Private Aruba Snorkeling Excursion with Rum Punch

I brought my two daughters snorkeling for the first time and couldn’t have asked for a better experience. Lex was amazing!! He is very experienced, knew all the best spots to go for beginners and we had asked to see turtles. He brought us to a spot where the turtles were popping up everywheres. Thank you lex, we will always remember this experience!

incredibly professional and thoroughly enjoyable trip from start to finish. much better than a group snorkeling adventure. highly recommend!!!!

We booked the private snorkeling tour and loved our time with Lex! We made two stops - the first brought so many sea turtle sightings. Lex suggested areas to explore and then we were free to branch out. I've never seen so many turtles at one time! The second stop had many tropical fish varieties, and again Lex offered sage advice and we were free to explore. This was the best snorkeling experience I've had to date, highly recommend!!

If you don’t want the crowded tour boats and want more attention and at a your own pace experience this is it! An amazing captain on a small boat for your family
or friends. Perfect!

Great trip with Captain Lex, learned so much about history of Aruba as well as amazing snorkeling spots. Marina was also very helpful at the check in. Wonderful experience, will book with Octupus watersports again when we return.

My husband and I did a private snorkeling tour and it was absolutely amazing. Our captain, Shaka made the experience that much better! He was so friendly and so accommodating! We went to the shipwreck and another spot on the ocean where there were tons of fish! We even got to swim with turtles. Highly recommend this tour and if you can, request Shaka as your captain!!

This is by far the worst snorkel experience I ever had in my life. I have taken snorkel trip in Bahamas Hawaii and Belize and in Florida.
The captain didn’t even have an assistant to lead the people to right direction to snorkel. I was basically just swim 1/2 a mile myself. Didn’t see maybe 3 fish total on one spot after swimming around no idea where to go.

Great experience. The guide is very knowledgeable about beaches and best spots for snorkeling. Highly recommended.

This was an amazing way to some big snorkel sights off the island. Highly recommend and would go again.

One of the best snorkeling experiences we’ve had across our journeys in the Atlantic, Pacific and Red Sea. We were surrounded by thousands of sardines as turtles and colorful varieties of fish swam and ate around us. This was a positive experience because of the small group and close interaction with the Captain. Going in a small group was also positive because it did not scare away the sea life as the larger groups and party boats do. Definitely recommend this tour!

Our group had a wonderful time with Captain Lex and his first mate (sorry we can't remember her name). They provided outstanding service and were incredibly accommodating to the diverse needs of our group. We got to see sea turtles and a nice variety of fish at the three different places we went, and Lex made sure to keep us ahead of the larger tour boats so that we weren't snorkeling in crowded waters. (Having previously been on one of the larger snorkeling tours, this was definitely a much better experience!) Lex is a great story teller, and we thoroughly enjoyed learning about the history of the island and the various landmarks while sailing. As a family of 8, with three different generations on board, we all thoroughly enjoyed our trip!

This was a horrible experience. We arrived at the Octopus location as instructed in messages from the company and no one was there. We were celebrating my nieces birthday with snorkeling - 3 aunts an uncle and several teenaged cousins. There was no one there from the company. Tour operators from other companies remarked that this was common for Octopus. We
Stood at the Octopus stand for 40 minutes - sending messages through the app - no response. No phone call or text to me about where we should go or what we should do despite my sending 7-8 messages asking for a call or text directly with more instructions. Finally another octopus employee with the catamaran outing told us he would call the captain for the snorkeling trip. That captain (shown in the pictures) was rude. He said he saw us 30-40 minutes prior but we were standing in the wrong spot. He then berated us for not being in an unidentified spot on the beach outside of the shack his employer designated for the trip. Other Octopus employees told us previously that their employer does this all the time - leaves the main hut/shack unoccupied and then leaves the customer behind or they kid their excursion altogether. Don’t chose to snorkel with this company! When the captain finally showed up he was mean and chastised us (again I messaged so many times asking for a direct text so we could communicate at the time bc I wanted the birthday celebration for my niece to go well!) it was really horrible. Please don’t do this to your family.

My husband (Mark) is a diver but I am anxious in the water.
Lex was amazing! I practiced breathing and ended up snorkeling with sea turtles and colorful fish. Truly a bucket list day.
I would recommend this trip to anyone. Lex was really so calming and knowledgeable, the best experience ever!

Great guide, nice pace, we saw beautiful fish, hundreds of them plus another site for huge turtles. Our guide helped one of of our companions overcome her snorkeling anxiety so she had the trip of a lifetime.

We had a great time today on this snorkeling experience. Our captain/guide was Shaka and he was very patient and friendly. Took us to a really calm spot to snorkel for beginners/non-swimmers just as we had requested and was always there to assist. Overall, it was a great outing on the boat just catered to your group even if some of the group doesn’t want to snorkel and just want to relax/enjoy drinks. Would definitely recommend this experience!

we had a great time saw lots of fish and turtles. Lex was our guide and did a great job. he knew exactly where to go and made our trip safe and comfortable.

This charter saved the day for us! We had booked a private snorkely charter with a different company months in advance and they cancelled on us last minute. Octopus saved the day and fit us in the same day. We had an awesome captain, Shaka, who was a lot of fun and very nice! We stopped at two different snorkel spots which were both beautful. I highly recommend this outfit and am grateful they had room for us!!!