And research how to take photos as none of ours were successful. Try to book directly with the company as it's clearly far cheaper. The Aruba Atlantis Submarine expedition goes approximately 130 feet underwater and every inch of the way is a fun submarine trip on the US Coast Guard-certified Atlantis. As a nice touch, he also settled the sub on the bottom of the ocean for a few seconds :). The pilot manoeuvred the sub to within inches of them so we could see individual fishes in their niches. Seaworld Explorer Aruba - Tour by Semi-Submarine By De Palm Tours 4. We saw such amazing sights, particularly as there were three wrecks down there. Nothing of interest to spot at first but then we reached the reef and the fun started. There were two crew members - our guide from the boat and the pilot. Oh dear! However, where there's a will there's a way and my husband did arrive at his seat in one piece, if rather stressed and hurting. Experience vast open spaces and pure freedom with. Then we drew up alongside two other boats and realised that we were going to have to transfer to the sub in open seas. If you are looking for the ultimate driving pleasure, simply head for the water. There was no submarine waiting for us - just a boat! It was quite a long ride really and we were beginning to wonder if it was going to be worth the hassle. Voted Aruba’s most outstanding attraction Book Now Learn More Ideal for families From 55 1. However, this time, we were very, very worried that it might not be for us as my husband walks with a stick and finds getting into a car a challenge. Aruba Atlantis Submarine Tour Take an exciting voyage to depths of 130 feet below the Caribbean Sea Take an unforgettable guided tour aboard the largest passenger submarine fleet in the world. We'd been on a similar excursion about 30 years ago in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, so we were expecting it to be great. We didn't find out about the possibility of doing this until a short while before arriving, when our cruise company added it as an option. Once seated there is ample room to see out of the portholes near your seat and the pilot makes two passes on each location of interest so that both sides have a chance to see things of interest. Sitting is tight, but there is plenty of room to stand upright when moving into or out of the sub. Inside the submarine you sit facing out to the side and are shoulder-to-shoulder. It was nothing frightful unless you can't climb a ladder. There is a 12-step ladder that you have to descend/ascend to enter/leave the submarine.
The submarine eventually reached a depth of 137 feet at its deepest and later did a steep-angle assent as it approached the surface at the end of the dive.
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We saw a lot more fish than we would have at the normal snorkeling spot plus we saw two sunken ships.
Other than seating being a little snug, the sub is comfortable and air conditioned. Usually when we go to Aruba we take a snorkeling excursion, but this time we wanted to do something a little different and we were glad we did. We saw a wide variety of tropical fish, both small and very large. Join Atlantis Submarines, voted Arubas most outstanding. We really enjoyed our excursion on the Atlantis submarine. Take an exciting voyage to the depths of 130 feet below the Caribbean sea.
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