Lupe was a wonderful host to the country. She told us alot about different things. And the caves are very interesting. Husbands first time visiting any caves
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Hotel / Port pickup and drop-off
- Bottled water
- Snorkeling mask (based on availability)
Excludes
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Beach Chairs Rental
- Sandals Royal Resort Pickup
- Coral Estate and Banda Abou Hotels Pickup
- Jhanthiel Hotels Pickup
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- For hotel Guests located within the pickup zone Meeting point will be at your hotel lobby. Please plan to be at the designated departure location at least 15 minutes before the departure time. Pickup times are subject to change and will be confirmed the day before the tour. You should remain contactable and monitor messages for updates, especially for last-minute bookings Cruise ships may dock at 3 piers in Curacao. If you dock at Mega Pier 1 or Mega Pier 2 Tula, upon debarkation, Head for the open bar and souvenir kiosks, where you will find the online reservation sign. If you are docked at Mathey Wharf, upon debarkation, proceed towards the information stand at the port. Nearby the information stand, you will see the online reservation sign. This is an approximately 2 to 10 minute walk depending on the arrival port. The local representative will be waiting for you with a sign that says "Aida Travel Services." They will be wearing a hat that says "Aida Travel Services" and an orange polo shirt with the Aida Travel Services logo on it. Please plan to be at the designated location at least 15 minutes before the departure time. If you have any trouble finding the local representative, head to the security building at the port, where you can make a free call to the contact number .
Itinerary
On the way back, we will also have a quick city tour in the shopping area where guests can choose to be dropped off in Willemstad or go back to their original departure point
guided tour inside the Hato Caves, you will be delighted to see seldom long-nose bats, beautiful limestone formations, a romantic water pool and a statue of mother Maria holding her only child
At the flamingos natural habitat the tour guide will give some information about the flamingos that live at the salt lake and if they are close you even may have the opportunity to take picture of this amazing animals.
Enjoy a tranquil western-coast bay of Curaçao with white sand, turquoise waters and excellent snorkelling. Surrounded by cliffs, it’s a relaxed and natural retreat to end your journey.
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Reviews
Wadys is amazing! Super fun tour guide, very informative. Would do again/recommend a friend.
There’s 46 steps up to the cave. And the beach chairs are $9.00 each. Was never told this on the website!!! Had to sit in the restaurant!!
The Hato Caves were the highlight of this tour. The guide at the caves was amazing and shared details of how the caves were formed and pointed out all the interesting sights within them. The stop at Kokomo Beach was okay but not our favourite of the several beaches we have experienced on Curaçao (we thought Grote Knip Beach and Cas Abao Beach were nicer). Overall, it was a decent tour.
The Hato Caves were the highlight of this tour. The guide at the caves was amazing and shared details of how the caves were formed and pointed out all the interesting sights within them. The stop at Kokomo Beach was okay but not our favourite of the several beaches we have experienced on Curaçao (we thought Grote Knip Beach and Cas Abao Beach were nicer). Overall, it was a decent tour.
I had the best time on the tour. It was so fun informative. Our tour guide Wadys was so sweet and informative. My group had a really great time. Book with them and Wadys for your tour!!!
Excellent half day - watys was great, knowledgeable and very friendly. Transport was dot on and air conditioned
Great experience and our tour guide (Lilly) was very informative! The caves are a must-see and the beach is beautiful!
The places we visited were beautiful, and our guide was very kind and friendly. However, she seemed inexperienced, and some of the information she provided was confusing or inaccurate. For example, she would often tell us to look to the right when the attraction was actually on the left. We also had to verify some of the facts she shared, including claims about caimans and other wildlife being present in Curaçao. Overall, the tour was okay, but the value for the money was only average. I expected to learn more about Curaçao’s history and hear more interesting facts throughout the tour. For these reasons, I am giving the experience three stars.
The cave was such an interesting experience. We learned so much about how they form, what affects them today and even saw some small fruit bats. The flamingos were temperamental so we didn't get to see any up close so that was disappointing but that wasn't on the tour guide. The beach was worth the trip ;the water was an amazing and even close to the shore you could see fish.
Mr. Glen was very helpful and informative! I’ve been living here for a while and he told us things even I didn’t know! Waking up early and figuring out the pick up spot was a little inconvenient for us, but otherwise we had a great time. This trip takes about half the day, but it’s a great way to see a lot of the island in a short amount of time!
True representation of authentic Curaçao. We enjoyed the caves. The flamingos do their own thing but we caught a glimpse of them. The beach was fun.
