This interactive map of Aruba brings together 145 hand-picked places: 63 attractions, 38 restaurants, 22 cafés and 22 shops. It also includes 5 walking routes with their stops in order. For every place you get what it is, a practical tip and how to get there by public transport. It is free, works on your phone and needs no sign-up.
Tap a route to see it drawn on the map, stop by stop.
History #1Fort Zoutman
Fort Zoutman · Oranjestad
Aruba's oldest building (1798), the Dutch fort that watched over the bay.
Tip: You can see the fort from the square for free; the museum inside charges separately (US$5).
🚇 Oranjestraat stop — Arubus · 2-min walk
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Yellow postcardWillem III Toren
Willem III Toren · Oranjestad
The yellow 1868 tower next to the fort: lighthouse, bell tower and town clock.
Tip: The 5:30pm light hits the yellow head-on. It's the most Dutch photo in the Caribbean.
🚇 Oranjestraat stop — Arubus · 2-min walk
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Separate ticketMuseo Histórico de Aruba
History Museum · Fort Zoutman
Inside the fort: Arawak, colonial and gold-rush Aruba across four rooms.
Tip: US$5 per person and a roof over your head: the perfect plan if an afternoon shower rolls in.
🚇 Oranjestraat stop — Arubus · 2-min walk
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Free and air-conditionedMuseo Arqueológico Nacional
Archaeological Museum · Schelpstraat
The island's Caquetio-Arawak collection in two restored cunucu houses. Free.
Tip: It's free and air-conditioned. Closed Mondays: don't save it for your rest day.
🚇 Plaza di Museo stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Instagram favoritePlaza Daniel Leo
Plaza Daniel Leo · Oranjestad
The colorful Dutch facades that show up in every photo of Aruba.
Tip: The facades face north: the good light is early morning, before the cruise crowds.
🚇 Renaissance Mall stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Expect a photo lineCartel "I love Aruba"
I love Aruba · Plaza Nicky
The giant letter sign across from the port: the island's must-take photo.
Tip: Before 9am there's no line. When two ships dock, the wait goes past 20 min.
🚇 Schoolstraat stop — Arubus · 6-min walk
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Green and freeWilhelmina Park
Wilhelminapark · Oranjestad
Seafront garden with the statue of Queen Wilhelmina and huge cactuses.
Tip: It's the southern tip of Linear Park: you can keep walking the shore all the way to Surfside.
🚇 Oranjestraat stop — Arubus · 6-min walk
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The longest promenadeLinear Park
Linear Park · Oranjestad
Coastal bike-and-walk path hugging the sea from the port to the airport.
Tip: One of the longest coastal paths in the Caribbean. Rent a bike: with the trade winds at your back it's pure pleasure.
🚇 Surfside Beach stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Nightlife by the portRenaissance Marketplace
Renaissance Marketplace · Oranjestad
Courtyard of bars and restaurants on the marina, with live music almost every night.
Tip: This is where the city goes out at night without getting in a car: all of it steps from the cruise pier.
🚇 Schoolstraat stop — Arubus · 4-min walk
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Streetcar starts herePuerto de cruceros
Cruise Terminal · Oranjestad
The pier that lands a million visitors: the free streetcar starts right at the door.
Tip: The free Oranjestad streetcar leaves from here and does NOT run on Sundays. Roughly 10am-4pm.
🚇 Welcome Plaza stop — Arubus · 3-min walk
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For non-swimmersAtlantis Submarines
Atlantis Submarines · Oranjestad
A real submarine that drops down to the reef and a wreck without getting your hair wet.
Tip: The only way to see the bottom without snorkel or tank. Book online; it sells out in high season.
🚇 Atlantis Submarines stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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US preclearanceAeropuerto Reina Beatrix (AUA)
Queen Beatrix Airport · Oranjestad
The island's front door: 10 minutes from the center and with US preclearance.
Tip: Flying to the US? You clear immigration HERE: arrive 3 hours early. The taxi downtown is a flat US$26.
🚇 Airport Hangar Terminal stop — Arubus L2 · 6-min walk
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#1 in the Caribbean 2026Eagle Beach
Eagle Beach · Oranjestad Noord
Blinding white sand and plenty of it: Tripadvisor's #1 beach in the Caribbean for 2026.
Tip: Tripadvisor 2026: #1 in the Caribbean and #4 in the world. The low-rise stretch has almost no shade: bring a tent.
🚇 La Quinta - Eagle stop — Arubus L10 · 2-min walk
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THE Aruba photoLos divi-divi de Eagle Beach
Divi Divi Tree · Eagle Beach
The two most photographed crooked trees in the Caribbean, bent by the wind.
Tip: The trade winds always blow from the east, so the divi-divi ALWAYS points southwest. Use it as a compass.
🚇 Amsterdam Manor - Eagle stop — Arubus L10 · 1-min walk
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New on the rankingPalm Beach
Palm Beach · Noord
The high-rise strip of hotels, piers and catamarans. #6 in the Caribbean on Tripadvisor 2026.
Tip: It broke into Tripadvisor's Caribbean top ten in 2026. For a sunset without the crowd, walk 10 min north.
🚇 Holiday Inn - Paseo Herencia stop — Arubus L10 · 9-min walk
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Sunset catamaranDe Palm Pier
De Palm Pier · Palm Beach
Palm Beach's pier: where the sunset catamarans and the parasailing head out.
Tip: Sunset catamarans leave between 5:00 and 5:30pm depending on the month: confirm the time that same day.
🚇 Riu Palace stop — Arubus L10 · 5-min walk
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Calm waterDruif Beach
Druif Beach · Punta Brabo
Quiet, shallow beach between Eagle and Oranjestad, great with kids.
Tip: One of the calmest on the west coast: it shelves gently and there's no current. Ideal with little ones.
🚇 Divi Tamarijn stop — Arubus L10 · 3-min walk
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Planes overheadSurfside Beach
Surfside Beach · Oranjestad
The locals' beach, right up against the airport runway and Linear Park.
Tip: Planes come in incredibly low on landing: this is the free spot for that shot. There's a bar and shade.
