Things To Do

Popular Beaches: Palm Beach, Eagle Beach, Baby Beach, etc.

Palm beach and Eagle beach are located near the resorts and offer beach excursions. Baby beach offers a shallow sandbar and is located on the southern most part of the island. Boca Catalina Beach, Arashi beach, Tres Trapi, and Mangel Halto are a quieter beach location and offer snorkeling opportunities.

Renaissance Island

If you want to see the famous flamingos, this is the place! Renaissance Island books up quickly. Make reservations promptly at 9am the week prior to when you want to visit. Reservations are ~$130 for a day pass.

Alto Vista Winery & Distillery

Over the course of the tour, you’ll visit both the vineyard and distillery before making your way to the tasting room. Here, you'll enjoy four crafted wines, paired with a personal charcuterie board. $43 per person.

Trolley around Oranjestad

The trolley offers free transportation to and from the main street downtown area in a loop with the cruise ship terminal. The streetcars can be boarded right outside the cruise port's main gate.

California Lighthouse

$5 ticket to go to the top. Open from 9am-7pm.

Arikok National Park

This beautiful National Park in Aruba comprises almost 20% of the island. Enjoy gorgeous vistas of Aruba’s rugged terrain, desert-like hills filled with tall cacti, a breathtaking coastline and protected local flora and fauna. Trip-advisor offers many excursions through the national park including 4-wheeling and Jeep tours!

Aruba Fantasy Tours

An affordable full day or half day tour that takes you around the island to visit popular sites including: The Aruba Aloe Factory/Museum, California Lighthouse, Alta Vista Oldest Chapel, Casibari Rock Formation, Natural Bridge, Gold Mill Ruins, and Baby Beach.

Hooiberg Mountain Trail

Hooiberg - which translates to Haystack - is a volcanic formation which 500+ feet above sea level, and is located at the approximate center of Aruba. It takes ~600 steps to get great views of the island. Great at sunrise or sunset.

Ayo Rock Formations

Ayo Rock Formations' are towering stone boulders that are considered a sacred site by the island's original inhabitants. Here you can find original rock drawings dating back thousands of years. There are two mystical giants open for you to climb and explore: the Ayo and Casibari Rock Formations. These remarkable natural wonders add aesthetics to the landscape, as well as provide excellent vantage points from which to better view the island.

Quadirikiri Cave

Fontein Cave is also nearby.

Conchi Natural Pool

Aruba Aloe Factory Museum and Store

Open 8-9:00p to 5:00p Tours held every 15 minutes by local guides or explore independently.

Flying Fishbone (Restaurant)

Flying Fishbone is unique as you dine in the water with your toes in the sand. It is recommended to get reservations in advance! All the reviews I have seen say the experience is awesome but the food is only 'okay.'

The Dutch Pancakehouse or Lindas for Dutch Pancakes (Restaurant)

Faro Blanco (Restaurant)

Beautiful views at sunset

Zeerover Fresh Seafood (Restaurant)

Eduardo's Beach Shack (Restaurant)

Fresh Acai bowls, smoothies, juice, and coffee.

SANTOS Coffee With Soul (The Cove)

Aruba Experience Café - Pâtisserie (Restaurant)

Bohemian Bar & Restaurant

Bugaloe Beach Bar & Grill

Happy hour 5-6 & 10-11. Karaoke 8:30-11 on Wednesdays & Saturdays.

The Old Cunucu House Aruba (Restaurant)

Offering homemade Aruban specialities (stewed meat with rice & local fish) in an authentic atmosphere at the charming cunucu (translated: country side) house built 150 years ago.

Tacos pepe nacho

Food truck

AZIA

Delicious sushi

Super Food Plaza

Large grocery store, cheap meals at Jack's cafe inside.

Lola Taqueria

$1 Taco Tuesdays from 11 AM till closing. Our Mexican restaurant has $1 SPECIALS on Carnitas & Chicken Morita

Drinks & Bars

1. Apotek: Apothecary style speakeasy for unique cocktails (Oranjestad). 2. Charlies Bar: Unique atmosphere filled with decades of international memorabilia. Also serves sea food dishes (San Nicolas Neighborhood). 3. The Beach Bar (Palm Beach) "Longest happy hour on the island: 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm." 4. Nightclubs: Gusto, Kalibra, South Beach, The Mill

Bakeries

1. Bread Basket (Palm Beach) 2. Huchada's - Arubian pastries 3. Kulture Café 4. T2 Pan 5. Aruba Experience Cafe 6. Island Grind