Irie Tours

4 months ago

We took the sea turtle/cave tour. Bob was our tour guide. He was fantastic. Extremely knowledgeable of the island. Very calming voices where you actually enjoy listening to everything he said. Tour bus was on time with ample time at each stop. Seeing the flamingos was the highlight of the tour cave was cool too. Affordable and gets to out of the resort to see the island. Bob and pitro were great!!!

3 months ago

Our beach hopping tour with Irie Tours was an amazing experience from start to finish. Our driver and guide, Bob Marley without the Marley (if you are reading Bob ;)), was phenomenal, extremely knowledgeable, and shared great history lessons and fun facts as we moved between beaches. He was punctual, accommodating, and gave us great tips for making the most of our time at each stop. Beyond the knowledge, he just brought great vibes to the whole day and made the experience even more memorable. Highly recommend this tour, and definitely ask for Bob if you can.

7 months ago

Did the half day snorkel tour. We had a great time. Boat was a double decker and was packed with people with just enough seating for everyone to squish together on benches. First stop was the sunken tug boat. Second stop had to be changed due to buoy availability so we ended up at a stop to swim but not snorkel due to near zero visibility. Food was bbq meats, salads, garlic bread and was excellent compared to what we have seen on other tours and there was plenty of it. Improvements - a little bit more music, and no stopping at sandals resort to pick up 2 people who were not at the dock. Crew member had to go find them keeping everyone on boat waiting. We had own transportation but parking area fills up fast. Would recommend Irie tours.

4 months ago

Did a sunset sail as well as the turtle and cave tour. All staff was amazing but a woman named Lady, was the best. She gave us more history than I could’ve ever asked for. She explained the culture, who the people are of Curaçao and most importantly, how to pronounce it! I would highly recommend the turtle tour. They will provide lunch at a cliff side restaurant and the food is amazing and you can watch people jumping from the cliffs! I couldn’t have asked for a better way to spend our Saturday than with Lady and her bus! She reminded me of the book called “The Energy Bus” and a lady named Joy!

6 months ago

I went to on 2 tours with them and had 2 totally different experiences. One was great and the other? Not so much. Our first trip with them was a bus excursion to the caves, beach and sea turtles. Lisa and Leidy were our host and driver. They were excellent and knew so much about the island. The trip it self was fun and we got to see some beautiful points along the island. So I decided to book the Rastamaran to Klein Curacao for a day trip to the island. This isnt my first catamaran trip so I knew what to expect in some ways. My first issue... The trip is labeled as open bar throughout the trip. NOT true. The trip to the island is very rough so I understood why there was nothing being served on the way there but upon arrival we were told nothing will be served until lunch time which started between 1230-1245. (We arrived at the island at 10am). Ok fine... We will just explore the island. Once we get off the boat (you have choice to swim or take a smaller boat to shore). Once arriving on shore now you have to go to the designated area to grab your beach lounge chair and drag it to the designated area that we are allowed to sit. Those shaded areas filled up fast so we decided to sit further down the beach. They provide water and soda on the beach and a very small cooler of beer that no one was told about until it was lunch time. The island itself is interesting and has a lighthouse and other attractions that you can explore. So as we sat in a different area we saw other catamarans and boats come to enjoy the island too but these excursions took the time to set up a bar on the beach and also make sure the loungers were out out for their guests. Come to find out they paid only 15 bucks more for the same trip and seemed to have a lot more care and amenities that we did not. The other boat ended up taking care of us and making sure we had drinks etc. Now lunch time is where the problem came in. We were told lunch was being served between 1230-1245 on the boat so in order to eat you either had to swim back or again take a small boat. My group arrived back to the boat by 1 and come back to no food at all. I made the staff aware and I will say the staff did a wonderful job of securing other food for us but this should not have had to happen in the first place. I am a private chef by trade and so having worked in a catering environment there is no way this should have happened and it lets me know there is a system breakdown in how you choose to provide service. I can make a suggestion that you count the attendees, you put out that exact number of plates telling people they are only allowed one plate. If there are plates still sitting after people get their first round, then that lets you know some people haven't arrived to eat yet and that some food should be reserved for them instead of allowing others to continue to eat. Make no mistake the staff definitely did their job in trying to right this mistake so I am very appreciative of that. My issue is I don't feel we got what we paid for, nor what was listed as services for this trip. All of the other providers on the beach welcomed their guests with a drink when boarding (this has always been a usual on other catamarans I have been on too) and also provided open bar throughout the whole trip. So if you aren't going to provide that then it should be stated that open bar is during this and that time as it's untrue to state it's open bar and definitely is not. Overall I believe the staff works hard and does their best to provide a good experience.