🚇 Surfside Beach stop — Arubus · 4-min walk
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Snorkel from the sandArashi Beach
Arashi Beach · Noord
The last beach before the lighthouse: fine sand, palapa umbrellas and snorkeling from shore.
Tip: End of the Arubus L10 line: you can get here by public bus from Oranjestad for US$2.60.
🚇 Arashi Beach stop — Arubus L10A · 1-min walk
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Top snorkelingBoca Catalina
Boca Catalina · Malmok
A still-water cove full of colorful fish: the island's easiest snorkeling.
Tip: No facilities, no restrooms: bring water. The cove is sheltered from the swell, ideal for beginners.
🚇 Boca Catalina stop — Arubus L10 · 1-min walk
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Water like a poolMalmok Beach
Malmok Beach · Noord
Rocky shore and turquoise water facing the Antilla wreck. Zero sand, plenty of fish.
Tip: You enter over rock: water shoes are a must. The catamarans to the Antilla wreck leave from here.
🚇 Malmok Beach stop — Arubus L10 · 1-min walk
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Viral: starfishTres Trapi
Tres Trapi · Malmok
"Three steps" in Papiamento: three steps carved into the rock and hundreds of starfish.
Tip: The starfish start at 3-4 m deep. Do NOT lift them out of the water: it kills them. No restrooms, no lifeguard.
🚇 Tres Trapi stop — Arubus L10 · 1-min walk
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Windsurf capitalHadicurari / Fisherman's Huts
Hadicurari · Palm Beach North
Aruba's windsurf and kite spot: colored sails in the air at all hours thanks to the trade winds.
Tip: The trade winds blow hardest between noon and 4pm: that's when the sails fill the bay. Best shot is with a telephoto.
🚇 Hadicurari Beach stop — Arubus L10A · 1-min walk
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Historic divePecio del Antilla
SS Antilla · off Malmok
German freighter scuttled by its own crew in 1940: the biggest wreck in the southern Caribbean.
Tip: The Germans sank it in May 1940 so the Dutch couldn't use it. Part of the structure sits near the surface: some sections are snorkelable, others are for divers only.
🚇 by catamaran from the Palm Beach or Malmok pier — Tres Trapi stop (Arubus L10) and board there
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You can climb itCalifornia Lighthouse
California Lighthouse · Hudishibana
The 1916 lighthouse on the northwest point, with 360° views over dunes and sea.
Tip: For a few years now you can climb to the lantern with a paid ticket (around US$8, arubalighthouse.com). Confirm the hours: they change by season.
🚇 Arashi Beach stop — Arubus L10A · 9-min walk
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Strange landscapeDunas de Sasariwichi
Sasariwichi · Hudishibana
White sand dunes behind the lighthouse: a desert parked next to the Caribbean.
Tip: It's a walk from the lighthouse. At golden hour the white sand turns pink: the best free sunset on the island.
🚇 Arashi Beach stop — Arubus L10A · 21-min walk (or flat-rate taxi)
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Free and quietAlto Vista Chapel
Alto Vista Chapel · Noord
The yellow 1750 chapel on a bare hilltop: the island's oldest Catholic site.
Tip: The current chapel is from 1952, built on the 1750 site. Free entry; the pilgrimage path with its crosses starts below.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: Turibana (Arubus), a 41-min walk away
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Animal rescuePhilip's Animal Garden
Philip's Animal Garden · Alto Vista
A rescued-animal sanctuary: monkeys, tortoises, parrots and a reptile collection.
Tip: Open daily; the cheapest admission of the island's animal circuit. Check the price at the gate: it has changed more than once.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: Alvarezstraat (Arubus), a 40-min walk away
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Ticket with a return visitThe Butterfly Farm
The Butterfly Farm · Palm Beach
Enclosed garden with butterflies from all over the world flying around you. The pass is good for two visits.
Tip: Admission includes a free return pass: go early, when the butterflies are just emerging from their cocoons.
🚇 Divi Phoenix - Butterfly Farm stop — Arubus L10 · 2-min walk
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Free for birdersBubali Bird Sanctuary
Bubali Plas · Noord
Wetland with an observation tower: herons, cormorants and 80-plus species, for free.
Tip: It's reclaimed treated water, which is why there are so many birds. Best at sunrise or just before sunset.
🚇 Riu Palace stop — Arubus L10 · 3-min walk
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Free tourAruba Aloe Factory & Museum
Aruba Aloe · Hato
The factory-museum of the island's flagship brand: aloe grown in Aruba since 1890.
Tip: The guided tour is FREE. Mon-Fri 8:30am-4pm and Saturday only 9am-noon. Closed Sunday.
🚇 Walishali stop — Arubus · 13-min walk
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360° viewHooiberg
Hooiberg · Paradera
The cone-shaped hill 165 m above sea level that you can see from anywhere on the island, with stairs to the top.
Tip: 165 m above sea level and a concrete staircase of more than 550 steps. Climb before 8am: after that the sun is relentless and there's no shade.
🚇 Hooiberg stop — Arubus · 5-min walk
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Free and climbableCasibari Rock Formation
Casibari · Paradera
Diorite boulders stacked by erosion, with steps and tunnels to scramble through.
Tip: Free entry and marked trails. From the top you look straight across at the Hooiberg: the best photo combo in the interior.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: Verano (Arubus), a 31-min walk away
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Real petroglyphsAyo Rock Formation
Ayo · Santa Cruz
The other set of giant rocks, with genuine Arawak petroglyphs in the caves at the base.
Tip: The petroglyphs are here, not at Casibari. Look for the red drawings in the rock shelters and don't touch them.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: Santa Cruz (Arubus), a 49-min walk away
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Ruins facing the seaRuinas de Bushiribana
Bushiribana · Santa Cruz
The 1872 gold smelter on the wild north coast: raw stone against the surf.
Tip: Free and always open. The north coast here is rough: stay out of the water, the undertow is serious.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: Orcuyo (Arubus), an 83-min walk away
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The national beerBalashi Brewery
Brouwerij Nacional Balashi · Wayaca
The brewery behind Balashi, the national beer, with a tour of the plant.
Tip: Order an ice-cold Balashi at any bar on the island: it's THE local beer and costs half what an import does.
