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Info & Ideas for Snorkeling in Aruba
The website shorediving.com does just a fantastic job of describing and mapping out the different spots you are able to snorkel from. Yes, I know the title says "diving" but if you read the reviews of each "dive" spot, though the website is for "shore dives" there are many many comments about snorkeling these sites as well.
Some of my personal favs:
Catalina Cove (just north of Boca Catalina)
Boca Catalina (shade palapas)
--Boca Catalina & Catalina Cove are next to one another
Malmok Beach (rocky)
--The little sand beach at Malmok is tiny, so not a lot of people. If my memory serves me correctly, this spot is also a little further away from where the sail/snorkel excursions anchor.
De Palm Slope (on De Palm Island, thus not free)
Mangel Halto Reef (aka Spanish Lagoon)
Baby Beach Reef (the furthest taxi ride, thus more expensive to get to...)
Please avoid any beaches on the east side of the island or #1 Shallow Reef. My husband and I are both divers and diving in NJ have seen some rough conditions, but these waters on that side of the island are just treacherous.
The fare from Oranjestad to Baby Beach is going to be somewhere in the area of $35 each way.
Oranjestad to Arashi is $18.00 each way.
Oranjestad to Malmok is $17 - $18 each way.
Oranjestad to Palm Beach is $10 each way.
http://www.taxiaruba.com/
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