Around Aruba Tours · Philip's Animal Garden, Noord
You drive your own UTV behind a guide from Philip's Animal Garden in Noord to Alto Vista Chapel, the Baby Bridge, the Bushiribana ruins and Andicuri Beach. Pick it if you want the whole family in one vehicle: the seats are sold one by one, and the UTVs come with 2, 3, 4 or 5 of them.
Around Aruba Tours sells this one per person, not per vehicle. You pick a UTV with 2, 3, 4 or 5 seats when you book, and a vehicle with the Around Aruba banner collects you about an hour before the 9:00 AM or 2:30 PM start. The day opens at Philip's Animal Garden, a rescue park in Noord, where the entry and a bag of feed for the animals are included. Then the convoy heads for the north coast.
The route is the classic one: Alto Vista Chapel, the Baby Bridge (the small arch that still stands near the collapsed Natural Bridge), Wariruri Bay, the Bushiribana gold mill ruins, then 30 minutes at Andicuri Beach before the Tripod Bridge and Black Stone Beach. Most of it is rough, dusty track. One guest summed it up: "It's dirty but it's fun."
The honest part. The listing's name still promises a "natural cave pool", but this tour never gets near Conchi: UTVs are banned inside Arikok National Park, as Visit Aruba confirms. The Cave Pool at Bushiribana is now a pass-by on the itinerary, after Aruba Today reported that its ladder was removed. Your swim is at Andicuri. If the real Natural Pool is the point, book the UTV and jeep combo to Conchi or the jeep safari instead.
Low-rise hotels from 8:10 AM, high-rise from 8:20 AM, cruise guests at 8:20 AM by the Diamond International corner outside gate 3 (afternoon: 1:40 to 2:10 PM). The exact time comes the day before.
Feed the rescued animals with the bag that comes with your ticket.
The island's first chapel, then the small natural arch on the coast.
A stop at the surf bay, then the stone ruins of the 19th-century gold mill. The Cave Pool and Shark Bay are pass-bys.
The swim stop of the day, on a wild north coast beach.
Two last photo stops before the drive back to the start and your hotel.
★★★★★We started at the animal garden, where we got to feed the animals. Then we went on the actual tour. I highly recommend doing the UTV because it's HOT and the path is BUMPY. I love how we got to see so much of the unseen Aruba.
★★★★★Really wasn't sure what to expect, but it was so much fun and adventurous than we expected. [...] Just to let you know we are in our early seventies and if was safe & fun even at our age.
★★★★★Fun ride on the ATV's and beautiful views off the beaten path. Our guides, Dave and Tony were excellent. They were enjoyable and also kept us safe during the ride and also at the beaches and other sites.
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No. UTVs are banned inside Arikok National Park, where the Natural Pool (Conchi) is. This tour swims at Andicuri Beach on the north coast. For Conchi, book a jeep, horseback or UTV-and-jeep combo tour.
Per person. The from-price is $122 per person, and you choose a 2, 3, 4 or 5 seat UTV for your group. Two people pay for two seats.
Passengers from 4. Drivers must be 18 or older with a valid driver's licence.
About an hour before the 9:00 AM or 2:30 PM start: low-rise hotels 8:10 to 8:30 AM, high-rise hotels 8:20 to 8:40 AM, cruise guests 8:20 AM by the Diamond International corner outside gate 3. The operator confirms the exact time the day before.
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Your own 2, 3, 4 or 5-seater UTV on the north coast, hotel pickup and free cancellation up to 24 hours before.
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