🚇 Rooi Bosal and Kibaima stop — Arubus · 5-min walk
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Tour every hourAruba Ostrich Farm
Ostrich Farm · Matividiri
Ostrich and emu farm with guided tours every hour and an African restaurant.
Tip: Tours run hourly between 10am and 3pm. Check the price at the gate: the old website is out of date.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: Orcuyo (Arubus), a 68-min walk away
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Free, donation-basedDonkey Sanctuary Aruba
Donkey Sanctuary · Bringamosa
Sanctuary for the island's wild donkeys: free entry, run entirely on donations.
Tip: Admission is FREE and it lives on donations. Bring small bills and buy the carrots there, not outside.
🚇 Frenchman's Pass stop — Arubus · 18-min walk
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WARNING: it's goneNatural Bridge (colapsado)
Natural Bridge (collapsed) · Andicuri
⚠️ The big natural bridge COLLAPSED on 2 Sept 2005. What's left is the rubble.
Tip: It came down on 2 Sept 2005 and plenty of old brochures still sell it. You come to see the remains and the wild coast, not the arch.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: Sero Biento (Arubus), a 77-min walk away
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The one still standingBaby Natural Bridge
Natural Baby Bridge · Andicuri
The small arch left standing next to the collapsed one: the only natural bridge you can still see here.
Tip: It's 40 paces from the collapsed bridge. This is the one to look for: the big one is gone.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: Sero Biento (Arubus), a 78-min walk away
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US$22 passArikok — Centro de Visitantes
Arikok Visitor Center · San Fuego
The main gate to the national park that covers nearly 18% of Aruba.
Tip: The conservation pass costs US$22 per adult and under-17s get in FREE. San Fuego gate 8am-3:30pm. Buy it at the gate.
🚇 San Fuego bus stop — Arubus · 13-min walk
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Closes at 3pmArikok — Entrada Vader Piet
Vader Piet · Arikok
The park's second gate, the closest one to the caves and to Boca Prins.
Tip: This gate closes at 3pm, half an hour before San Fuego. If the caves are the plan, come in through here early.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: Sero Dakweweg - Kust Batterij (Arubus), a 48-min walk away
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4x4 or on foot onlyConchi / Natural Pool
Conchi · Arikok
The natural pool carved in volcanic rock where the Caribbean breaks: Arikok's big prize.
Tip: You can't get there in a regular car: it takes a 4x4, a guided UTV, a horse or a long hike. Private ATVs and UTVs are banned inside the park.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: San Fuego bus stop (Arubus), a 66-min walk away
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Arawak artFontein Cave
Fontein Cave · Arikok
The cave with Aruba's best-preserved Arawak petroglyphs, up on the ceiling.
Tip: The drawings are on the CEILING, not the walls: look up. No flash, no touching.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: Rooi Master (Arubus), an 87-min walk away
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Shafts of lightQuadirikiri Cave
Guadirikiri · Arikok
Two chambers with natural skylights that let the sun pour in, plus hundreds of bats.
Tip: The holes in the ceiling throw shafts of light between 11am and 1pm: that's your photo window.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: Rooi Master (Arubus), a 75-min walk away
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Tight passageTunnel of Love
Huliba · Arikok
The cave with the heart-shaped mouth: 90 m of narrow tunnel, flashlight in hand.
Tip: You go in with a flashlight and crouching in places. It has been closed for safety at various times: ask at the visitor center before driving all the way out.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: Sero Dakweweg - Kust Batterij (Arubus), a 57-min walk away
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Dunes and cliffsBoca Prins
Boca Prins · Arikok
Sandy cove between cliffs with dunes behind: the wild postcard of the east coast.
Tip: You go down a short but steep path. No swimming: the east-coast undertow is treacherous.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: San Fuego bus stop (Arubus), an 87-min walk away
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Local secretDos Playa
Dos Playa · Arikok
Twin white-sand coves where the local surfers go. No facilities at all.
Tip: This is the beach Arubans pick for surfing. Reachable by 4x4 or a 25-min walk from Boca Prins.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: San Fuego bus stop (Arubus), a 67-min walk away
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Roof of the islandSero Jamanota
Jamanota · Arikok
The highest point in Aruba: 188 m above sea level and the whole island from the lookout.
Tip: 188 m above sea level, the roof of Aruba. On a clear day you can see Venezuela's Paraguaná peninsula to the south.
🚇 by rental car or flat-rate taxi — nearest stop: San Fuego bus stop (Arubus), a 35-min walk away
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Ramsar siteSpaans Lagoen
Spaans Lagoen · Pos Chiquito
Aruba's only large mangrove and a Ramsar site: a nursery for fish and birds.
Tip: Explore it by kayak or SUP from Mangel Halto. In the morning the water is a mirror and the wind hasn't picked up yet.
🚇 Balashi stop — Arubus L1/L2/L3 · 10-min walk
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Locals' snorkel spotMangel Halto
Mangel Halto · Pos Chiquito
Mangroves, wooden decks and a turquoise channel: the locals' favorite snorkeling.
Tip: Get in by the little ladder on the dock and follow the channel outward. Bring water shoes: the bottom is dead coral.
🚇 Sabana Basora stop — Arubus L1/L2/L3 · 7-min walk
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All-inclusive islandDe Palm Island
De Palm Island · Balashi
Private all-inclusive islet with water slides, snorkeling and flamingos, 5 min away by boat.
Tip: It IS inside the map area: the boat leaves from the Balashi pier, not from Palm Beach. A day pass is required.
🚇 De Palm Island Ferry Teminal stop — Arubus · 12-min walk + 5-min boat ride to the island
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Restricted accessRenaissance Island
Renaissance Island · Oranjestad
The Renaissance's private islet: two beaches, cabanas and THE flamingos of Aruba.
Tip: THE TIP THAT SAVES YOUR TRIP: the island is for Renaissance guests. Non-guests only get in with a day pass, and ONLY if hotel occupancy allows it: some days there is no availability at all. Book before you travel.
🚇 Renaissance boat from the hotel — Renaissance Mall stop (Arubus), 2-min walk to the dock
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Adults onlyFlamingo Beach
Flamingo Beach · Renaissance Island
The beach where pink flamingos walk right beside you: THE photo of Aruba.
