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              Chogogo Tours



              Chogogo Tours takes pride in being a multi-
              service operator of tour & transfer vehicles for
              any  and  all  purposes.  Their  knowledgeable
              team has an excellent reputation in the field
              of normal and disabled access transport, with
              a specialization in open-air and closed  buses
              and minivans.

              Through our diversity of buses and vans, they
              offer customized transport to suit your  party’s
              needs – from private or group island tours and
              discount party buses to  port/airport transfers,










                                                             and if needed, all with wheelchair access. As
                                                             of September 2019,  Chogogo Tours has up-
                                                             graded its services for disabled or less-mobile
                                                             visitors, offering  rental beach wheelchairs and
                                                             expanding our wheelchair-accessible tour op-
                                                             tions.

                                                             Their  latest  additions  to  the  ever-expand-
                                                             ing  fleet  include  two  air-conditioned  vans
                                                             that    can  seat  up  to  12  guests  but  are  also
                                                             equipped with lifts to make them accessible
                                                             to  wheelchairs.
                                                             So whether it is a transfer for your party, an Is-
                                                             land  or  Beach  Hopping  Tour  or  their  famous
                                                             Bar Hopping Tour on one of our Party Buses,
                                                             Chogogo Tours is the tour operator for you.q

             Aruba’s Nature is to be Cherished


            ST. CRUZ — The national park  and historical sites. These can  occurrence of daytime nest-  ‘Chucharon  Cora’  as  they  and get an idea of our entire
            Arikok comprises almost 18  all be enjoyed and explored  ing and hatching. Sea turtles  are known in Papiamento.  island. Lately there is a discus-
            %  of  the  island.  Its  rugged  either on your own or during  prefer nesting in the cool and  This unusual looking bird for-  sion going on about the effect
            terrain, desert-like hills filled  guided tours. A wide variety of  dark hours of the night. And  ages in shallow muddy water  certain activities have on our
            with tall cacti, breathtaking  educational and informative  hatchlings usually wait for the  while sweeping its flattened  nature, for example the ATV
            coastline and protected lo-  programs and fun activities  cue of cooling surface sand  bill from side to side to catch  vehicles cause a lot of dust,
            cal flora and fauna welcome  is available.                before emerging.             small fish, crustaeceans and  noise and leave tire tracks.
            you to be explored. There is  Did you know that four of the      Bubali Magic          other aquatic invertebrates.  Animals live in these areas
            numerous wildlife to discover  in total seven species of sea  This beautiful close-up image  The Roseate Spoonbill remains  where the vehicles run, of-
            like for example the sea tur-  turtle lay their eggs on Aruba's  of the pink bird is courtesy of  an uncommon sight as they  ten with high speed and with
            tle who lays his eggs on the  beaches? In the national park,  Michiel Oversteegen of the  are vulnerable to degrada-  detrimental consequences
            park’s  beaches.  There  are  a Least Tern (Sternula antil-  Aruba Birdlife Conservation.  tion of feeding and nesting  to flora and fauna. Motor-
            more  places  on  the  island  larum) keeps a strict eye on  This  important  foundation  habitats (Wetlands). (Source:  ized vehicles are forbidden
            that  are  a  preserved  area  a very special event taking  showcases and builds aware-  arikok national park)      to drive on the sand dunes in
            like the Bubali Plas which is  place below on the beach:  ness of Aruba’s birds and other  The aforementioned is just a  the Northern part of the island
            a bird sanctuary.            a majestic Leatherback (Der-  native flora and fauna. You  part of what Aruba’s nature  and all beaches in Aruba are
                                         mochelys coriacea) heads  may have seen a ‘pink cloud’  has to offer. We cannot stress  forbidden for any motorized
            The national park Arikok takes  back to sea after laying her  lately at the Bubali or Span-  enough to go, see for your-  vehicle. Treasure our island
            you on a memorable journey  eggs, while another nest laid  ish Lagoon Wetlands areas?  self. The island has the most  to enjoy it like you do: as a
            of the islands past offering  2 months ago by the same  It’s most likely to be Roseate  beautiful beaches but it is also  tropical and natural paradise.
            unique geological, cultural  female hatches. A very rare  Spoonbills  (Ajaia  ajaja)  or  worthwhile to go beyond this  We truly appreciate it!q
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