Sea Trek Aruba

When my wife and I honeymoon in Aruba, we try to pack in as much fun and adventure as possible. We snorkelled, hiked, explored, and drove from one end of the island to the other.

But of all the things to do in Aruba, my favorite was Sea Trek.

This adventure will take up a good part of your day, but it is worth it. Sea Trek is one of the most exciting things to do in Aruba, as you get to walk on the bottom of the sea, 30 feet under water.

After a short ferry ride to neighboring DePalm Island, you’ll receive safety instructions from the tour guides. They teach you how to decompress so you don’t get sick from the increased water pressure, and they teach you a series of hand signals so you can communicate with them underwater.

You can go down with your bathing suit or a wetsuit. I recommend the wetsuit because the water temperature on the surface is quite cold. If you’re just wearing a bathing suit, you’ll be shaking uncontrollably. But with a wetsuit you will be nice and comfortable.

Instructors help you put on a large helmet with an air hose attached, and then you slowly descend a 30-foot ladder (stopping along the way to decompress) until you reach the bottom of the sea.

Once at the bottom, you will lose yourself in a world of colorful fish and a small plane that plunged into the spot. The instructors take lots of underwater photos that you can buy once you get back on land.

Photos are only a few dollars and worth it. It’s hard to explain the experience to someone who hasn’t. A picture is worth a thousand words.