Tip: Flamingo Beach is for ages 18 and over ONLY. With kids you go to Iguana Beach, on the other side of the same islet.
🚇 Renaissance boat from the hotel — Renaissance Mall stop (Arubus), 2-min walk to the dock
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The option with kidsIguana Beach
Iguana Beach · Renaissance Island
The islet's other beach, the family one: iguanas instead of flamingos and a kids' pool.
Tip: This is the half of the islet where under-18s ARE allowed. Same boat, same pass, zero flamingos.
🚇 Renaissance boat from the hotel — Renaissance Mall stop (Arubus), 2-min walk to the dock
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Carnival costumesCommunity Museum San Nicolas
Community Museum · San Nicolas
The memory of the refinery town, plus the Carnival Euphoria room and its costumes.
Tip: The Carnival costumes kept here are as close as you'll get to Carnival if you travel in November.
🚇 San Nicolas Bus Station stop — Arubus L1/L2/L3 · 1-min walk
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Inside the towerMuseum of Industry
Museum of Industry · San Nicolas
Inside the old water tower: gold, aloe, phosphate and oil, the four Arubas.
Tip: It's inside the San Nicolas Water Tower and you can climb all the way up. Closed Mondays.
🚇 Van de Veen Zeppenfeldstraat stop — Arubus L1/L2/L3 · 3-min walk
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Birthplace of the muralsArtisA
ArtisA · San Nicolas
The gallery and studio that kicked off the whole San Nicolas mural movement.
Tip: The mural trail starts here: ask for directions inside. The murals cluster along Bernard van de Veen Zeppenfeldstraat and the cross streets.
🚇 Kazernestraat - Bernhardstraat - Police station stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
Featured in: aruba.com · Caribbean Journal (sep 2026)
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The calmest of allBaby Beach
Baby Beach · Seroe Colorado
Shallow, pool-colored lagoon at the southern tip: a hundred paces out and the water is still waist-high.
Tip: It's an almost closed lagoon: the water barely covers you. But where it opens to the sea the current is strong: don't cross the mouth.
🚇 Baby beach stop — Arubus · 5-min walk
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Empty neighborRodgers Beach
Rodgers Beach · Seroe Colorado
Baby Beach's quiet sister, with the fishing boats and the refinery in the background.
Tip: It's a 5-min walk from Baby Beach and almost always empty. The beach-meets-refinery contrast is an odd, very Aruban photo.
🚇 Community Church stop — Arubus · 4-min walk
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Kite meccaBoca Grandi
Boca Grandi · San Nicolas
Wind, waves and kitesurfers on the east coast: nothing to swim, everything to watch.
Tip: The trade winds hit with nothing in the way here: it's the island's kitesurf spot. Dangerous current for swimming.
🚇 De Vuyst - Golfweg stop — Arubus · 30-min walk (or flat-rate taxi)
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The one that didn't fallPuente natural de Seroe Colorado
Seroe Colorado Natural Bridge · San Nicolas
The coral arch at the southern tip, still intact: the natural bridge that survived.
Tip: While the famous one up north collapsed in 2005, this one is still standing. You get there on a dirt road from the lighthouse.
🚇 Tenth Ave. stop — Arubus · 24-min walk (or flat-rate taxi)
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Pure oddityModel Train Museum
Model Train Museum · Seroe Colorado
A model railway museum in the ghost town of the former oil colony.
Tip: Opening hours are limited and almost nobody finds it. Call ahead: it's inside a house in the old Lago Colony.
🚇 Centro di bario Lago Heights stop — Arubus · 3-min walk
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Viral, with a lineZeerover
Zeerover · Savaneta
Catch of the day fried and served in a basket on the fishermen's pier. No menu, no fuss.
Tip: The kitchen runs 11am-9pm and is CLOSED MONDAYS. Cash only. You order by weight at the window and wait for them to shout your number.
🚇 General Major De Bruynewijk stop — Arubus L1/L2/L3 · 7-min walk
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Feet in the waterFlying Fishbone
Flying Fishbone · Savaneta
Tables with your feet in the water in a Savaneta cove. Book weeks ahead.
Tip: The tables out in the water book weeks in advance and are assigned by tide time. Ask for a table "in the water" explicitly.
🚇 Ritz stop — Arubus L1/L2/L3 · 9-min walk
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Signature keshi yenaPapiamento Restaurant
Papiamento · Noord
A 19th-century family mansion with tables around the pool and a serious wine cellar.
Tip: This is the house for keshi yena, the stuffed cheese shell that is THE national dish. Book ahead: dinner only.
🚇 Caya Nelson Florencio Sprok stop — Arubus · 4-min walk
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A 30-year institutionMadame Janette
Madame Janette · Cunucu Abao
The island's signature fine-dining classic: giant portions and European sauces over Caribbean produce.
Tip: It's named after Aruba's hottest local chili pepper. Dinner only, and a reservation is a must in high season.
🚇 Bubali stop — Arubus · 15-min walk
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Chef's tableThe Kitchen Table by White
The Kitchen Table by White · Noord
An eight-course tasting menu at one communal table with twelve seats.
Tip: Twelve seats and two seatings a night: it sells out a month out. The menu changes every season.
🚇 Azure stop — Arubus L10 · 1-min walk
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Colonial houseWilhelmina Restaurant
Wilhelmina · Oranjestad
Refined Caribbean cooking in a colonial house on Wilhelminastraat, with a patio and garden.
Tip: It's on Wilhelminastraat, Oranjestad's street of restored old houses. Ask for a table in the back garden.
🚇 Columbusstraat stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Gallery and local kitchenGasparito Restaurant
Gasparito · Noord
A cunucu house turned restaurant-gallery: Aruban cooking surrounded by local artists' paintings.
Tip: The paintings on the walls are by Aruban artists and they're for sale. Order the goat stoba.
🚇 Keito stop — Arubus · 5-min walk
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Sand and airplanesBarefoot
Barefoot · Surfside
Tables right on the sand at Surfside, with the planes coming in low overhead.
Tip: Ask for the "barefoot" section, the one with tables on the sand: it's booked separately and it's the one worth having.
