Dutch Antilles Express and Tiara Air both offer frequent flights between Aruba and Curacao making a day trip to Curacao easy. Several flights leave Aruba before 9 a.m. arriving in Curacao a half-hour later and return early afternoon and evening. Once in Curacao, you can explore the island on your own, or book a tour with a company like Curacao Actief. They offer island tours focusing on history and culture, jeep tours, hiking tours and snorkel tours.
Curacao Actief
Octagonplein
Willemstad
Curacao
866-729-1052
curacao-actief.com
Although flights to Bonaire are a bit more limited from Aruba, several flights are available daily with Dutch Antilles Express. Dutch Antilles Express' route goes through Curacao with one- to four-hour layovers–careful planning is needed to avoid spending most of your day at the airport. Flights leave Aruba as early as 8 a.m., arriving in Bonaire at 9:30 a.m. The return flights leave Bonaire as late as 5:15 p.m. arriving in Aruba at 7 p.m. Once on the ground in Bonaire, Bonaire Tours offers local guided tours or adventure activities like jeep tours, kayak tours and snorkel tours.
Bonaire Tours & Vacations N.V.
Harbour Village Market Square #7
Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles
599-717-8778
bonairetours.com
On selected days, the Dutch Antilles Express flight route will accommodate a day trip to St. Maarten. Flights leave Aruba at 8 a.m. and arrive in St. Maarten at 10:45 a.m. The return flight leaves St. Maarten at 3:30 p.m. and arrives in Aruba at 9:30 p.m. While on the island in St. Maarten, visitors can explore both the Dutch (St. Maarten) and the French (St. Martin) sides of the island with Bernard's Tours or take a horseback ride, snorkel tour, ride a pirate boat or a semi-submersible submarine for a view below the waves.
LUDOT, Corp.
Shore Adventures
Bernard's Tours
305-964-7600
bernardstours.shoreadventures.net
