Aruba Guide

WELCOME TO ARUBA
Welcome to Aruba! Or as the islanders say, “Bon Bini!” Located in the southern Caribbean islands only 2½ hours from Miami and 18 miles north of Venezuela, Aruba is the smallest of the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao) ... More

FACTS & TRAVEL TIPS
The major holidays in Aruba are New Year's Day, Betico Croes' Birthday, Carnival Monday, Ash Wednesday ... More

ATTRACTIONS
Arikok National Park encompasses the three geological formations that shape the island of Aruba: lava formation, quartz diorite formation and limestone formation extending inward from the coastline, made spectacular by a series of Natural Bridges ... More

BEACHES & WATERSPORTS
Arashi Beach on the northwestern end of Aruba skirts a barren lunar landscape and a winding road that leads up to California Lighthouse. Come see why the locals ... More

HISTORY
In 1636, near the end of the Eighty Years' War between Spain and Holland, the Dutch began their long tenure of control over Aruba. Then in 1805, during the Napoleonic Wars dominating Europe and the Atlantic Ocean, the British briefly took possession of Aruba ... More

BLACK CRUISES
Cruises traveling to the Southern Caribbean sometimes stop in Aruba. See our Black Cruises listings ... More

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

TRANSPORTATION

TOURIST BOARD

EMAIL ARTICLE

RESEARCH CREDITS:
Lysa Allman-Baldwin
Sheila Umolu
Leonard Dorsey
Thomas Dorsey

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