🚇 Surfside Beach stop — Arubus · 3-min walk
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Time Out's #1Pinchos Grill & Bar
Pinchos · Oranjestad
An entire pier turned into a restaurant: grilled skewers out over the water.
Tip: Time Out ranks it first on the island. It's 22 tables on a pier: reserve, or eat at the bar.
🚇 Surfside Beach stop — Arubus · 6-min walk
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1916 mansionQuinta del Carmen
Quinta del Carmen · Noord
A 1916 mansion with a courtyard of shade trees: Dutch-Caribbean cooking and stroopwafels for dessert.
Tip: The house was the island's first clinic. This is where you eat the real Dutch things: bitterballen and stroopwafel.
🚇 Bubali stop — Arubus · 4-min walk
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Signature stobaElements
Elements · Eagle Beach
The Bucuti & Tara's restaurant right on Eagle Beach: Aruban stobas in a refined version.
Tip: AFAR recommends it for trying Aruban stobas (stews). It's inside the island's most awarded hotel, but open to the public.
🚇 Costa Linda stop — Arubus L10 · 4-min walk
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House from 1920The Old Cunucu House
The Old Cunucu House · Noord
A 1920 country house with impossibly thick stone walls: old Aruba, on a plate.
Tip: The thick walls of cunucu houses are the island's original air conditioning. Order the pan bati.
🚇 Keito stop — Arubus · 10-min walk
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Dinner by torchlightPassions on the Beach
Passions on the Beach · Eagle Beach
White tables and torches on the sand of Eagle Beach, dinner service only.
Tip: Every table faces the sunset: book the first seating, 6pm, and watch the sun drop from your chair.
🚇 Amsterdam Manor - Eagle stop — Arubus L10 · 1-min walk
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Viral: açaí bowlsEduardo's Beach Shack
Eduardo's Beach Shack · Palm Beach
The açaí bowl and tropical smoothie shack that blew up on social media.
Tip: Opens early and closes mid-afternoon: it's breakfast and lunch, not dinner. The 9am line is real.
🚇 Holiday Inn - Paseo Herencia stop — Arubus L10 · 3-min walk
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An institution since 1941Charlie's Bar & Restaurant
Charlie's Bar · San Nicolas
Since 1941, with the ceiling and walls buried under objects left by 80 years of customers.
Tip: Aruba's oldest bar is still open in San Nicolas. Closed Sundays: don't plan your mural day for a Sunday.
🚇 Caya Charlie Brouns Sr. stop — Arubus L1/L2/L3 · 1-min walk
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Two MICHELIN Keys 2026The Coco Café
Coco Café · Boardwalk, Palm Beach
The restaurant of the only hotel in the Dutch Caribbean with Two MICHELIN Keys.
Tip: The Boardwalk Boutique Hotel holds Two MICHELIN Keys in the 2026 hotel selection, the first and only one in the ABC islands. The cafe is open to the public 8am-10pm, but it's 18+ only.
🚇 Ritz-Carlton Resort stop — Arubus L10A · 3-min walk
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Catch of the dayTaste My Aruba
Taste My Aruba · Oranjestad
Fresh catch of the day and Aruban dishes right downtown, at local prices.
Tip: AFAR picks it for fresh fish downtown. Ask which wahoo came in that day: it's THE fish of Aruba.
🚇 Columbusstraat stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Live musicCuba's Cookin'
Cuba's Cookin' · Renaissance Marketplace
Ropa vieja, mojitos and live Cuban son in the marina courtyard.
Tip: AFAR sends you here for the ropa vieja. The band starts around 8pm almost every night.
🚇 Schoolstraat stop — Arubus · 4-min walk
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PannenkoekenThe Dutch Pancakehouse
The Dutch Pancakehouse · Oranjestad
30 cm pannenkoeken and poffertjes: Dutch breakfast in the tropics.
Tip: One pannenkoek feeds two. Order one sweet and one savory to share, which is what the Dutch do.
🚇 Schoolstraat stop — Arubus · 5-min walk
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A local's breakfastThe Pastechi House
Pastechi House · Caya G.F. Betico Croes
Freshly fried pastechi — the Aruban turnover — and a fruit shake, for pocket change.
Tip: AFAR picks it for pastechis and shakes. A real Aruban breakfast: cheese pastechi + papaya shake.
🚇 Caya Betico Cruz stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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The island's bakeryHuchada
Huchada · Santa Cruz
The neighborhood bakery where Arubans buy their bolo, their pan dushi and the snack boxes.
Tip: AFAR flags it for bolos and bread. Go before 9am: the fresh-baked pan dushi sells out.
🚇 Sero Biento stop — Arubus · 11-min walk
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At the foot of the HooibergBright Bakery
Bright Bakery · Piedra Plat
Village bakery at the foot of the Hooiberg: pastechis, bolo and coffee for two dollars.
Tip: It's the mandatory stop before climbing the Hooiberg. Opens at dawn, exactly when you want to be climbing.
🚇 Hooiberg stop — Arubus · 22-min walk (or flat-rate taxi)
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Wood-fired cookingYemanja Woodfired Grill
Yemanja · Oranjestad
Everything cooked over wood in a downtown courtyard: fish, meat and vegetables over live coals.
Tip: The entire menu comes off an open wood-fired grill. Ask for a table in the back courtyard, the one with the trees.
🚇 Schoolstraat stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Sunset with tapasThe West Deck
The West Deck · Oranjestad
Caribbean tapas and Balashi beer on a wooden deck over Governor's Beach.
Tip: It's the most central sunset there is: a wooden deck on the sand, a ten-minute walk from the port.
🚇 Kruisweg stop — Arubus · 6-min walk
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Only ten tablesWacky Wahoo's
Wacky Wahoo's · Palm Beach
Ten tables and a chef who cooks whatever came in off the boats that morning. Reservation essential.
Tip: Ten tables, no terrace and reservations required. The grilled wahoo is the whole reason to come out here.
🚇 Keito stop — Arubus · 6-min walk
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Deck over the seaMarina Pirata
Marina Pirata · Pos Chiquito
A wooden deck over the water in Pos Chiquito, with fish that come up to the lights.
Tip: At night they switch on lights under the deck and the fish come up: kids will stare for an hour.
