Private Aruba Snorkeling Excursion with Rum Punch

Gio and Demi from Octopus Snorkling were outstanding hosts and guides! My family of 4, kids 7 and 9, booked the private snorkling and were NOT disappointed! The shipwreck was mind-blowing! So many fish and wonderful sights! We even saw several sea turtles! We can't thank Gio and Demi enough for a very memorable experience!!!

Hands down the best snorkeling trip ever! We have snorkeled in Mexico, Cost Rica, other places and this was the best trip of them all! Captain Lex was knowledgeable and engaging. He made sure our safety was first and provided some good tips on how to enjoy the trip to the fullest. He had drinks (adult and otherwise) on board. He went at a nice speed, not too fast or too slow. The shipwreck was amazing (better than I thought it would be) and the fish we saw were fantastic! We also saw turtles! He knew just where to find them and not in spots that were crowded. I can't recommend this trip enough! Ask for Captain Lex!

Captain Lex was great, he took us to snorkeling places where nobody else was at and we saw some really neat fish. He was very knowledgeable about the fish area too. Jose at the check in place was also very nice and helpful.

My favorite excursion ever. The captain and first mate were so nice and treated my young daughters like their own allowing mom and dad to get a few more minutes to enjoy the amazing snorkeling. I am booking this again for this fall.

Thank you!!

Lex was a fantastic captain and worked with us to reschedule to another day due to inclimate weather. We hit three spots on our private trip and managed to see sea turtles at the second of these. The final stop over the ship wreck was really cool, too.

Highly recommend

Lex was a great captain and was patient with us. We had a great day on the boat and in the water.

Worth every penny and was a great B-day present for my wife. Thank you for a memorable few hours!

She’s still talking about sea-turtle :)

The trip was amazing. Beautiful shallow snorkeling followed by a deeper water shipwreck. I’m a diver, and I truly enjoyed this. My wife is a first time snorkeler, and our guide was the best! Thank you, Lex, for the memories.

We had an excellent time with Lex! We appreciated the professionalism and the private experience. We were able to avoid the big crowds on the catamarans, and have a more personalized adventure! We snorkeled the shipwreck and another area with amazing fish and beautiful sea turtles grazing on the sea bottom. Highly, highly recommend!

This was fabulous! We were able to see the ship wreck, turtles, and a ton of sea life. Our tour guide Lex was wonderful! He was knowledgeable and attentive. I would recommend anyone traveling to Aruba do this!!

Best snorkel experience ever!!

For not that much more than group snorkel we had our own captain. Took our time where we wanted. Shipwreck was super cool

The private snorkeling trip with Gio was probably the highlight of the whole trip with regard to activities. We tend to do private things rather than big group tours, and this did not disappoint.
We did a three hour and our captain. Gio is beyond knowledgeable. He’s sixth generations Aruban and knew all the places to go for us to see the great things in the water and out of the water. The highlights were seeing turtles, starfish conch, pulling up to a beautiful sandbar, walking along the beach, seeing the California lighthouse and thousands of beautiful fish.
We brought an additional cooler of waters and soft drinks and extras, but we didn’t need them because everything was provided for us.
We highly recommend octopus tours, but mostly Gio because he was literally the captain of the ship and he did a great job and we will return. He deserves lots of kudos for everything going above and beyond to complete our beautiful trip.

Amazing tour. Everything from Jose at the front desk keeping my children entertained with riddles and magic tricks to Captain Gio and his knowledge as well as his extremely friendly personality was first class. We did a large snorkeling tour while in Aruba as well as this private tour, and this was hands down the better experience.

My two kids ages 8 and 11 had a blast, and the minute we stepped off the boat said they wanted to do it again. I recommend this to any family looking for a snorkeling tour while on the island. I would definitely advise to book this over the larger ships.

First class operation from start to finish!

We saw beautiful fish, sea turtles and a ship wreak. The captain and 1st mate were very friendly and made our trip very enjoyable!!

It was a great experience!!! Captain of the boat was great. Had a really good time. I would recommend this.

Lex and Richard were absolutely fantastic Captains and guides. They along with Aruba Abe exercised amazing customer service. Their knowledge, patience and enthusiasm were beyond exceptional. Definitely would do this trip again!!

Captain Lex and his co-captain Ray were wonderful. Highly recommend them both. Took us to 2 spots to snorkel that were perfect. We got to see sea turtles and an octopus as well as a million beautiful fish. Exploring under the sea was an incredible experience for the whole family. They made sure we didn’t get off the boat until our gear was on correct and fitted properly. Drinks were great. They were a pleasure and Ray even took our camera underwater and got the BEST pictures/video ever of sea turtles swimming. Most memorable morning with the most amazing photos as memories. Would do it again

Gio was amazing! We had an excellent time and will definitely be book again when we return to the island!