App Detail » Aruba Self-Guided Island Tours

What's New

Aruba Bundle added with new content for each tours.
UI Changes and Bug fixes.
Performance Enhancements.

App Description

Welcome to the narrated driving tour of the Battle of Aruba shows you the island’s most beautiful beaches and dazzling vistas, all while filling you in on the piratical adventures which swept through these crystal-clear waters during piracy’s Golden Age.

Aruba:
Ready for a swashbuckling excursion through paradise? This driving tour shows you the island’s most beautiful beaches and dazzling vistas, all while filling you in on the piratical adventures which swept through these crystal-clear waters during piracy’s Golden Age.

Soak up some sun while learning about Black Bart, Spanish galleons, and the world-renowned Sir Francis Drake! As you cruise through island scenery so picturesque you’d swear it must be fake, we’ll regale you with true stories of the famous pirates who plied their criminal trade around these waters.

Discover Noord’s beautiful coves and lighthouses, Santa Cruz’s beaches and ruins, and Oranjestad’s curious blue horses. And all you’ll need is your phone and your beach gear!

Featuring riveting stories, an engaging narrator, and easy automatic audio, this app puts exploration in the palm of your hand!

This comprehensive tour includes the following:

■ Welcome to Aruba
■ S.S. California
■ Marooned with Turtles?
■ Catalina Cove
■ Not So Uninhabited After All
■ Spanish Occupation
■ Francis Drake vs. the Spanish
■ The Dutch and Piracy’s Golden Age
■ Pirate Myths and Misconceptions
■ Alto Vista Chapel
■ Betico Croes: Liberator of Aruba
■ Unique Currency: Florin
■ Safe Tap Water
■ Casibari Rock Formation
■ Heading to: Ayo Rock Formation
■ Bushiribana Gold Mill
■ Natural Bridge & Hurricanes on the High Seas
■ Pirate vs Privateer: What’s the Difference?
■ El Nino & La Nina
■ Shipwrecks - Antilla
■ Donkey Sanctuary
■ Franse Pas
■ Pirates of Frenchman's Pass
■ Buried Treasure in the Spanish Lagoon
■ Balashi Gold Mill
■ Beach Sanctuary
■ Aruba’s Many Languages
■ Hooiberg
■ Rosalinda
■ Saturnina
■ Escapia
■ Sinforosa
■ Eufrosina
■ Ambrosio
■ Bonifacia
■ Celestina

HOW IT WORKS:
As you travel, audio stories play automatically based on your location. Simply go to the starting point of the tour and begin following the given route. Each story begins playing on its own, usually just before you reach a point of interest.

TOUR FEATURES:

▶ Freedom of travel
No scheduled tour times, no crowded buses, and no rush to keep moving past stops that interest you. You have total freedom to skip ahead, linger, and take as many photos as you’d like.

▶ Automatic play
No muss, no fuss. Just follow the app’s built-in route to all the must-visit spots — the audio stories about everything you see will play automatically!

▶ Works offline
Download the tour in advance and then use it seamlessly, even in areas with no service!

▶ Lifetime purchase
No monthly subscription. No time limits. No usage limits. Enjoy this tour as many times as you like.

▶ Incredible stories
Immerse yourself in the history, culture, and secrets of this famous site with the help of a top-tier narrator and fascinating stories written by experts.

▶ Award-winning app
Featured on Thrillist and WBZ, this easy-to-use app won the Laurel Award for Technology from the Newport Mansions, who use the app for over a million tours per year.

FREE DEMO:
Check out the totally free demo to get an idea of what this tour is all about. If you like it, purchase the tour to access all the stories.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
Download the tour ahead of time over data or WiFi for full offline use.

Be sure your phone battery is fully charged or take an external battery pack. Continued use of the GPS can drain your battery.

Allow the tour to access location services and GPS tracking features to play stories automatically during the tour.

App Changes

• August 14, 2020 Initial release
• December 09, 2020 New version 1.1
• August 05, 2021 New version 2.0
• April 25, 2024 New version 2.1