🚇 Palm Island Ferry Port stop — Arubus · 8-min walk
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Right on the sandBig Mama Grill
Big Mama Grill · Baby Beach
The shack on the sand at Baby Beach: burgers, fried fish and very cold beer.
Tip: Besides Rum Reef, it's the only place to eat right on Baby Beach. Keep cash handy.
🚇 Baby beach stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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A pool on the beachRum Reef Bar & Grill
Rum Reef · Baby Beach
Bar with a pool and loungers at the tip of Baby Beach, looking across at Venezuela.
Tip: They rent loungers and umbrellas: it's the organized shade of Baby Beach, where there are no trees.
🚇 Baby beach stop — Arubus · 8-min walk
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Dutch lunchBistro de Suikertuin
De Suikertuin · Oranjestad
Dutch cafe-bistro in a Wilhelminastraat house with a garden out back.
Tip: This is the place to try bitterballen and Dutch koffie right downtown. Closes early.
🚇 Columbusstraat stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Sunset partyMooMba Beach
MooMba Beach · Palm Beach
Palm Beach's sand bar: hammocks, a sunset DJ and the island's best-selling beer.
Tip: Friday sunset is the busiest on Palm Beach. Get there 40 min early to claim a hammock.
🚇 Salina West - Marriott Surf Club stop — Arubus L10 · 6-min walk
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Music over the waterBugaloe Beach Bar
Bugaloe · De Palm Pier
Bar out on the Palm Beach pier with live music every night.
Tip: It sits on the pier: at night you can see the fish under the boards. Happy hour as the sun goes down.
🚇 Riu Palace stop — Arubus L10 · 6-min walk
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Right by the pierHadicurari Restaurant
Hadicurari · Fisherman's Huts
The fishermen's restaurant next to the Hadicurari pier: fish and a view of the sails.
Tip: You eat watching the Hadicurari windsurfers. The fish comes off the boats right next door.
🚇 Salina West - Marriott Surf Club stop — Arubus L10 · 6-min walk
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Bed-tablesScreaming Eagle
Screaming Eagle · Eagle Beach
French cooking with white bed-tables facing Eagle Beach. An anniversary dinner.
Tip: The white bed-tables are booked separately and go fast. Dinner only, smart-casual dress code.
🚇 La Quinta - Eagle stop — Arubus L10 · 1-min walk
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Steakhouse since 1977El Gaucho Argentine Grill
El Gaucho · Oranjestad
Argentine steakhouse in Oranjestad since 1977: bife de chorizo and waiters in vests.
Tip: Nearly 50 years on the same downtown corner. The 16 oz "Gaucho Steak" feeds two.
🚇 Nieuwstraat stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Wahoo cevicheLima Bistro
Lima Bistro · Oranjestad
Peruvian ceviches and tiraditos made with Aruban fish, facing the marina.
Tip: Ask for the ceviche made with the local catch of the day, not the imported fish. Few tables: reserve.
🚇 Port of Call stop — Arubus · 4-min walk
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Portuguese fusionGostoso
Gostoso · Oranjestad
Portuguese-Aruban cooking in a residential neighborhood: salt cod, goat and pan bati.
Tip: It mixes Portugal with Aruba and pulls it off. Order the keshi yena if it's on the day's board.
🚇 Verre Kant Rutena Mall stop — Arubus · 4-min walk
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Table on the sandPure Beach
Pure Beach · Eagle Beach
Tables on the sand at the Divi Aruba Phoenix with the sea three steps away.
Tip: Open to the public, not just hotel guests. Ask for a front-row table: literally on the sand.
🚇 Divi Phoenix - Butterfly Farm stop — Arubus L10 · 2-min walk
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Tropical smoothiesMauchi Smoothies
Mauchi · Savaneta
Tropical fruit smoothie stand on the road to Zeerover: mango, papaya, tamarind.
Tip: It's the stop on the way to Zeerover. The tamarind shake is the one the locals order.
🚇 Savaneta Center stop — Arubus L1/L2/L3 · 2-min walk
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Pastechi + koffieRiko Pan
Riko Pan · Oranjestad
"Good bread" in Papiamento: the downtown bakery where the Aruban day begins.
Tip: Aruban breakfast is a hot pastechi plus black coffee. Here it costs under three dollars.
🚇 Estacion Emanstraat stop — Arubus L1/L3 · 2-min walk
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Neighborhood classicPanadería La Moderna
Panaderia Moderna · Oranjestad
A lifelong bakery: bolo di cashupete, pan dushi and empanas straight out of the oven.
Tip: Order pan dushi, the Aruban sweet bread. Sold by the piece and gone by mid-morning.
🚇 Estacion Emanstraat stop — Arubus L1/L3 · 1-min walk
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The real refresqueriaLa Fama Refresqueria y Panaderia
La Fama · Caya G.F. Betico Croes
Main Street juice bar: fresh-squeezed juices, pastechi and the morning shake.
Tip: The "refresqueria" is the Aruban institution of juices and shakes. It's on Main Street, steps from the streetcar.
🚇 Verre Kant Rutena Mall stop — Arubus · 2-min walk
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Opens at dawnSunrise Bakery
Sunrise Bakery · Eagle Beach
The bakery that opens before anyone else in the Eagle Beach area.
Tip: Opens at dawn: it's the cheap breakfast in the expensive hotel zone of Eagle Beach.
🚇 Bubali stop — Arubus · 7-min walk
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Dutch terraceCafé the Plaza
Café the Plaza · Renaissance Marketplace
Dutch terrace on the harbor: koffie verkeerd, toast and people watching the boats.
Tip: Order a "koffie verkeerd" (the Dutch latte) and sit outside: it's the best free table in the harbor.
🚇 Schoolstraat stop — Arubus · 5-min walk
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Specialty downtownThe Coffee Break
Coffee Break · Zandstraat
Downtown specialty coffee shop: properly pulled espresso and locally roasted beans.
Tip: On an island where nearly everything is hotel coffee, this place pulls a real espresso. Decent wifi.
🚇 Plaza Nicky stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Time Out top 10Craft Coffee & Bar
Craft · Palm Beach
Coffee shop by day, DJ bar by night: Palm Beach's double life in a single room.
