Paradera 2026 Calendar of Events

It was a great hike. Excellent guide!

Tour guides were friendly. They took a lot of great pictures with our camera. The horses were extremely well behaved. Definitely recommend for beginners.

My group truly had the best time searching for treasures on Sea Glass Island with Aruba Nature Adventures! My group was only in Aruba for a few hours as a port of call on a cruise. I had reached out to multiple tour operators to see who might be able to accommodate us since the gangway on the ship wasn’t due to go down until 08:30. Aruba Nature Adventures answered promptly & super helpfully via WhatsApp letting us know that they would be able to run a trip that would work for our timing! They had someone waiting for us right outside of the cruise terminal who led us to a private transfer for the tour (with one other couple) to the kayak launching site. At the kayaking site, we met with our guide Josh who was super kind & knowledgeable. He set us up with lifejackets, secured our belongings to the kayak & we were off! There was a lot of wind this day, so the paddling out was a bit difficult but still manageable. It was a beautiful journey, and I especially loved paddling by the luxury over the water bungalows along the way. Josh kept a keen eye on everyone & provided clear instructions to maintain everyone’s safety. Once on the island, we were provided with a short history lesson, examples of pieces that we should look for, plastic baggies & handheld rakes. There was glass EVERYWHERE!! I could have picked up pounds and pounds, but was a bit picky looking for rarer pieces & pottery. After a while, Josh led us to the other side of the island where we continued the search & also took pictures. Josh had mini water bottles for us as well as some fresh fruit. I truly could have spent the entire day on this island, but we had to leave eventually. We felt truly blessed that Josh and a few other guides (I think from other companies) on the island shared pieces with us from their personal collections. Everyone seemed genuinely happy to be there! After kayaking back to the landing site, the van was promptly waiting to take us back to just outside of the cruise port. We had a few hours left to do a bit of shopping & exploring before getting back on the ship. This was one of the most unique cruise excursions that I’ve done & I would 1000% book again! We can’t wait to visit sea glass island again someday! My pieces of advice would be to: definitely wear water shoes, make sure you bring a towel & sunscreen, bring an extra beverage to stay hydrated, make sure you have cash for tipping your incredible guides! Also be aware that your belongings may get wet in the bottom of the kayak so best to limit what you bring and/or bring a waterproof bag along for valuables.

I had a wonderful time and my tour guide was excellent and alway watching out for use. My horse 🐎 was beautiful.

Great tour. Great guide, professional, attentive, cool, and knowledgeable. Looooong hike but great views

Great tour! Five of us went and had a fabulous time. Our tour guides were very informative and helpful.

Joey Martin’s and Kevin Jelly were our instructors. Both were informative and amazing. I was a first timer and Kevin helped me kyack across to the island. Joey was super informative about all things Aruba. Great experience!!

We loved kayaking over to Sea Glass Island. Very easy to kayak too. I will tell you 2 hours was not enough time for me, but I did bring home a bag full of beautiful pieces. Definitely worth it!

That was amazing and the guide was so kind and knowledgeable. Gave us some tips for finding rare colors and it worked! Could have stayed all day! Highly appreciated & recommend! Kim & Steve Knox Monroe, GA 6/21/26

This is a great way to experience Arikok. Our guide Enzon shared a lot of information with us about the cacti and animals. The views were spectacular! Hike was at times challenging due to wind and weather and terrain, but overall was a great experience. Swimming in Conchi pool was great - wish I had water shoes with me.

Enzon was a great guide. Picked us up at our resort and gave us a personal tour. Saw 3 owls which was a highlight of our trip. Enzon spotted a boa in a tree branch above our trail and krpt us safe.

Rambo and his wife were absolutely the best and extremely accommodating. We kayaked out at 830am and got to the island first. The side of the mangrove we went to was awesome and we had it all to ourselves. After a hour or so we walked through the mangrove to the other side and were mixed in with other tours and didn't care for it. The wife was even cool enough to dig for glass and found great colors and gave them to my wife and daughter.

Perfect way to start the day: we learned so much, tried some fruit from a cactus, and had a beautiful meditation with the waves crashing in the background. Mick is an amazing tour guide! Highly recommend!

The most incredible experience. The instructors were very sweet and friendly, the views were breathtaking, and the experience overall was one of a kind. HIGHLY recommend.

Had a great time! Everyone was friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. I would definitely recommend and would do again if I had the chance.

Fairly easy kayak to the island and the guides were very helpful! Mountain of sea glass mainly green brown and white but many small blue fragments and I found two red pieces. A great excursion!