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Aruba Mangel Halto and Baby Beach Snorkeling Guided Tour

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Guided Mangel Halto and Baby Beach Snorkeling Tour from Aruba

5 hours
Pickup offered
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Visit two of Aruba's best-known snorkeling beaches—Baby Beach and Mangel Halto—on this combination tour in Aruba. Choose whether you'd like to relax on land and take in the scenery of these two popular beaches or explore the underwater world with the provided snorkel gear. Round-trip hotel or cruise port transportation included.

Mangel Halto and Baby Beach snorkeling tour
Visit two of Aruba's best snorkeling beaches in a single tour
All transportation provided between locations, with hotel or port pickup or drop-off
Wade directly off shore to explore the marine world
Instruction and snorkel equipment included

What's Included

Local taxes
Bottled water
Driver/guide
Local guide
Hotel/port pickup and drop-off
Use of Snorkeling equipment
Transportation throughout the tour in a fun and unique open air bus.

Food and drinks, unless specified
Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

Start time

09:00 AM

Pickup details

Pick up available from ALL resorts and cruise ships in Aruba. Shuttle will meet you right outside the lobby of your resort or inside the cruise terminal building where your ship is docked.

What To Expect

Mangel Halto Beach

1 hour • Admission Ticket Free

Baby Beach

3 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Not wheelchair accessible
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Children must be accompanied by an adult

Minimum age is 9 years
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Comfortable attire, sunglasses and sunscreen are recommended. Bring a bathing suit (preferably under clothing) and a beach towel.
If you will not be arriving at your destination within the specified reconfirmation period, please reconfirm with the local service provider prior to travel, or upon arrival at your destination. Please note that departure times and locations may vary slightly.
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 45 travelers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Featured review

ewa_s

Worth it!!!!such a fun day snorkeling Beautiful views beaches and the fish!!! Also we had Peter and Al as a tour guides-very friendly and super nice!made us laughing all the time!open air bus was cool nice breeze!!!get it when u go to Aruba

Reviews

4.5

253 reviews

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Great excursion

Toni_V, Apr 2024

Peter & Aaron were excellent hosts! Both beaches brought their own beauty. Would recommend this excursion.

No Snorkel Beach Day

Sandra_W, Apr 2024

The part I remember most is that I signed up to see these beaches and be able to snorkel. BUYER BEWARE they do not have equipment for everyone. The guy blamed it on the company but someone should do a count with paying customers and the equipment on the bus. They should guarantee a refund if you can not Snorkel. If you want to see the beaches and not worry about snorkeling, go ahead it is a nice day trip. Also, you do not need beach shoes for the first beach, you can walk in through the sand. First beach 45 minutes, second beach 2 hours. They lacked equipment for six people.

Fun day- beautiful spots!

Sandra_D, Apr 2024

Nice driver/ guide, baby beach snorkeling was great- first stop was beautiful but rough on feet unless you BRING WATER SHOES! pickup location info provided needs more details (back of building, lobby entrance, etc.)

i recommend!

Jayani_N, Apr 2024

me and my family had lots of fun! the snorkeling we did we saw so many different types of fish, i loved it

Transportation to 2 locations only

sims1068, Mar 2024

Trip was acceptable. They did not have enough snorkeling gear, thankfully we had our own. We couldn’t hear the bus driver’s tour. The sound system on the bus was marginal. No music available on the bus.

Fantastic excursion!!!

Regine_W, Mar 2024

Our bus driver Gary was great at explaining the area where we were and going to travel through. Aaron our guide was very attentive to the whereabouts of the people on the tour. It was a great excursion and we learned allot. The bus was old but reminded me of a school bus with no windows! It was great! Seatbelts also for safety.

Must sees!

ohmysoul26, Mar 2024

Baby beach is stunning and the drive to get to both locations is nice. Highly recommend everyone make time for this.

Bring your own gear

Debra_D, Feb 2024

Great price and beautiful and great tour guide However, they did not bring enough snorkeling gear! I was disappointed that they didn’t because they knew how many tickets they sold. I would do it again but bring my own gear

Disapointing snorkelling

investjust, Feb 2024

The two beaches are a very poor experience for snorkeling. Besides a few fish there is no reef or corals , only broken stones. Do not recommend. The organization was pretty good , on time ,etc.

Poor

KathleenRyan_B, Jan 2024

While the beaches were absolutely beautiful we just felt frustrated with the lack of engagement from the tour guides.