Tip: Time Out puts it in the island's top 10. Breakfast at 8, DJ at 10pm: same room, two worlds.
🚇 Hilton stop — Arubus L10 · 1-min walk
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Roasted in ArubaTradewinds Coffee Spot
Tradewinds · Ponton
Neighborhood roastery and coffee shop with beans roasted on the island.
Tip: It's named after the trade winds that never stop. Ask about the local roast: Aruba has microroasters now.
🚇 Sur stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Single-origin pour-overSantos Coffee (Oranjestad)
Santos · Oranjestad
Specialty coffee downtown, with pour-overs and single-origin beans.
Tip: One of the few downtown with a pour-over method. If you're into V60, this is where to ask.
🚇 Oranjestraat stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Cold brew by the beachSantos Coffee (Eagle Beach)
Santos · Eagle Beach
The Eagle Beach branch: cold brew and flat whites steps from the sand.
Tip: It's the specialty coffee closest to Eagle Beach. Order the cold brew: at 31 °C that's the right call.
🚇 Punta Brabo - Alhambra Casino stop — Arubus L10 · 4-min walk
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Air-conditioned refugeThe Coffee House
The Coffee House · Oranjestad
Coffee shop with armchairs and homemade cakes in a house in central Oranjestad.
Tip: Strong air conditioning and power outlets: it's the midday refuge when the sun becomes unbearable.
🚇 Verre Kant Rutena Mall stop — Arubus · 9-min walk
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New in NoordThe Bean Corner Café
The Bean Corner · Rooi Santo
A new coffee shop in Noord, off the hotel circuit: coffee, bowls and wifi.
Tip: It opened recently and tourists haven't found it yet. On a small island, openings either last or they don't: check that it's still open.
🚇 Rooi Santo stop — Arubus · 2-min walk
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SourdoughT2 Sourdough Boutique
T2 Sourdough · Eagle Beach
Sourdough and craft pastry in Eagle Beach: real bread in the Caribbean.
Tip: They make sourdough in a 31 °C climate, which is no small feat. Open only a few hours: go in the morning.
🚇 SVB stop — Arubus · 8-min walk
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Light lunchLes Cappuchinas Cafe & Eaterie
Les Cappuchinas · Oranjestad
Coffee and a light lunch in a neighborhood house on the east side of Oranjestad.
Tip: Far from the port and with no cruise crowds: this is where people who work in Oranjestad have lunch.
🚇 Fultonstraat Oost stop — Arubus · 3-min walk
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Healthy and localKIIND Wellness Cafe
KIIND · Tanki Flip
Bowls, green juices and specialty coffee in an inland neighborhood.
Tip: It's the healthy cafe Arubans go to, not the hotels. Local aloe juice on the menu.
🚇 Hato stop — Arubus 7/7A/7B · 1-min walk
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Next to the squareAruba Experience Cafe
Aruba Experience · Oranjestad
Coffee right in the historic center, steps from Plaza Daniel Leo and the streetcar.
Tip: It's thirty paces from the colored facades: the pause between one photo and the next.
🚇 Estacion Emanstraat stop — Arubus L1/L3 · 1-min walk
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Last coffee before the parkCoffeehouse Arikok
Coffeehouse Arikok · San Fuego
The only coffee before you enter Arikok: the last civilized espresso before the desert.
Tip: It is THE LAST thing there is before the park's San Fuego gate. Load up on water here; nothing is sold inside.
🚇 San Fuego bus stop — Arubus · 12-min walk
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Tamarind gelatoGelatissimo
Gelatissimo · Oranjestad
Artisan gelato downtown with local flavors: tamarind, coconut and mango.
Tip: Order tamarind or coconut: the local flavors are the ones worth having. Open late on cruise-ship days.
🚇 Renaissance Mall stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Gelato on the stripCoco Dushi Gelato
Cocodushi · Palm Beach
Gelato and souvenirs at the far north end of Palm Beach, right on your way.
Tip: "Dushi" means sweet or lovely in Papiamento and you'll hear it all day long. Here it applies to the ice cream.
🚇 Salina Cerca stop — Arubus · 3-min walk
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Among the muralsGallo Rojo
Gallo Rojo · San Nicolas
Cafe-gallery in the heart of the San Nicolas murals: art, coffee and vinyl.
Tip: It's the coffee stop on the mural trail. Ask inside which murals are new from September's Art Fair.
🚇 Kazernestraat - Bernhardstraat - Police station stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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San Nicolas cultureKulture Café
Kulture Café · San Nicolas
Coffee and a local-culture shop in San Nicolas, right beside the murals.
Tip: They sell local crafts as well as coffee. It's one of the few places open on weekdays in San Nicolas.
🚇 Van de Veen Zeppenfeldstraat stop — Arubus L1/L2/L3 · 1-min walk
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Neighborhood, no touristsZona Simple Cafe
Zona Simple · Tanki Leendert
Neighborhood cafe in Tanki Leendert, with a creole breakfast and fresh-squeezed juice.
Tip: You're in a neighborhood no tour ever enters. A full breakfast for what a hotel coffee costs.
🚇 Walishali stop — Arubus · 22-min walk (or flat-rate taxi)
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With the official markCosecha
Cosecha · Zoutmanstraat
The Aruban artisan's shop-workshop: everything sold here carries the SEYO mark.
Tip: HEADS UP: Cosecha is a SHOP, not the mark. The national Aruban craft mark is called SEYO (Seyo Nacional pa Artesania). If a piece has no SEYO or "Made in Aruba" label, it almost certainly came from abroad.
🚇 Schoolstraat stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Luxury, low taxRenaissance Mall
Renaissance Mall · Oranjestad
The luxury mall at the port: Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Prada and watch boutiques, without the heavy taxes.
Tip: Aruba has no European-style VAT and luxury prices run lower than in the US. You can pay in dollars with no trouble.
🚇 Renaissance Mall stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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The pink buildingRoyal Plaza Mall
Royal Plaza · L.G. Smith Boulevard
The pink building with little turrets facing the port: shops, souvenirs and a view of the cruise ships.
Tip: The pink turreted building is one of the most photographed at the port. The upstairs terrace is a free lookout.
