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Glide out from Palm Beach aboard a private 26-foot Bayliner and spend two hours snorkeling shallow reefs at Malmok and Catalina Bay. Ideal for families and first-timers, the trip includes gear, bottled water and a rum punch to toast the view.
Glide out from Palm Beach aboard a private 26-foot Bayliner and spend two hours snorkeling shallow reefs at Malmok and Catalina Bay. Ideal for families and first-timers, the trip includes gear, bottled water and a rum punch to toast the view.
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Operated by Octopus Snorkeling, Sailing & Sunset Tours - Private Charter - Boat Rental · Palm Beach, Noord
The first thing you notice as the Bayliner slips away from Palm Beach is the color — a strip of turquoise so clear it seems to be lit from below. The captain eases the throttle, and the city’s hotel skyline softens into a horizon of reef and wind. In two hours you’ll hop between shallow snorkel shelves off Malmok and the quieter pockets around Boca Catalina, each stop a different room in an underwater gallery where sea fans unfurl and tiny angelfish dart like notes in a score.
easy.
2 hours.
Suitable for most fitness levels; participants should be comfortable swimming short distances and treading water.
The meeting point is the Octopus Aruba beach hut on Palm Beach, located behind the Holiday Inn; free shuttle pickups are offered from most high-rise hotels.
No — guides provide a brief skills refresher and will assist beginners in calm, shallow areas like Catalina Bay and Malmok.
Common sightings include angelfish, damselfish, parrotfish, and a variety of hard and soft corals and sea fans in shallow reef pockets.
Yes — the operator supplies snorkel masks, snorkels and life vests as needed; you may bring your own gear if preferred.
Children are welcome; infants under two cruise free but must sit on an adult’s lap. Staff can help with child-sized masks and life jackets when available.
Trips are canceled for rough conditions; cancellations made at least 24 hours in advance are fully refundable per the operator’s policy.
Aruba’s northwestern coast has long been used by indigenous Arawak communities and later served as sheltered fishing grounds during colonial times, shaping local maritime skills.
Visitors are asked not to touch or stand on coral, use reef-safe sunscreens, and avoid feeding fish; small private groups reduce reef pressure compared with large commercial tours.
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