not feel the tour was worth the money paid.
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Feb 27, 2025
Disappointing - The review I’m giving is a 1 star because the description of the tour says 3 hours at Baby Beach. We were given 2 hours. Highly disappointed!
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