Would recommend this tour for cruise passengers not worth it if youre staying on island for couple of days..the cave was ehh ok..flamingos apparently was a hit or miss..you stop by the side of the road too see "if" theyre in the pond...i kid you not..
The tour was easy to locate from our ship docked at Pier 2-Tula. The rep was friendly and organized. Due to the amount of people on the tour, the rep asked if we would be willing to ride in her husband's taxi as he also works for Aida Travel Services. This proved to be an excellent move as the husband was also personable and accommodating. His knowledge about Curacao's history and his willingness to stop at points of interest - NOT on the itinerary - for a quick photo op was very much appreciated. Very positive experience. I would definitely recommend Aida Travel Services.
Mr. Glen was our driver and he was great. Very informative and really knew the ins and outs of the islands. The stops were perfect timing to get things done! Thoroughly enjoyed this trip!
Glenn was an amazing tour guide with a wealth of knowledge about Curacao. He made sure that we were on time to all of our site seeing locations and ensured we had everything that we needed. This is a great tour to get a taste of all the best highlights of Curacao and strongly recommend it! It was also great for my mother who is 83 and is not able to long walking distances.
It was a really fun experience. My family and I enjoyed seeing the caves, flamingos and turtles. We also had a great time at the beach. We had an amazing tour guide that taught us the history of the country as well.
Mr. Glen was very attentive to our needs and shared a lot of lsland History with a local flair.
Please donot book this tour, total scam. First of all they didn’t communicate with us not up until i called Viator multiple times then they showed up on the day late to the hotel. The tour specifically outlined that we would go to the flamingo park in the tour. Tour guide kept saying we are going we went to the Hato cave, we got a little sightseeing of the downtown area as well as going to the private beach. On our way back the tour guide say we will try and go see the flamingos nothing seen no explanation why we got dropped off back to our hotel. Now when i reached out to Viator to get a partial refund for them not fullfilling what was written in the tour, they told Viator that they took us to the park, now I have multiple witnesses and my partner can also attest that we didn’t go to no Flamingo Park all we were was promised to go. Total wasted day and time and it was not cheap 80usd per person. Very disappointing not only that we didn’t see the Flamingos or attempt to see them but the fact that they lied to Viator and told them they took us to the park, hence no partial refund. These people should not be allowed to operate any tours going forward they are unprofessional and liars. The sold us a false promise and didnot deliver. Viator should vet these tour operators better, or maybe it is just Curacao. I have never booked a tour through Viator and had this happen. Shame on them and disappointing to say the least. Stop false advertising and when people come on your tour you don’t deliver.
Fabulous time! The cave was amazing and the beach time was lovely. I saw two turtles! Our driver and guide shared their extensive knowledge and they had great pride in their island. Highly recommend.
Great time. The cave was amazing and I loved the beach time. Our driver and tour guide were excellent. They had so much knowledge to share and I could see their pride in their island. Highly recommend this tour.
It was more than I expected great tour guides. Learn so much history about the country. We were able to see a lot of the country and the locals.
This was a wonderful experience! The caves and beach were beautiful — and we were able to see parts of the island and learn its history through our driver Mr. Glen.
Glen was our driver and guide. He was really amazing. Very friendly, knowledgeable and fun. Ask Glen anything and he had answers. We enjoyed this tour.
Mr.Glen was super knowledgeable about the beautiful curaçao and engaging. Loved his jokes and he also let us hear some of Curacao music. Would definitely recommend him to anyone that traveling to Curacao!!
We loved every bit! It was both entertaining and educational. Truly a great, insightful experience. !
Very cool tour! Mr glen was a great guide! We booked this tour last minute because another tour company fell through and did not respond to our messages. The communication from this company was great and we were very happy.
Our guide Joel was awesome and very informative. He answered all the questions I had about the island and its history. The caves were my favourite part of the tour. I highly recommend checking it out when in Curaçao.
This was absolutely worth it. Amy from the Hato Caves was amazing absolutely loved her! Glenn our tour guide was phenomenal thank you so much!!
We enjoyed our tour with Tiara and Glen. Not only was Glen a great driver, he was very knowledgeable about the area and made sure we had a good time, were able to see things not normally available on the tour. We also shared some of his culture by playing music for us. 2 thumbs up!
Event order did not flow as written in description, so the trip was not as good as hoped. The Flamingo portion was just a pull to the side of a highway and look at bird in a shallow lake several hundred yards away not the hands on experience described.
