Wix Tours or Aruba Jeep Safari?

[joannetk]

Can anyone give feedback on either of these tours? We will be in Aruba from 8 am until 1 am the following morning. Would like to see the sights as we have never been in Aruba before. We will have an 11 year old with us.

[serene56]

the WIX tour is 35.00pp

the ABC Tour is 55.

both offer discounts if you book online and pay in advance.

 

Wix seems to see a bit more but on ABC tour you go to the Ostrich farm (which may be more interesting for your 11 year old.

 

Wix also seems to use a bus where the ABC tour is a jeep--again-more fun for a kid.

 

Both tours are 9am til 1pm.

 

ship docks at 8am- Aruba is the same time zone as San Juan. You iwll have plenty of time to make your excursion

[Fruitcake]

Does anyone have a Web address for these places?

[serene56]

abc tours--> http://www.abc-aruba.com/

 

wix--> http://www.wixtours.com/

 

here is another link for you to check your other port of calls excursions

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5

[JXR]

I did Wix Tours a few years back and had a blast. We had a Jeep and not a bus, but it was more than $35, think it was around $55. I'm thinking that the $35 is the half day tour. I did the full-day one. The only difference in the 1/2 day vs the full day is that the full-day goes to the beach in the afternoon. That's basically it.

 

Whatever you decide Aruba is a wonderful place, and I can't wait to go back in 2007.

 

Joanne

[serene56]

Joanne- just a heads up that Aruba is being replaced as a port of call by St Lucia and Antigua in 2007

[JXR]

Serene: I'm assuming that you are talking about the Destiny?

 

I am doing the Crown Princess in 2007, which still has Aruba as a port of call.

 

Joanne

[serene56]

Yes- I meant the Destiny- I see the Adventure of the Sea is still going to Aruba.

 

I just checked the crown Princess for Southern Caribbean. WOW. now thats an impressive itinerary-- I dont know if I can handle 6 port sin 7 days. I will have to keep an eye on reviews to see if its too much.

Please keep me posted.

[JXR]

Yeah, I really like that itinerary too. Wanted to try some new islands. Done Eastern twice, western & southern one each. With this one, I've only done Aruba & St Thomas, all the rest will be new. I am not planning on doing much in St Thomas since I've been there quite a few times before, and Aruba, was kinda planning of doing the beach bum thing. :)

 

I will keep you posted. That first sailing is only in October. The Crown's inaugural sailing is next week, but will be sailing out of NY until october.

[serene56]

You never been to aruba and you are doing the beach thing?

what beach?

 

We are heading to Aruba in Sept=- but we are there from 8am til 10pm.

doing the ABC jeep tour. then heading for a bite to eat on the island for lunch. Looking for a sunset cruise from 5-7.

I sent an email to Red Sails but they are under contract with the cruise lines and cant take on private persons. I also dont see it on the web site to book. the other two companies have not responded back. I dont know if thats a good sign or bad..

 

We have been to St thomas before-- and are going again in Sept and then again on CB in February-- thats when I will head to St Johns.