We had booked the 'Hidden Gems' tour, but unfortunately neither of us enjoyed it. The driver was so full of himself and Aruba, that he repeated himself continuously and talked non-stop. There were several places with some tremendous beaches on the island, and we probably should have been given a chance to swim, but we kept getting out of the bus just for 10 minutes or 20 minutes at a time to take photos. The two caves we visited were disappointing, after having seen Harrison's Cave in Bridgetown. The caves had lots of damage to the stalactites, even big ones had been broken off leaving stumps. The Casibari rock formations were spectacular, except that they have been vandalised by adding staircases up and down to viewing points. We saw some turtles and piranha fish, and several people took their shoes off so they could have the dead skin nibbled away. We saw loads of cacti and a huge Christmas cactus the size of a tree. They also have Aloe Vera growing but we only saw a small one. The island is just concentrating on tourism, and we think they are spoiling natural features in the process.
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