The tour guide was friendly and I learned a lot. It was a relaxing but fun tour
Tiara was an amazing tour guide, knowledgeable, kind, professional the best!!! The caves were magnificent!!
Finding the meeting point was confusing. They said they would meet us at our cruise port but it was actually at the next pier over from ours. Fortunately, we found them in time after asking around. The tour itself was as advertised except not in the same order. We wanted the beach time at the end so we wouldn’t be wet through it, but instead the beach stop was in the middle. Not a big deal but slightly annoying. The caves were really neat. And the guide gave us plenty of information about the areas we were passing by while driving.
Great experience & Glen our driver was very knowledgeable, friendly & accommodating!!!
Our tour began and as we were heading out of town to the beach our guide announced that he had left 10 guests behind so we went back to pick them up. I found it a little rude that he didn't exactly apologize for leaving them behind but made a comment about only being human. Because we had to go back to port to pick up those guests, we did not stop to see the flamingos. We just slowly drove by which was disappointing especially since the bus windows were very dirty and we were on the opposite side of the road meaning you could barely see them. The drive to Daaibooi beach was fairly long, around 30 minutes and the scenery on the way was not pretty at all. Once we arrived we had 2 hrs to spend there. Unfortunately the "business" on the beach was not ready. We had to wait for the bathrooms to be opened and when they finally were we had to wait for them to remove the chairs that were stored inside before we could go in. There was only a tiny single stall in the women's which made changing into/out of swimwear difficult. There was no running water at the sink so no washing hands. After wasting 30 minutes waiting for the bathroom we finally made it to the beach. The beach is very small but it wasn't too crowded so that was ok. Getting into the water was difficult as there was a sand bar that dropped down several feet and then a shelf of very sharp uneven rocks which were difficult to walk on. The view out to the ocean was beautiful and we did see some neat fish and several pelicans. There was a lot of broken up coral on the beach which made walking difficult. We had to grab some lunch so went back to the "business" to order food. The wait in line to order and get our food was at least 30 minutes, maybe even 40. The staff was not friendly at all. We ordered 2 cheeseburgers and 1 chicken, paid, and then were informed they had no cheeseburgers. We changed our order to 2 chicken and one hot dog but received 2 hot dogs and 1 chicken. When I told the employee he told me I got what I paid for even though other people in line when we changed our order heard me say 2 chicken one hot dog. There was a price difference and no refund was given. The beach was basically a bust since we spent most of our beach time waiting in line. We left the beach and headed to the caves. Unfortunately, there are nearly 60 steps to climb up to get into the caves. Nowhere in the description is this disclosed. Several people in our group struggled to climb the stairs while one person didn't go at all. The caves themselves were really not that interesting. It was very difficult to hear our tour guide as the groups are large and it's difficult to get everyone close enough in the confined space plus other groups were passing us on their way out of the cave. It was very humid and warm in the caves as well. We did see some bats flying around which was kind of neat. Since you enter and exit the same way, you then have to climb down the nearly 60 steps to leave the caves. Overall we were very disappointed in this tour. Several days later while back on the cruise ship I ran into another guest who was on the same excursion. She asked me what we thought and when I told her she said she felt the same - very disappointed.
We had a wonderful time with Glen on this tour. He gave us a great overview as he drove right through the beautiful city. We pulled over to look at flamingos (in the wild) after visiting Hato Caves - a very interesting experience! Then Glen dropped us at stunning Kokomo Beach, where we enjoyed the amazingly clear water and superb snorkeling! All day Glen was helpful, friendly and very attentive. We had a fantastic experience!
I loved this tour with Ruth! She was the best very friendly and informative who the excellent customer service ! Great tour
We were picked up in a nice bus but then put in a crammed taxi because they had too many people for the nice bus. We were crammed in and it was difficult to see anything that the guide was telling us. Although he had some nice stories he started with pitics and gas prices. On vacation we don't eantto hear about those stresses. The cave was nice and something different. The cave was last. The schedule was not followed so we had expected to end at Kokomo which is in the write up so we could stay and snorkel more. They tookus to Daaibooi first. You have to pay for chairs as added cost. It was me and my 9 year old. I had to pay adult price for her becsuse it wouldn't allow one adult, one child. You could do two adults, one child but not the single mom and child. Overall the price was not worth it. You can easily take a can or drive to the cave yourself. It is right by the airport. Highly disappointed and didn't need the stress of the politics. Also, I had asked for clarification two days prior re which beach bc they must two. One in the write up and a different one in the itinerary. No one replied. I would have cancelled had they told me the correct order and beach. Daaibooi is pretty but not great for snorkeling. Sea turtles are where the boats and jet skies go so not a great place to see them.