🚇 Royal Plaza stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Cool-air refugePalm Beach Plaza Mall
Palm Beach Plaza · Palm Beach
Air-conditioned mall with a cinema and bowling right in the middle of the hotel strip.
Tip: It has a cinema and bowling: it's the emergency plan if an afternoon shower hits Palm Beach.
🚇 Palm Beach Plaza Mall stop — Arubus L10 · 1-min walk
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Free light showPaseo Herencia
Paseo Herencia · Palm Beach
Open-air shopping center with fountains, dance shows and a light show.
Tip: It has dance shows and a free light show at night: entertainment with no ticket.
🚇 Holiday Inn - Paseo Herencia stop — Arubus L10 · 1-min walk
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Open at nightAlhambra Shopping Bazaar
Alhambra · Punta Brabo
Moorish-style bazaar and casino between Eagle Beach and Oranjestad, open late.
Tip: It's one of the few things open at night outside Palm Beach. The bazaar is cheaper than the port malls.
🚇 Punta Brabo - Alhambra Casino stop — Arubus L10 · 4-min walk
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The island's own brandAruba Aloe (Main Street)
Aruba Aloe · Caya G.F. Betico Croes
The island's flagship brand since 1890: aloe grown, processed and bottled in Aruba.
Tip: It's THE Aruban brand. Buy at the Hato factory or here, not at the hotels: same product, different price.
🚇 Bon Bini Plaza stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Haggling allowedBon Bini Bazaar
Bon Bini Bazaar · Caya G.F. Betico Croes
Souvenir bazaar right on Main Street: magnets, hammocks and T-shirts by the armful.
Tip: Here you CAN haggle, unlike at the port malls. "Bon bini" means welcome in Papiamento.
🚇 Bon Bini Plaza stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Books in PapiamentoDe Witt Book Store & Gift Shop
De Witt · Caya G.F. Betico Croes
Main Street's lifelong bookshop: books in Papiamento, maps and gifts.
Tip: This is where to find a Papiamento dictionary or a genuine Aruban cookbook.
🚇 Bon Bini Plaza stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Price without heavy taxZara
Zara · Kazernestraat
The fast-fashion store Arubans and Venezuelans cross the island to visit.
Tip: Prices run lower than in South America because of the island's tax regime: that's why there's a line on Saturdays.
🚇 Plaza Chipi Chipi stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Luxury facing the portGucci
Gucci · Havenstraat
The port's Gucci boutique, inside the luxury arcade facing the cruise ships.
Tip: The luxury boutiques open with the cruise ships: with no ship in, many close earlier.
🚇 Renaissance Mall stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Trending brandLouis Vuitton
Louis Vuitton · L.G. Smith Boulevard
The French house inside the Renaissance, with prices lower than in the US.
Tip: Only ask for "tax free" if it actually applies: in Aruba the price already comes without the tax you'd pay in other countries.
🚇 Atlantis Submarines stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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High horologyGandelman Jewelers
Gandelman · L.G. Smith Boulevard
The reference watch boutique of the Dutch Caribbean: Rolex, Cartier and high horology.
Tip: It's the reference jeweler of the ABC islands. If you buy big, keep the invoice: customs will ask for it.
🚇 Atlantis Submarines stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Port classicLittle Europe
Little Europe · L.G. Smith Boulevard
European porcelain, crystal and watches at the port, going back decades.
Tip: One of the oldest shops at the port. Authentic Dutch Delft blue, not the souvenir kind.
🚇 Stacion principal di Oranjestad stop — Arubus L1 · 1-min walk
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The strip's courtyardArawak Gardens
Arawak Gardens · Palm Beach
Courtyard of shops, bars and gelato spots right in the middle of the Palm Beach strip.
Tip: This is where the strip's stroopwafel stand and Dutch pancakes are. Open at night.
🚇 Arawak Gardens stop — Arubus L10 · 1-min walk
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Souvenirs by the kiloSuper Food Plaza
Super Food Plaza · Sasakiweg
The island's big supermarket: aloe, local rum, Balashi and stroopwafels by the kilo.
Tip: Edible souvenirs (rum, Balashi, stroopwafel, Madame Janette sauce) cost half what they do at the port.
🚇 Bubali stop — Arubus · 6-min walk
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The weekly shopKong Hing Supercenter
Kong Hing · L.G. Smith Boulevard
The other big supermarket, on the way to Eagle Beach: the one for people renting apartments.
Tip: If you rented an apartment, this is where you do the week's shopping at Aruban prices.
🚇 Certified - Frankrijkstraat stop — Arubus · 4-min walk
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Local designYiu di Tera
Yiu di Tera · San Nicolas
"Child of the land": Aruban design and craft shop in San Nicolas.
Tip: "Yiu di tera" means child of the land: it's what Arubans call themselves. Look for the SEYO mark on the pieces.
🚇 Van de Veen Zeppenfeldstraat stop — Arubus L1/L2/L3 · 1-min walk
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On the art streetSun Kulture Boutique
Sun Kulture · San Nicolas
Clothing and art boutique on the mural street of San Nicolas.
Tip: It's on Bernard van de Veen Zeppenfeldstraat, the mural street. Pair it with the cafe next door.
🚇 Govert Flinckstraat stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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A stop in SavanetaThe Island Shop
The Island Shop · Savaneta
Gift and craft shop in Savaneta, on the route to Zeerover.
Tip: A must-stop if you're heading to Zeerover: it's on the same road and it has the restroom the pier doesn't.
🚇 Savaneta Town Hall stop — Arubus L1/L2/L3 · 2-min walk
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Collector's teeHarley-Davidson Aruba
Harley-Davidson · Werfstraat
The port's Harley store: the T-shirts with the island's name are collector's items.
Tip: Harley's "Aruba" tees are the kind people collect city by city. It's steps from the pier.
🚇 Port of Call stop — Arubus · 1-min walk
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Dutch bookshopVan Dorp Book & Office
Van Dorp · Avenida Milio Croes
Dutch bookshop with books in Dutch, Papiamento and English, plus island maps.
Tip: It's the island's Dutch bookshop. The best paper map of Aruba comes from here.
🚇 Stadion Prospero Trinidad stop — Arubus · 3-min walk
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