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Aruba Beach and Cave Island Tour

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Landmarks of Aruba Including Arikok National Park and Arashi Beach

6 hours 30 minutes
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

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Overview

Drive around Aruba aboard an open-air converted school bus decked out in tropical-themed Caribbean colors. You’ll see island highlights narrated by an informative guide while you sip rim punch between stops. Visit the California Lighthouse, the Natural Bridge and Guadirikiri Caves in Arikok National Park. Swim in the calm waters of Baby Beach and feast on a restaurant barbecue lunch during your 6.5-hour tour, including round-trip hotel transport.

Travel around the island in a colorful, open-air bus with a knowledgeable local guide
Enjoy a BBQ lunch at La Granja restaurant
Go swimming in the tranquil waters of Baby Beach
Unlimited rum punch and other beverages on the bus and hotel transport are included

What's Included

Local guide
BBQ lunch
Beverages on the bus
Hotel pickup and drop-off

Gratuities

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

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Pickup details

Tour departs from most Aruba hotels

What To Expect

Visit Aruba’s most popular landmarks aboard a brightly colored converted school bus and enjoy the tropical island breeze through large open windows. Meet your guide at hotel pickup and listen to fascinating facts about the Caribbean island as you sip unlimited beverages (soda, rum punch, fruit punch and water) on board.

Your tour provides a closer look at attractions like Arashi Beach, the California Lighthouse and Tierra del Sol Country Club and Resort, located at Aruba’s northwest coast. Snap photos from your perch or disembark to stretch your legs.

Driving south along the island’s eastern coastline, you’ll visit Alto Vista Chapel, the ruins of the 19th-century Bushiribana gold mine and the remains of the Natural Bridge — a limestone formation that collapsed in 2005.

Around midday, enjoy a barbecue lunch served at La Granja restaurant.

Get a glimpse of the mysterious Ayo rock formations before heading to Arikok National Park to see the Amerindian petroglyphs at Guadirikiri Caves. Take a 15-minute guided tour inside one of the caves, whose two chambers are illuminated by sunlight streaming down through holes in the ceiling.

Arriving at Aruba’s southern end, finish with 45 minutes of free time at Baby Beach. Swim in the shallow waters of the tranquil lagoon; if you wish to further explore the marine life, snorkel gear is available to rent (own expense).

Your 6.5-hour tour ends with hotel drop-off in the late afternoon.

California Lighthouse and Sasariwichi Dunes

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Baby Beach

45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Guadirikiri Caves

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Natural Bridge

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Alto Vista Chapel

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Arashi Beach (Pass By)

Ayo Rock Formations

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Pelican Adventures (Pass By)

Arikok National Park (Pass By)

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Bring a swimsuit and towel if you'd like to swim at Baby Beach
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Service animals allowed

Near public transportation
Not recommended for travelers with back problems
Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 40 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

Enyinna_E

Victor was a great tour guide. He was very knowledgeable about the island. Most importantly he made sure to take good care of us. This tour takes you to see through the entire island, focusing more on the highlights of the island. Our final stop at baby beach was a great way to end the tour before heading back to our resort. Would definitely recommend!

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Good overview of Aruba

Leigh_B, Apr 2024

The tour was good. The lunch was quite generous. The guide did provide more information to the Spanish speakers. I would have also liked to this information.

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you for joining us on our Aruba Beach and Cave Island Tour! We're glad to hear that you found the tour to be good and that you enjoyed the generous lunch provided. We appreciate your feedback regarding the language preferences and will ensure that information is shared equally among all participants in the future. Your satisfaction is important to us, and we hope to have the opportunity to welcome you back for another wonderful exploration of Aruba's beauty! 🌴🌊🏝️

Awesome tour

Enyinna_E, Dec 2023

Response from Host, Dec 2023

Hi Dear, Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We're delighted to hear that Victor provided a great tour experience, showcasing his knowledge of the island. It's fantastic that you felt well taken care of throughout the journey. We're glad you enjoyed exploring the highlights of the island and that Baby Beach was a perfect conclusion. Your recommendation is greatly appreciated, and we hope to welcome you back for more memorable adventures.

Awesome tour

Darcy_Z, Aug 2023

Our guide James was great! The tour was good as it showed us the major highlights of the island in one day. It also included an excellent lunch and drinks on the bus!

We had a very good time

Doro_G, Jul 2023

We were driven around the entire island and it was not too warm in the open bus due to the wind. The stops were long enough and well chosen, the lunch was delicious and the driver well informed.

orientation of Aruba

Charles_B, Mar 2023

Great introduction to Aruba points of interest. The driver/tour guide was both informative and entertaining.

The best way to get an idea of the island

Meryl_M, Jan 2023

This is a great way to see the island from top to bottom. We lucked out and were upgraded to a jeep tour with the guide, Victor, as our driver.

Victor was very funny and...

Brian_D, Nov 2022

Victor was very funny and warm! We enjoyed the lighthouse and caves the most, and seeing more of Aruba/learning from Victor was great.

