Butterfly farm to beach

[Daddyglove]

Hi it will be our first time in the Caribbean this February and we will be visiting Aruba and while there am looking at getting a bus from the station to the butterfly farm but after that we would like to go on palm beach

Do we just go to the nearest hotel and walk through it onto the beach and then rent a chair etc

Or get back on the bus and go to a certain bus stop to access the beach

Thanks for any help

 

 

Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

[Maggie1957]

Hi. This is the reply I got from the butterfly farm.

"The admission is $15. for adults, $8. for children age 4-16, and children age 3 and under are free. The admission includes a tour of the Farm, where you see the eggs, caterpillars, pupa and over 40 species of butterflies. The tour lasts about 25 minutes. We are open 7 days a week at 8:30am , and the last tour of the day is 4pm . You never wait more than 10-15 minutes for a tour. We also have a great gift shop with a wide range of butterfly items; including funky t-shirts, butterfly gardening books and sterling silver jewelry made with real butterfly wings.

An added bonus is the Bird Sanctuary directly behind us and spectacular Palm Beach is across the street."

This is what we plan to do in December.

Hope this helps.

Maggie

[Hlitner]

From the Butterfly farm you have a couple of options...especially if you are able to walk a half mile. Both Palm and Eagle beaches are within a reasonable walk (perhaps 15 min if you move along) and they happen to be the two most popular beaches. Both beaches do have chair rentals. If you do not want to walk, it is possible to just go out to the road and either wait for a bus (but you must get to an official bus stop) or flag down a taxi or one of shared van taxis (usually white) that often come along that main road.

 

Hank

[jagoffee]

I would appreciate it if someone could explain how we could get to the butterfly farm by bus. Like when do we catch the bus and which bus do we board?

 

Thank you.

[Hlitner]

I would appreciate it if someone could explain how we could get to the butterfly farm by bus. Like when do we catch the bus and which bus do we board?

 

Thank you.

 

Its actually pretty easy Walk out of the port and up to the corner and then turn right. The bus station will be right across the street (easy to see...or you can simply ask anyone). At the bus station you can take any bus that is heading to Palm Beach (just ask.....or you could read the posted bus schedules). You pay the driver (it used to be $2.35 one-way) who will take US Dollars or the Aruba currency....but you will usually get change in Aruba currency. I am not sure of the nearest bus stop to the Butterfly Farm, but you can simply ask the driver (or just about any local that would be on the bus). Keep in mind that just about everyone speaks English and Aruba is a very friendly island where most folks will be happy to help.

 

Hank

Edited November 13, 2016 by Hlitner

[jagoffee]

Its actually pretty easy Walk out of the port and up to the corner and then turn right. The bus station will be right across the street (easy to see...or you can simply ask anyone). At the bus station you can take any bus that is heading to Palm Beach (just ask.....or you could read the posted bus schedules). You pay the driver (it used to be $2.35 one-way) who will take US Dollars or the Aruba currency....but you will usually get change in Aruba currency. I am not sure of the nearest bus stop to the Butterfly Farm, but you can simply ask the driver (or just about any local that would be on the bus). Keep in mind that just about everyone speaks English and Aruba is a very friendly island where most folks will be happy to help.

 

Hank

 

Thank you very much for the explanation. Really simple and it is on our list for January. We have been to Aruba many times on cruises, but have never been to the Butterfly farm. We did visit the one they own in St. Martin which is much more difficult to reach.

 

Thanks, again.