City: Paradera
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Paradera is a small town near the northeast end of the island of Aruba. The census region Paradera encompasses the town of Paradera as well as nearby settlements and neighborhoods within Paradera. At the time of the 2010 census, Paradera proper had a population of 2,486. The Paradera census region had a population of 12,024.
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1. Aruba Go Cherry ATV Tours & More
Overall Ratings
5 based on 119 reviews
Reviewed By foodBlogette - Toronto, Canada
Highlight of our vacation was a day exploring the island on UTV! All thanks to the owner of Aruba Go Cherry (Isaac)! We were emailing different companies for ATV/ UTV rentals but many places were booking up quite quickly or were quite expensive. We met with Isaac who was able to rent us a UTV at a reasonable price. He didn't have a UTV the day we wanted it but was able to make other arrangement for us. He was able to coordinate a rental with one of his friends at the Seabob store at Arashi beach. We had already explored most of the island by car and wanted to go to Arikok National Park. He gave us tips and advice on what we could see and do to make our trip smoother.
We went off- roading most of the way which ended up being very enjoyable! The path starts behind the California Light house and makes it way around to Alto Vista Lighthouse. From there you could continue to take a backroad towards the Natural Bridge or take the main road (which faster). The journey itself to Arikok National park took about 30- 40 minutes depending on how fast you drive. We were out for about 8 hours and we did see a good majority of places but could have stayed out even longer with all of the fun we were having!
2. The Gold Mine Ranch Horseback Riding Tours
Overall Ratings
5 based on 807 reviews
The Gold Mine Ranch is a small family owned ranch aiming to provide the best service to all our guests. We have AMAZING adventure trails, and well-trained horses. Book online and receive a discount. If you want to experience awesome horseback riding, on the beach and country side of Aruba, look no further. Let us be the highlight of your vacation.
Reviewed By Lori B - Chicago, Illinois
This is just an awesome way to see the west coast of Aruba. Chermette & Daniel were gracious hosts who are full of history about the island, the Dutch, & just anything & everything Aruba. The horses were gentle & sure footed. The coast from shore to cactus is an amazing adventure. Give yourself a couple hours to enjoy this wonderful getaway.
3. Rancho Loco
Overall Ratings
5 based on 219 reviews
Rancho Loco is an equestrian center that is dedicated to boarding and caring of horses, training of juvenile horses, riding lessons for beginners as well as experienced riders and horseback ride tours.
Reviewed By Philip A
My husband and I had a great experience with horseback riding at Rancho Loco! We were met right outside of where our cruise ship was docked and driven to the ranch where we embarked on a 3.5 mile horseback ride through the national park to the natural pool. The scenery was just breathtaking and swimming in the natural pool was an amazing experience. Andreas and Danny were our guides and they were great guys and very professional. We were amazed at how well trained the horses were and how well they rode over hilly and rocky terrain. We had a perfect day and have fond memories of our experience with Rancho Loco.
4. Druif Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 124 reviews
A section of a seven-mile-stretch of beach that offers excellent swimming conditions due to calm water.
Reviewed By Easylivingtravel - Tampa, Florida
This beach seemed private although it was open to public. It is used by the DIVI resort. In fact all the chairs and umbrellas belong to the resort. However it is a nice place for a beach walk and it wasn't hard to park during low season. Perhaps next time I'm in Aruba I'll stay at the DIVI resort just to have unlimited access to this beautiful beach.
5. Aruba Active Vacations
Overall Ratings
5 based on 257 reviews
Aruba Active Vacations offers: kitesurfing / kiteboarding, windsurfing, mountainbike rental and tours, landsailing and snorkels. We have friendly and professional instructors, to make sure your activity is fun and informative.
Reviewed By Евгений А
We took several windsurfing lessons during our vacation in March 2018. Our teacher Irene has explained us the key things for windsurfing, so we could start Surfing straight away, and had a great time Surfing. Even though we were very begginers at Surfing. So great teacher, great company, great place!
