De Palm Tours, Oranjestad, Aruba

5R Kennedy 5:00 PM Nov 22, 2022

UTV / Jeep / Natural Pool Combo
My wife and I booked the “UTV and Jeep Natural Pool Combo” and had Donald “Donny” Rombley as our tour guide. Donny is the man!! Absolutely amazing tour guide. Donny is highly knowledgeable about the island and all the sights to see and was very informative to the group, while also providing tons of excitement while leading the group on UTV’s and Jeep. Donny is super personable and is a huge reason why this particular excursion was so much fun. The national parks are gorgeous and the natural pool has amazing visibility. There is tons to do, and Donny always points out the best sights to grab photos of while on the tour. I would highly recommend De Palm Tours to other visitors to this beautiful island, and if you get Donny as your guide consider yourself extra lucky!

4Heat7 5:00 PM Jan 2, 2023

UTV & Jeep Combo Natural Pool Adventure - Aruba
We booked the UTV & Jeep Natural pool combo for December 26th, 2022. They picked us up on time at the hotel to take us to the terminal where they have all their UTV's. After a brief overview of the adventure along with safety guidelines, they suggested we purchase the goggles and water/rock climbing shoe for the tour. They offered a package for the goggles and shoes for $25USD per person which wasn't too bad. They were good quality. Driving the UTV's brings up a lot of dust and dirt, so the goggles will be useful to protect your eyes, and the water rock climbing shoes will be handy when we make your way to the natural pool so your running shoes sandals don't take a beating. They also give you a scarf to keep for free which wraps around your nose and mouth to help you breathe and keep from inhaling the dust. Our tour guide was Donald and he was great. He gave us a quick overview of how to operate the vehicles and to fasten in safely. On the tour you follow the tour guide with your UTV and they have pretty good speed. The first stop was straight to the natural park where we than had to park our UTV's and boarded a truck-like Jeep that holds 12 to 16 people to take us to the natural pool. The route through the natural park was about a 25 minute ride that was very rocky and bumpy. The natural park is almost like a rocky desert with lots of cactus vegetation. When we got to the natural pool, the park ranger told the guide that we would not be able to swim in the natural pool because it was too windy and the waves as a result were too strong slamming into the rocks of the natural pool. It was a safety issue, so unfortunately, the shoes we purchased didn't get used as a result. We were able to dip our feet in the natural pool and take some pictures.. Donald was a great source of information here providing a background as to how the these formations came to be and why the waters so rough on this side of the island. The rest of the trip was off-roading on various trails visiting other destinations like a natural bridge, a native ruin, and the lighthouse. Donald also took us through some large puddles and rough terrain for those who really wanted to experience off-roading. With the exception of the purchase of the shoes that we couldn't use, the trip was a lot of fun and value for our whole group of roughly 12 people. If you can get Donald as your tour guide it will be a bonus and that much more fun. He's a wealth of information.