A+ Tour Don’t Miss Out!

Renee_S, Jan 2024

This El Tour was absolutely breathtaking! Peter & Aaron were wonderful guides. They were caring, funny, and knowledgeable. Baby Beach was the most beautiful beach we have ever experienced, truly magical.

Underwhelming

zenia_m, Jan 2024

This excursion was a bit underwhelming and seemed more geared to those that may not have a rental car to explore the beaches on their own or just prefer the convenience of having a ride to two beaches. We basically snorkeled on our own. The tour guides did not provide any educational knowledge about the aquatic life for the beaches and basically just left the snorkeling experience up to us while they sat and waited until it was time to load back on the bus. The snorkeling gear didn’t look very clean either. We ended up ditching the equipment and using our goggles to snorkel after a while. I recommend just renting a car on the island and exploring the beaches from there with your own goggles or snorkeling gear instead like we ended up doing. You’ll have a much cooler experience! We saw aquatic life at every beach we visited on our own.

Fun,Sun, Sun Good time

Cathy_W, Jan 2024

Enjoyed the tour, by Peter and Aaron, they took good care of everyone and were top notch effective way to get to baby beach which was fun and Beautiful Mangel Halto could have done with out, to hard to get in, and a strong current that day and not many fish Baby beach was fantastic for fish Would recommend

More than only snorkeling

Irene_v, Jan 2024

Our guide was Erin and the driver Peter, who like a real native also speaks Dutch. We spend an hour at Mangel Halto for snorkeling. It was a nice scenery. Most fish and the clear water is in rocky parts of the water. Swimming shoes are advised to have. Afterwards we drove through San Nicolas were Peter drove slowly so we could see the beautiful murals. After that it was of to Baby beach. We were offered 2 options: go snorkeling for an hour and than go by bus to have something to eat or you could snorkeling 2 hours and walk over the beach to get on the bus back to the hotel. Some took that second option. I took the first option and had a nice lunch and a nice view from the pool of the restaurant. The trip was worth the money if you like to do a mix of things. Which was perfect for me.

Nice 5 hour excursion

Nick_M, Dec 2023

We were picked up from our hotel. Driver was a little late but no biggie. It was a good excursion and an opportunity to see beautiful parts of the island; much cheaper than a taxi. I saw hundreds of color fish and had my best meal at the Rum Reef in Baby beach.

Not what was advertised

Michele_B, Dec 2023

The trip was advertised as 1 hour at Mango Halto and 3 hours at Baby Beach. We only got 2 hours at Baby Beach (with a wasted hour of that parked at a rocky spot without snorkeling) Took more than an hour to pick people up, had to stop for gas, and at their office, which cut into our trip time. Could not hear the driver when speaking. Don’t waste your money. There are other trips better than this one.

Disappointing

Patricia_B, Nov 2023

The tour bus arrived 35 minutes late. Through no one’s fault the weather did not make for clear water and snorkeling was very cloudy. The first stop, Mangel Halto yielded no fish sightings at all. Baby Beach was better and we saw quite a few fish. It’s such a lovely spot too. We had no place for our things or shade. What was most discouraging was a stop for food and beverage for over an hour that was not advertised when booked. We had no idea. We left valuables at home, including wallets. Had we known we would be more prepared. I would not recommend this tour. If you do book, take water shoes.

Viator Needs To Look Into This Tour. A terrible day.

John_M, Nov 2023

I'm sorry but we have had great tours before but this was terrible. The tour bus was a rickety old school bus with no windows and little or no suspension. Hot uncomfortable and way too many hotel stops. It felt like it took forever to get to the beaches. If you have a weak stomach this tour is not for you. Beyond disappointing.viator

Get this tour!!!!

ewa_s, Oct 2023

Great experience!!!!

Rebecca_F, Oct 2023

We had a great time on this tour. The bus was on time for pick up. A lot of time spent picking up other passengers for the tour. I know you can’t control how many people sign up from different locations. It just takes away time that could be spent on the excursion. We stopped at the first beach Mangel Halto and the conditions were poor to snorkel that day but still a beautiful hidden spot off the beaten path. We then went to Baby Beach and that was an amazing beach and experience. We did a little snorkeling and then just swimming. The time went by way too fast. I wish we could have stayed longer. The bus driver Peter and guide Aaron were great.

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