6. Rancho la Ponderosa Day Horseback Riding Tours
Overall Ratings
5 based on 407 reviews
Reviewed By Karen B
The horses at this ranch are very nice and the guides were great. During the 2 hour ride through the hills and along the beach, we were able to gait the horses quite a bit and also got to canter a few times. My horse was very responsive and it was a great ride.
7. Donkey Sanctuary Aruba
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 632 reviews
Visit Donkey Sanctuary Aruba where you can feed and pet the donkeys from the safety of our enclosed porch. They especially love apples and carrots, so feel free to bring some along. There is no admission fee, though your generous donations are greatly appreciated and are what continue to allow us the ability to care for our donkey family, which has approximately 130+ members at the moment. Our volunteers will be more than happy to show you around and answer your questions. And if you get there early enough, you can even help with the daily chores of feeding and caring for the donkeys, a great and educational experience for children! If you’d rather just observe, then you’re welcome to grab a seat on our covered porch, sit back with some coffee or a cold beverage and snack from our concession stand, or take a look inside our gift shop. Whatever you decide, we look forward to seeing you there!
Reviewed By cdlhos - Los Angeles, California
This sanctuary houses the majority of the donkeys on the island. There are only a few remaining outside this facility because they were getting hit by cars. This place has a large area for the donkeys to roam and they seem well taken care of. They get real excited when its feeding time and all gather around to be fed. They generally take food gently, but I did notice some bullies and others were more timid. I tried to spread the wealth when feeding to make sure every donkey got a share. There are also some friendly cats and beautiful peacocks onsite. This place does not have an organized tour, you mostly wander around on your own. That was fine with us. It is a nice place to spend an hour or so. We visited the same day we went to Baby Beach and Arikok national park.
8. Eagle Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 7 reviews
This popular resort beach features the white sand and turquoise waters of an ideal Caribbean beach.
Reviewed By Teach_Travel_REC - Staten Island, New York
A lovely beach of white sand transitioning into beautiful turquoise water.
Eagle Beach is in the low-rise hotel area where the hotels are across the street and not right on top of it like in the high-rise hotel area.
No lounges or chairs are provided,and very few shaded areas so slather on that sun block and be prepared to sit/lay back on your beach towel.
9. Manchebo Beach
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 448 reviews
An impressive strand of white powder, this quiet spot on the southwestern tip of Aruba is ideal for a leisure day at the beach.
Reviewed By Steve1362 - Avon, Ohio
Located just south of Eagle Beach, Manchebo Beach is a beautiful, relaxing white sand beach with shimmering blue water. Unlike Eagle Beach, low-rise hotels and resorts are located directly on the beach but, unlike Palm Beach, there is a lot of room between the hotel facilities and the water and never felt crowded as most of Manchebo Beach is very wide.
Water sports can be arranged at Coco Loco Aruba at the very northern end of the beach and while the very southern end of the beach, where it transitions into Divi Beach, gets narrow and a bit rocky, it provides an area for birds, crabs and other bits of nature and can be very photogenic. Sunsets here are spectacular and there is often an increase in activity around sunset with people coming to witness the daily spectacle.
10. Philip's Animal Garden
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1 reviews
Philips animal garden is a nonprofit organization. We do not rely on governmental support and get our resources entirely out of tours, theme-days and donations. The funds acquired will be solely and fully used to guarantee the wellbeing of the animals in several ways, such as: The safety and cleanness of the environment (habitat). All the required and necessary (expensive) vaccines that differ per animal. To provide for the specific maintenance and specific diets which are required to guarantee health and longevity of the species. Veterinarian care.
Reviewed By sunlover6588 - The Pas, Canada
I so enjoyed finding this gem. We rented a car and drove ourselves, was so worth it! They gave us a bag of food with our $10 admission. Loved the saucy ostriches, the goofy goats, donkeys, camels and that great Alpaca! All of the other...Moresunlover6588, I have the same experience every time I spend time roaming around Philips Animal Garden, just can't seem to stop smiling!!! Thank for joining us and spending time with our rescued residents and for your review of your time with us.
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