The tour guides were nice and the caves a little interesting but that’s about the end of it. I know tourism is the main industry and they do the best with what they have to work with. The beach in particular was grim. Drinks available (primarily alcohol) and prices for available food were extortion. Bathroom facilities were disgusting. It would have been better to find a private place in the woods. I recommend staying away from this one.
We had a great experience! We saw flamingos, turtles, and toured Hato Cave. Our tour guide awesome!
The morning meeting the tour group was a little unorganized and was not sure which group was which. We waited about 40 minutes at the port trying to get everything sorted. Once the tour started Leo was very informative and was a great tour guide.
Leo was an amazing tour guide he was very knowledgeable. He knew very good fun facts about Curacao's history and kept us laughing during the whole day. The Hato caves were so fun to see and interesting to learn about. It's warm in there, so be ready to sweat. My only issue with the tour is we didn't get a chance to get off the bus to see the flamingos, you get to see them for like two seconds as your drive past them. The beach ending was so nice. We got to take pictures on a swing in the beach, we ate good food and we lounged in the sun for about 2 hours. Overall, it was really nice. I would totally recommend as cost effective excursion.
Great tour, a good way to see a little bit of most of Curacao in 4 hours. Glen, an island born and raised native, led us on an informative and fun half day tour, getting island history and high points, then exploring the native caves, viewing the fabulous flamingos and ending with some relaxation at quaint little Kokomo beach. Two thumbs up to "Mr Glen" and Curacao Highlights Tour.
it was great experience especially the beach our tour guide Glen was informative fun and very pleasant pick was on time and had great time.
Overall, tour was ok. The day started out with a misunderstanding on time (we were on ship time n phones never reset so we thought we were showing up on time but were an hour late. Once we got that straightened out, we were off to the caves. Caves were ok but nothing super cool, kids weren’t that enthused. We were most excited to see flamingos but what isn’t really explained is it’s just a stop on the side of the road and the flamingos are pretty away in this big open pond. That was disappointing. Last stop was the beach. We went to Kokomo beach and it was crowded with only a smaller area for an actual beach. Overall, the entire excursion left us feeling “meh” Decent for the money but overall, the stops weren’t that cool or anything to write home about
Great tour to gain some knowledge about Curaçao's history. Our tour guide Tianna was very knowledgeable and clear in her delivery, even though she's young she handled it exceptionally well, she's very interactive with the entire bus and took great care of us Trinis. Would recommend to all first timers to Curacao, the caves are gorgeous, I was a bit nervous because I'm not good with enclosed spaces but they have fans installed in thr caves to keep the space nice and cool to prevent you from feeling claustrophobic. If you are very tall there are some spaces where you have to bend to get through, then onto the beach where you get 2 hours to relax and soak on Kokomo beach, the food there is scrumptious, be sure to try the crispy chicken sandwich and the Mai tais, great service all around. The water is lovely and the facilities are well kept. After the beach you get a short drive through the city where Tianna will give you some great information. Our driver was great as well (don't remember his name sorry lol) all in all worth its weight in gold!
The caves are very beautiful!! Definitely worth seeing. The cave guide was a little difficult to understand, but very friendly. The flamingos is a “drive by” 🤣🤣. The beach was breathtaking!! Very beautiful and resturant food was excellent!! This tour was definitely worth it!!
Signed up for the Hato Caves, Flamingo and Beach Tour. Our driver and guide was Glen, he was very friendly and did the tour in both English and Spanish. We started out with a tour of Williamstead followed by Hato Caves, stopping briefly at the Flamingos and lastly Kokomo Beach. I would definitely recommend this tour. The only thing I would advise people is that everyone runs on Island time do have patience and give no worries.
Our family loved this tour! (2 adults + 11 year old, 7 year old). The cave was really neat to see (with a great & knowledgeable tour guide) and Daaibooi beach was amazing! We got to swim with sea turtles, which was incredible! Definitely would recommend. Unfortunately, we only saw 2 flamingos, but understand that it can’t be helped. Just know that it’s possible to not see many. We were also incredibly thankfully that the tour waited for us as our cruise ship docked a little later than when the tour was supposed to leave. The lady who checked us in was so kind & helpful. Our guide was very nice also.
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