USD 75.00
Spanish Lagoon
Morning 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Semi Private tours
Private Spanish Lagoon Trail & Bird Watching
Spanish Lagoon is a protected wetland with a beautiful trail running alongside. Learn about the mangroves and the flora and fauna that thrive there. You will see ancient shell middens from Amerindians of thousands of years ago up to the early 1900’s old gold smelter at Balashi. The star of the show is Aruba’s Burrowing Owl nests, the most photogenic animal on the planet. A walk you will remember forever.
Hike along the Spanish Lagoon Mangrove Trail inland to the headwaters where you will find the ruins of the old gold smelter neighboring the haunted Frenchman’s Pass. Our personal guides will lead you along this mangrove-laced trail while explaining all there is to know about this rarely visited part of our island.
Starts at TeleAruba in Pos Chiquito
Meet us 15 min before departure time at the parking of Telearuba Local Station in Savaneta.
Briefing
At the local TV sender called Telearuba you will get a short briefing introduction to the team and the tour.
Sightseeing walk along Spanish Lagoon area
From there we will hike up along the bridge overlooking the whole Spanish Lagoon area. Best spots for your vacation sightseeing pictures.
7 shell middens
At that point, you will see one of the 7 shell middens located at the Spanish Lagoon that has been carbon-dated between 1465 – 1280 BC.
Oldest Aloe Farms
We will pass along one of the oldest Aloe Farms at the top before we head back down to meet the trail again.
Mangrove Trail
Proceeding inland along the mangrove trail you will see quite different flora and fauna as this is our only inland water area on the island.
Area where they Loaded the barges
You will also see a point in the trail where they loaded the barges with the gold to take out to the ships over 100 years ago.
“Shoco” area
At the end of this amazing trail, we will pass by the protected “Shoco” nest area. If we are very lucky and very quiet we can see these amazing creatures. Aruba’s national symbol is the Shoco. This burrowing owl is only found in Aruba and is the most photogenic animal on the planet. A true pleasure to see.
Old Balashi Gold smelter ruins
Then we will show you the old ruins of the Balashi Gold smelter. Much it is still there to see.
Haunted Frenchman’s Pass
There is a great story of the haunted Frenchman’s Pass that you will hear first as it is located next to the headwaters.
Excursion Size
Semi-Private or private
Excursion Type
Cultural, Informative, History, Nature, Scenic, Physical, Bird Watching and more.
Excursion Duration
2/3 – hours
Starting Time
7:30 Am / 8:30 Am
Activity Level
Easy / Moderate Walking
Excursion Departure Point
Telearuba at Pos Chiquito, Aruba.
Recommended Dress Code
Sneakers, comfortable shorts or pants for walking, T-shirt, camera and hat.
Restrictions
This tour is physically active and general health is necessary. Guests must be able to walk long distances. Children ages 6 and under cannot participate ( except for a previous approval by our Guide – Call us direct). This tour is not wheelchair accessible.
The Hike In total from the departure location to back is between 2/ 2.3 Miles – 3 / 3.5 km
Easy, Spanish lagoon hikes an easy hike with many short stops, where our professional Tour guys talk about the local history, flora, and fauna of the area.
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