Did a shore tour to a falls that was very nice, but be aware, it was a hard climb and you would slip & slide if the trail (rocks) had been wet from rain.
No dock side bar, really nothing at the port. So unlike ports in Europe. ...
We booked the Catamaran Ultimate Sea Sun & Fun. It was a long excursion that ended too soon. 3 snorkel stops and a lobster lunch on a secluded (private) beach. The snorkeling was good, the lobster was huge.
This may have been the best excursion we've ever done. ...
We went to gran anse beach. We took a cab to the spice island resort. The beach is lovely and they let us use their beach chairs. They gave us a tour of the resort which is very nice but expensive with a suite running 2,500 for one night. We walked around gran anse beach and did some geocaching. our taxi driver came back and took us to lunch at an authentic local place where we tried curries, ...
There is a junky mall attached to the port. There is a lively market downtown within walking distance; good spot to buy vanilla, nutmeg, and other spices. We took the public bus to La Sagesse Nature Center for $7 per person return. Taking the public bus is a great experience if you are adventurous; 20 people packed into a minivan without AC and blaring reggae music! We felt bad for other cruisers ...
Took a private group tour, of this beautiful island. However, the description of the tour, was not consistent with the actual experience. A visit to the spice plantation, implied that a small group of people were involved. In reality there were many, many tour busses-there-at the same time. Probably about 150 people jammed into the open air facility. A person could not move,
which made it ...
We took the Spice Plantation Tour booked independently with Mandoo's Tours. We were taken to a working spice farm on the island and made sure to bring home cocoa, bay and nutmeg. He gave us a thorough, enjoyable tour and enjoyed explaining to us Papiamento, an unofficial Caribbean language throughout Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao. ...
