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since you only will be having 5 days on island i recommend doing next to nothing (as you mentioned) and staying on the beach.
that being said, one tour that i would do is the Tranquillo snorkel tour.
www.tranquilloaruba.com
many many rave reviews, the ship only holds a few people, there are usually no kids and it is wonderful. (the drift snorkel is particulary terrific)
also too, early mornings or late afternoons are a good time to hop in the car and go exploring.
taking an hour or 2 every day will give you a better feel for aruba and its residents.
(that is if you plan on renting a car)
andrea
quote=Mrs.BeachComber;103626]Hello All!
My hubby and I are taking out first trip to Aruba here in a few months (april 7-12th) Since we want to spend a decent amount of time simply sitting on the beach doing next to nothing, I need some help deciding what to do for the other parts of our trip. We are staying at the tam so dining is not really an issue.
I have just read online about so many activities and tours from different companies and cannot seem to narrow it down since so many of them seem to overlap in regards to the sites they visit. If anyone has any recommendations on 2-3 tours or activities that would cover everything that we absolutley must see/do that would be great. We really like the sailing/snorkeling idea but we dont scuba dive and we like the jeep tour idea. Let me know! Thanks all![/quote]