Private Tour
Scenic Aruba Self-Guided Driving and Walking Audio Tour
Overview
Available languages
Mobile ticket
Recommended: Purchase one tour per car, not per person. Everyone listens together!
Ready for a swashbuckling excursion through paradise? This narrated driving tour of Aruba shows you the island’s most beautiful beaches & dazzling vistas, all while filling you in on the piratical adventures which swept through these crystal-clear waters during piracy’s Golden Age. Soak up some sun while learning about Black Bart, Spanish galleons, & the world-renowned Sir Francis Drake!
After booking, check your email/text to download the separate Audio Tour Guide App by Action while connected to WiFi or mobile data. Enter the password, download the tour, and enjoy it offline. Follow the audio instructions and route from the designated starting point.
Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
This isn't an entrance ticket. Check opening hours before your visit.
Additional Info
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How To Access: After booking, you’ll get an email and text with setup instructions and password (search “audio tour” in emails and texts). • Download the separate tour app by Action • Enter the password sent by email and text. • MUST download the tour while in strong wifi/cellular. • Works offline after download.
How to start touring: Open Action’s separate audio tour guide app once onsite. • If there is just one tour, launch it. • If multiple tour versions exist, launch the one with your planned starting point and direction.
Go to the starting point No one will meet you at the start. This tour is self-guided Enter the first story’s point and the audio will begin automatically Follow the audio cues to the next story, which will also play automatically. Enjoy hands-free exploring. If you face audio issues, contact support. Stick to the tour route & speed limit for the best experience.
Travel worry-free: Use the tour app anytime, on any day, and over multiple days. Start and pause the tour whenever you like, taking breaks and exploring side excursions at your own pace. Skip anything you don’t care about or explore bonus content for everything that interests you
Savings tips: Driving tours: purchase just one tour for everyone in the car
Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
For the best experience, bring headphones/earbuds for your walking tour.
Audio Setup: Connect your phone to your car's stereo system using Bluetooth, USB, or AUX. For the best experience, consider using headphones for walking tours. Audio playback is compatible with Apple CarPlay, with navigation features coming soon. Support for Android Auto is also on the way.
For the best experience, please use an iPhone running iOS 15 or later, an Android device running version 9 or later, or an iPad/tablet with GPS and cellular connectivity, as these are recommended for navigation.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Great value: purchase per car, not per person. More affordable than bus or guided tours!
Engaging storytelling: Uncover unique tales and thrilling history for a memorable journey!
Perfect narrator: nothing can beat listening to a great voice. Proven with tons of rave reviews!
The bundle includes Noord & Santa Cruz driving tours plus an Oranjestad Horses Bay walking tour.
Offline maps: no signal, no problem! Works perfectly without cellular or wifi.
Comprehensive route and stops: See it all, miss nothing, leave no stone unturned!
Go at your own pace: Start anytime, pause anywhere, enjoy breaks for snacks and photos freely!
Hands-free: audio stories play on their own based on your location. Easy to use!
Attraction passes, entry tickets, or reservations
What To Expect
Aruba Downtown Walking Tours
Your first stop will be at the California Lighthouse, where you'll learn where this landmark got its name and what unfortunate events transpired to prompt the construction of the lighthouse in the first place! Note: The tour is over 0.5+ miles long per tour, with more than 12+ audio stories per tour, and takes about 2-3 hours per tour to complete. Buy once, use for one year! Ideal for extended visits and return trips over the next 12 months.
After that you'll spot Catalina Cove, a favorite spot for sea turtles to lay eggs and, by extension, a favorite spot for seagulls looking for their next meal.
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Scenic Aruba Self-Guided Driving and Walking Audio Tour
Reviews
17 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Around Aruba in 3 tours
SWTHOMAS,
Feb 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00The audio tour was great! Good information and history. The sites covered in the tour were interesting and added to the knowledge about Aruba. The GPS was a little off and turn notifications were late or not audible on many cases. It became a game for us to watch the moving map. Street names were not easy to see so made turns a bit of a challenge. So we made several u-turns to stay on tour. All in all it was great.
Some interesting information and history. We had trouble following the tour.
cathylW7835SP,
Jan 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00We had trouble following the map (maybe it was user error) but listened to the information provided and it was interesting. The Oranjestad tour was about the blue horses. I thought there would be more. Learned a lot about pirates and some history.
Pretty good overall
836michellep,
Oct 28, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Good overall app. Made it very easy to your in your own car. Doesn’t cover every site along though route though so do some of your own research to ensure you don’t miss opportunities like swimming at Cave pool Aruba. We bought all 3 Aruba tours and there was some general info repetition, which is understandable in some ways but I think they could anticipate that buyers will purchase all 3 while here and be a little more creative. Overall very well done and recommend! Enjoy!!
Tour at your own pace
GsFamily,
Feb 9, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a great way to see more of the island at our own pace. We rented a car and used the tours (there are three) to learn more about Aruba while we drove around. Sometimes we stuck with the tour and sometimes we explored destinations not on the tour, but it was a fun and economical way to take in sites but be able to be on our own time. I’d not heard of this app before but there are tours for many places around the world. Will definitely use again!
Easy once you figure it out
Milissa S,
Jan 26, 2024
- Review from Viator
4.00Like everyone says, its a little confusing to use but once you get the hang of it, it is easy to use. There are actually 3 tours and we did them all. Download it at home and it will turn on when you get close to any sites.
Self paced tour
237kyliek,
Oct 21, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00This was a fun way to hit all of the tourist spots quickly so that I could then spend more time doing what I wanted on the island!
Great self tour
johnlX1223TI,
Oct 3, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Did everything we needed it to do. Plus it avoided most of the dessert! Took many pictures during our tour.
Loved this way to explore.
Cruiser05934199176,
Aug 26, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00This was a good way to see Aruba with my family and gain some knowledge about the country. I encourage people to do this self guided tour.
No
Tanya C,
Jul 24, 2023
- Review from Viator
1.00We couldn’t get the tour to work. Got one section to play and nothing more. Had to drive to the starting point to start but couldn’t figure out the closest starting point
Terrific tour
B979BVjerrys,
Jun 12, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00We learned many thing’s especially the historical aspects of the island. Very interesting to listen to the stories that were told. The mapping portion was excellent.
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