--- title: Aruba Island Sightseeing Tour lang: en type: tour city: Aruba country: Caribbean price: 43 currency: EUR price_unit: per_person availability: bookable rating: 4.68 reviews: 385 duration_minutes: 210 languages: [en, nl, es] free_cancellation: true guidekin_pick: Cruise day, afternoon slot rank_in_category: 13 of 14 (Island Sightseeing Tours) schedule_checked: 2026-09-20 data_updated: 2026-09-20 canonical: https://guidekin.com/caribbean/aruba/tours/aruba-island-sightseeing-tour/ --- # Aruba Island Sightseeing Tour **Guidekin's take:** The island's landmarks by air conditioned bus with a guide, hotel or port pickup and water included; infant seats are available on request. Hotel guests must take the morning departure, the afternoon slot is only for cruise passengers. 4.68 from 385 reviews at €43 per person for 3h 30m. ## Overview Discover Aruba's most popular attractions from the comfort of an air-conditioned bus. Your friendly and professional tour guide will show you beautiful historical and natural landmarks while keeping you thoroughly informed about Aruba and its history. ## Key facts - Price: from €43 per person - Duration: 3h 30m - Rating: 4.68/5 from 385 reviews (collected from Guidekin & Viator & Tripadvisor) - Free cancellation (see policy below) - Operator: El Tours & Transfers ## Tour options Prices are the operator's current list price for two travellers (whole euros); options sold only to bigger parties say so; pick the option on the booking page. | Option | Price | Guide languages | Details | |---|---|---|---| | Morning Departure | €43 / person | Dutch, Spanish, English | Tour departs at 8:30am Pickup included | | Afternoon Departure-LIMITED | €43 / person | Dutch, Spanish, English | Tour departs at 2pm. This tour is ONLY for guests on cruise ships that dock after 8am. Hotel guests MUST book the morning departure. Pickup included | ## What's included - Hotel pickup and drop-off - All taxes, fees and handling charges - Air-conditioned vehicle - Port pickup and drop-off - Professional driver and guide - Bottle of water ## Not included - Gratuities - Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase at certain stops) - Food and drinks, unless specified ## Itinerary 1. **Aruba Aloe Factory, Museum and Store** (45m) - The Aloe Museum is a museum in Aruba. A tour of the museum and factory provides insight into the Aruba aloe production process, along with the 160-year history of aloe cultivation in Aruba. 2. **Ayo Rock Formations** (30m) - The Casibari Rock Formation is located on the island of Aruba, towards the center of the island north of the Hooiberg. The formation is a tourist attraction, similar to the Ayo Rock Formations. The rocks in the formation are composed of quartz diorite. 3. **Bushiribana Ruins** (30m) - Gold fever is a treacherous condition in which many men dream but few get rich. Aruba experienced this malady beginning in the early 19th century. Early prospectors were local men with shovels and picks. Starting in 1854, the rights to mine went to a successive list of... 4. **Alto Vista Chapel** (20m) - The chapel was built in 1952 on the site of the original, and first, Catholic church built in Aruba in 1750 by a Spanish missionary, Domingo Antonio Silvestre. The bright yellow chapel is reached by a winding road lined with white crosses marking the stations of the cross. It... 5. **Aruba Downtown Walking Tours** (20m) - The California Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at Hudishibana near Arashi Beach on the northwest tip of Aruba. This lighthouse was named for the steamship California, which was wrecked nearby on September 23, 1891. ## Schedule - Runs: daily - Departures: 08:30, 14:00 - Schedule last checked: 2026-09-20 - These are published departures, not a live seat count; availability is confirmed at checkout. ## Cancellation For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time. ## Good to know - Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller - Service animals allowed - Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap - Specialized infant seats are available - Suitable for all physical fitness levels - The afternoon departure is ONLY for guests on cruise ships that dock after 8am. Hotel guests MUST book the morning departure. - Infant rates apply provided they do not occupy a seat. Infant seats are available on request if advised at time of booking - Children must be accompanied by an adult. - At time of booking, Cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time ## How it compares in Island Sightseeing Tours Ranked **#13 of 14** by Guidekin's weighted score (rating weighted by review volume). Alternatives worth comparing: 1. [The Whole Story Tour of San Nicolas in Aruba](https://guidekin.com/caribbean/aruba/tours/the-whole-story-tour-of-san-nicolas-in-aruba/?format=md) — €27 per person, 4.88 (192) 2. [Aruba Half-Day Full Island Safari Adventure with Baby Beach Swim](https://guidekin.com/caribbean/aruba/tours/aruba-half-day-full-island-safari-adventure-with-baby-beach-swim/?format=md) — €70 per person, 4.83 (688) 3. [Full-Day Aruba Sightseeing island Tour with Baby Beach Swim](https://guidekin.com/caribbean/aruba/tours/full-day-aruba-sightseeing-island-tour-with-baby-beach-swim/?format=md) — €75 per person, 4.84 (279) Full list: https://guidekin.com/caribbean/aruba/island-tours-aruba/?format=md ## More in Aruba - All Aruba tours: https://guidekin.com/caribbean/aruba/?format=md - This page as HTML: https://guidekin.com/caribbean/aruba/tours/aruba-island-sightseeing-tour/ ## Query this catalogue with URLs Every listing accepts filter parameters directly in the URL, so you can hand a user a link that already matches their constraints. Combine freely on https://guidekin.com/caribbean/aruba/: | Group | Parameters | Values | |---|---|---| | Language of the tour | `language` | any ISO 639-1 code an operator lists, e.g. en, es, fr, de, it, pt, ru, uk, tr, hi. 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