Nice way to see some highlights of the island.

marchan1956, Nov 2022

I got to see quite a bit of Aruba during this tour. The lunch was great! The only complaint I have is that after it was confirmed when I booked that I would be picked up at the hotel and dropped off, they refused to come, and drop me off at the hotel. I had to walk to a location to meet the bus. There was a stretch to the hotel where there was no sidewalk, so a bit dangerous.

A good tour of the island

Mark_K, Jul 2022

So, this was a nice tour, but not exactly as advertised. Tour timing info not well coordinated with Pelican, and we got our pickup window that morning. Turns out we were the first pickup, so Viktor (bus driver/tour guide) showed up at our resort at 9:05. He seemed a bit torqued about us not being ready at 9:05 (I was, but the rest of my party took a few minutes) and we boarded the 32 year old school bus by 9:10. We then spent the next hour or so stopping at the other resorts picking up passengers. Some resorts we hit more than once. Somewhere between 10:00 and 10:30, the tour was finally underway. Viktor changed from bus driver into tour guide, describing what the tour would entail and clarifying the drinks/lunch. Drinks were not unlimited, but two per person for the tour. Tour stops were 10 minutes to exit the bus, take pictures, and climb back on the bus. After covering the logistics, he started describing the more affluent neighborhoods we drove through (a little jealous?) on our way to the first stop, the California Lighthouse. A nice view on the north end of the island, but it was being painted during our visit. Oh, and it'll cost you $5 to climb it. Next stop Alto Vista Chapel, with Viktor describing the markers leading up to the chapel. Our next stop was the Natural Bridge, which included passing by the Bushiribana gold processing center (twice). Unfortunately, the Natural Bridge collapsed a few years back, but still a beautiful setting. They have a little tourist shop, if you needed a quick beverage and $2 restrooms. Next was a quick drive by of Ayo Rock Formation. Spoiler alert - King Kong is the answer to Viktor's trivia question. Next was lunch at La Granja (BBQ and Peruvian Chicken) - about 25-30 minutes. The food was pretty good, and short lines at the restroom. Next stop Guadirikiri Caves in Arikok National Park, driving by the Windmills that provide about 20% of the islands power (the other 80% is mostly fuel oil). The caves aren't very deep, but plenty of places for a good pic or two. And, yes there are bats. After about 25-30 minutes, we headed to our last tour stop, Baby Beach, at the south end of the island. A great spot to go the beach, despite being surrounded by a refinery, phosphate mining and the island's only jail. After an hour at Baby Beach, we climbed back on the bus, and traveled back toward our resort. Since we arrived at our resort around 2:45, the total tour was a little under 6 hours, but we did cover most of the island. Despite being an old bus, without the windows, lack of AC wasn't an issue. Many of the roads we drove on were dirt, and definitely had a backwoods (read small) feel to them. Could have used a little more time at some of the early stops, but otherwise a decent outing.

Ultimate Girls Trip

Nelle_B, Jul 2022

The tour guy was very informative. We were able to see and learn about so many things My highlight was the cave with the bats!. So fun.

Fun times!

Frezer_N, Jun 2022

The tour guide was amazing! Took us all over the island and gave a lot of insight into its history!!

Recommend- tour of the Island at a nice pace

Ella_P, May 2022

This tour was a great way to see the Island! the atmosphere was nice, the ride was relaxed and our guide was great and gave us interesting information about Aruba throughout the day. plus sodas and good lunch included. Baby beach was azaming!

James!! We love you

Madison_M, Jan 2022

James was our tour guide for the day and he was amazing! He was able to give the guide in multiple languages and even turned around to get my glasses that fell out of the window (my fault). He was kind enough to show us local bars and hotspots after the tour. 100% recommend :)

Fun on the Island Toue

Sharon_J, Sep 2021

I had a great time in the cave and at baby beach...the Johnson Crew had a great day! The food was good and fulfilling!

Great Tour

Nicole_S, Jan 2021

Wonderful Experience, Victor was great, very informative and funny. Lunch and Drinks are included in the tour.

Awesome

Alanna_C, Nov 2020

It was a group of eight, we had a great time with our tour guide Victor. The rum punch got better at every stop.

Fun tour.

Amiee_W, Feb 2020

Fun tour. Baby beach was wonderful but would be even better with snorkeling equipment. Lunch was very tasty and filling.

See Aruba away from the resorts

Robert_D, Feb 2020

Fun music on the bus. Great tour guide/driver. Rum punch was not so delicious but cold soda and water were available. Great local place for lunch stop. Very fun tour.

A most do

Salvador C, Nov 2019

This tour was amazing, guides were friendly and knowledgeable of they're history, I do definitely recommend this activity!

Non stop FUN!

Kelli_B, Sep 2019

I'd highly recommend this tour. Once we had everyone picked up we went from one attraction to the next as Victor gave us all the history, facts and information. We had a really fun group of people in the bus so that added to the fun too. The caves were fascinating with some bats flying around... Was great to see so much in a short day! We enjoyed this tour and Victor was the best!

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