Our tour guide was interesting and funny, and the boat ride over/back quite relaxing. Once ashore, our first stop, the included buffet, was very crowded, seating hard to find, food average. We did meet a lovely couple from England and got some great vacationing tips! Snorkeling was exciting with huge blue parrot fish coming right up to us, however, the... more

This is an absolute must - A very small island where all you need is your sun cream towel and bikini!! - Snorkeling is really great the Blue parrott Fish are about a foot or more long and there are about a dozen of them. Five year old and eight year old really loved it, also saw puffer, eel and... more

We went to DePalm once each week that we were on Aruba. We really enjoyed ourselves. 1st time we booked thru De Palm tours and the bus that came to our timeshare was right on time, we had a fun day. Taxi'd accross to the island, we arrived to get a blurb about the island, where things were etc, and... more

Having had a great time getting to De Palm we got to a car park on the side of the purification plant !! It was dusty, full of potholes and not what you would expect. I spent most of the day snorkelling with the parrot fish which was great. If you ignore the Plant view you should enjoy your day.... more

I think saying that this place was a dump is an understatement. It may have been the most depressing part of the day trip- if you go on this de palm tour thing just go a half day- SO not worth the whole day- the food was NASTY and the only good part of the island was that fact that... more

I visited De Palm Island as the second 1/2 of an all day tour. During the very enjoyable jeep tour of Aruba our guide constantly reminded us that we would soon reach "paradise." We didn't. Everyone in our group was very disappointed with De Palm Island. The bathrooms were a mess and 1/2 of the stalls in the ladies were... more

We visited De Palm Island for the first time earlier this month (May 2008). We had an awesome time; well worth the money!!! We booked the all day trip online through the De Palm tours website prior to our trip to Aruba. We had no problems with De Palm tours at all; they picked us up and dropped us off... more

2005: Our 1st trip to De palm Island was a dream come true. No, wait, I couldn't have dreamed such a place. The beach was clean, not very populated, a buffet was served with salads, sandwhiches, even drinks. There was only a dock, changing house, outdoor cafe. After snorkeling off the beach and dock, we had lunch, took photos and... more

I have to say this being my second time to DePalm Island I was very very disappointed......MOSTLY WITH THE FOOD AND DRINKS.......the water park is nice, just a little small, great for kids, snorkeling is good, equipment etc....for the price that they are charging and offering all inclusive package there needs to be changes......first of all the cups for the... more