![]() I think you can guess from the names what animals you’ll find on each side of the island! Iguana Beach has more seating and is more family-friendly, so I recommend spending time on this side of the island when you’re tired of the flamingos. The private island is actually split into two parts, the Iguana Beach side and the Flamingo Beach side. This doesn’t mean they can’t take the boat, but they’ll have to spend most of the day on other parts of the island. However, you should note that children are only allowed on the flamingo side of the island from 9-10AM. I recommend catching the earliest boat you can to avoid crowds! The first boat leaves the hotel at 7AM from the canal located just past the lobby, and the last boat from the island comes back to the resort at 6:45PM. Luckily, the boat ride is free and quite short, but they will check to make sure that you either have a room key, a day pass, or a spa pass in order to let you on board. The only way to access Flamingo Island is by private boat. They have a facility in the hotel for regular spa treatments that will not get you access to the island! Note: make sure you book one of the treatments at the Spa Cove, not just any Okeanos Spa treatment. Again, not a cheap option, but if a day pass itself is already going to be $125, I think adding on another $40 or so for an entire hour’s private massage is a pretty good deal. It can cost anywhere from $165 per person and can go basically as high as you want it to with add-ons and upgrades. There are several package options, but the basic Seascapes one includes an open-air massage session and a frozen drink, with the option to add on lunch as well (I recommend taking that option, since like I mentioned previously, this means you can spend the whole day on the island without worrying about meals). And some of the more premium spa options are located at the private Spa Cove–on Flamingo Island! The Renaissance Aruba also has a spa treatment center called Okeanos Spa that isn’t exclusive to hotel guests. This is a little-known option that I didn’t hear much about online, but I think this is maybe the best way to visit Flamingo Island. The day pass option also comes with a food and drink voucher for either of the restaurants on the island, which is nice because it means you can stay on the island the whole day without having to worry about your meals. On days when the hotel is at super-high capacity, they might not even release day passes at all! So if you’re planning on going with this option, make sure to try and book it as far in advance as possible, and wake up early to catch those day passes before they sell out. However, as you might expect, these day passes are in high demand. On the Renaissance Aruba website, they release a limited number of day passes per day that aren’t cheap (last I checked, they are $125 per person) but are definitely cheaper than booking multiple nights’ stay at the hotel. This is probably the most popular option to get access to Flamingo Island. Not only that, but they request that you book the hotel for at least two nights, so you’ll be shelling out a good few hundred dollars per night for however many nights you stay. This option is best for if you are planning on visiting the island for multiple days, since you only have to pay for the room and not for anything else. As a guest of the Renaissance Aruba hotel, you will also have access to Flamingo Island. This is the most obvious and straightforward option. Be a hotel patron of the Renaissance Aruba hotel ![]() You can get access by 1) being a hotel guest, 2) booking a day pass, or 3) booking a spa cove treatment. There are 3 ways that you can gain access to this famous island filled with 8 or so feathery pink friends, all of which I explain below! The flamingos are only located on a private island owned by the Renaissance Aruba hotel and not available for visitation by the public. In fact, they pretty much don’t exist on Aruba at all, except for a very small section of land off the island’s west coast. Probably around the same time pink became the unofficial color of Instagrammers everywhere, and let’s be honest, flamingos are super cute with their funky legs and their fluffy plumage.ĭespite what Instagram might lead you to believe, flamingos do not actually wander wild around the island of Aruba. I’m not sure when flamingos became an instant photo hit with people. ![]()
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