ABC Tours · Schotlandstraat 61, Oranjestad
Eight hours in a cushioned Land Cruiser with ABC Tours: the Natural Pool, Baby Beach, Fontein Cave, the north coast ruins and chapel, the California Lighthouse and a homemade BBQ lunch. Pick it if you have one free day and want to see the whole island, wild side included.
This is ABC's long day out, and the most-reviewed jeep tour on the island. You meet at the Schotlandstraat office at 7:45, the trucks roll at exactly 8:30, and guests report getting back around 4:30. In between you cover more than any half-day tour can: an hour at the Natural Pool, an hour at Baby Beach, Fontein Cave, the Natural Bridge site, the Bushiribana gold mill ruins, Alto Vista Chapel and the California Lighthouse, with a drive past Wariruri Beach.
Most stops are short. The lighthouse, chapel, ruins, cave and bridge site get about 15 minutes each, enough for photos and a story from the guide, not for a long wander. The two long stops are the water ones. Lunch is a homemade BBQ, and the guides are the reason for the reviews: guests request JD, Ivo and others by name.
The price is $139, and like ABC's half-day trip it adds $25 per person at check-in for Arikok, so plan on $164 an adult. Bring your own towel (it's on the not-included list). The ride is rough and lasts all day, which rules out bad backs and pregnancy. The pool is weather-dependent like every other: when the waves break over the rim, rangers close it for swimming. Carnival cruise passengers can't book, and other cruise guests need to be at the office by 7:45.
Schotlandstraat 61. Parking is limited, so ABC suggests a taxi. Pay the $25 park fee and sign in.
The trucks leave exactly on time. Late arrivals don't get waited for.
Park tracks, 15 minutes in the cave and an hour at Conchi, sea permitting.
A homemade BBQ lunch and an hour in the shallow lagoon at the south-east tip.
Short stops at the Natural Bridge site, the Bushiribana ruins, Alto Vista Chapel and the California Lighthouse.
ABC offers a drop-off once the tour is finished. The listing gives the stops but not their order, so your day may run differently.
★★★★★From the lighthouse, to caves, to swimming. It’s all packed into this full day excursion. Be ready to explore, walk, climb, and get wet. Warning: it’s an extremely bumpy ride. Do not book if this bothers you. We loved riding in the jeep with the wind blowing in our faces and listening to good music.
★★★★★If you want to maximize your time in Aruba, you’d want to book this! Very comprehensive tour and lets you see most of the iconic spots of the island in a day! [...]
★★★★★Our tour started promptly at 8:30 a.m. and ended at 4:30 p.m. Ivo is incredibly knowledgeable about Aruba’s history [...] He was funny, patient, and made everyone feel comfortable. He even switched between English and Spanish to ensure everyone felt included.
★★★★★This was an amazing day, we saw everything that we wanted to see on the island and spend the rest of our vacation around the resort and on the beach. [...]
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About 8 hours. Check-in is at 7:45, departure exactly at 8:30, and guests report finishing around 4:30 in the afternoon.
Yes, a homemade BBQ lunch. Ice water refills are on board too. The $25 Arikok fee and tips are extra.
Yes, except Carnival passengers, whom ABC can't accept. Check your ship's arrival time: you need to reach the office by 7:45, and tell ABC you're coming off a ship.
If you want Baby Beach, the north coast and the lighthouse as well as the pool, yes. If the pool is all you care about, the half-day tour gives you the same hour at Conchi for $40 less.
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The whole island in a day: the Natural Pool, Baby Beach, the lighthouse and a homemade BBQ lunch.
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