Spanish Lagoon Mangrove Trail with Bird Watching

Prices: Adults (from 13+) US $100 – Children (5 – 12 years) US $85

Extra Upgrades:  Transfer US $100 for 4 persons. Extra person $35

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Frequently Asked Questions

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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Alan M
2023-04-03
Mangrove magic Jorge did a great tour for us, an easy walk exploring the lush lagoon and a gold mining site. We saw lots of lizards, birds, and found a fossil. He is a knowledgeable guide and an interesting entrepreneur, fun to talk to at lunch.
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Colette T
2023-02-24
Awesome!! Jorge was so knowledgeable and made this hike absolutely wonderful. We absolutely recommend it. It made us discover a little know part of the island. We so many different birds and the mangrove trail is so different.
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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.

Itinerary

Starts at TeleAruba in Pos Chiquito

Transportation is not included, but if you have booked private transportation we will pick you up at your hotel/Airbnb accommodation anywhere in Aruba and drive you to our starting point at TeleAruba in Pos Chiquito

Briefing

We will arrive at the local TV sender called Telearuba at the begging of the Spanish Lagoon in Pos Chiquito, where 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.

Tour Detail

Excursion Size

Semi-Private Tour.

Excursion Type

Cultural, Informative, History, Nature, Scenic, Physical, Bird Watching and more.

Excursion Duration

3+/- hours incl. The Total Experience

Time

7:30 / 8:00 Am

Activity Level

Easy / Moderate Walking

Excursion Departure Point

Telearuba local Sender in Savaneta, Aruba.

Recommended Dress

Sneakers, comfortable shorts or pants for walking, tee shirt, camera, hat is optional. for extra water, you can bring your own water bottle. Sunscreen – reef safe.

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.

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