Geführte Schnorcheltour durch Aruba Mangel Halto und Baby Beach

Danny from EL Tours was so wonderful. El Tours bus included picked up and dropped off at our hotel. One group on our tour were even picked up from an airbnb. This tour was fantastic as it included transportation to 2 beaches which are not on the public bus route as well as a drive through San Nicolas to see the beautiful murals. If we had gone by taxi this would have been really expensive & felt safer traveling with a tour. Baby Beach is just beautiful sheltered lagoon to snorkel. We had brought our own snorkel and masks. But El Tours had them also available to use. They did not have fins which may have been helpful on this particular trip the water was rough. There is Big Mama's Grill on Baby Beach to buy some food and restrooms that are free to use unless you buy food or a drink. There is plenty of free parking and it is best to go early in the morning before the crowds arrive. The shallow beach area is a nice spot for families with small children to enjoy. Make sure you bring water shoes with good traction if you would like to snorkel to the left in the small river as it is rocky there but offers a beautiful view for good swimmers as the coral is beautiful with lovely large fish to see. Do not swim outside of opening of the horseshoe shaped barrier as the current is very dangerous past the horseshoe area. Bring reef safe sunscreen and sun protection as the sun is very strong. El Tours provides drinking water and we brought our own water bottles that we could refill and our own snacks. We also brought waterproof containers to use swimming to store small dog biscuits to feed the fish. We had bought these ahead at the grocery store called Super Food near our hotel. Other people used pieces of bread or crackers, or even peas to bring feed the fish. We saw a wide variety of fish such as clown fish, angelfish, squid, parrot fish, trumpet fish. barracudas and at Mangel Halto we even saw a small octopus and turtles. We highly recommend El Tours to use as a previous tour with De Palm Tours of baby beach and caves offered rushed, limited time at Baby Beach for disappointed snorkeling lovers.

Guide was super nice. Snorkeling equipment less than adequate. No flippers, no life jackets. Basically a shuttle service to these beaches. If you have your own transportation it’s better to rent snorkeling equipment and drive.

This was a great way to beach hop and snorkel. It was fun to experience two different beaches with had very different vibes.