Things to Do in Aruba
Rent an ATV and explore Eagle Beach for tranquil scenery, or Palm Beach for nightlife and lively resorts. Need more adventure? Snorkel out at sea or visit the Natural Pool. For personalized recommendations, try our AI trip-planning product.
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Beaches
Serene beach with clear turquoise waters and white sands, ideal for swimming and water sports. Enjoy quiet relaxation with options for jet ski rental and shaded loungers.
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Beaches
Turquoise waters and soft white sands define this beach, complemented by a variety of water sports and family-friendly amenities. Despite occasional seaweed, the area maintains a relaxed vibe.
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Beaches
Tranquil beach with crystal-clear, shallow waters ideal for family swimming and snorkeling amid colorful fish and coral. Nearby grill and shaded lounging areas available.
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Nature & Wildlife Areas
Butterfly habitat with lush gardens and koi ponds, where visitors can observe various species and learn about their life cycles in a serene setting.
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Islands
Private island featuring tranquil beaches and wildlife encounters with roaming flamingos and iguanas. Includes shaded cabana rentals and separate areas for adults and families.
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Beaches
Rugged 4x4 adventure to a natural pool in Arakok National Park, with clear waters, lively fish, and dramatic wave crashes. Requires sturdy footwear for rocky access.
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Beaches
Secluded beach with soft white sand and varied underwater terrain for snorkeling. Close to a historic lighthouse, with a relaxed vibe and shade from palm trees.
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National Parks
National park with diverse wildlife, scenic trails, and historic caves. Ideal for nature enthusiasts and bird watchers, accessible by car for a serene escape.
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Nature & Wildlife Areas
Animal sanctuary with friendly donkeys, chickens, peacocks, and cats, providing interactive experiences. Features a gift shop and the option for visitors to feed the animals.
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Factory Outlets
Informative 20-minute tour through aloe plantations, revealing the cultivation and processing of aloe for cosmetic and medicinal use. Features a shop with a range of aloe-based products.
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Beaches
Tranquil beach with clear, shallow waters ideal for snorkeling and swimming. Features easy water access, local charm, and diverse marine life amidst protected mangroves.
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- SteMar247Maidstone, UK4,173 contributionsA beautiful beach with beautiful, warm clear sea. We visited for a couple of hours as part of an island tour and would happily return.Written February 9, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- TravelingSoccerLoonSaint Paul, MN7,920 contributionsMile long, beautiful white sand beach with calm waters. Great sunsets. However, Aruba has become overdeveloped, and Palm Beach is most certainly the most developed part of the island. The beach is lined with high rise hotels and is very busy. We stayed at the northern end of the beach at the Aruba Marriott Resort. After walking the length of the beach, I found this end to be somewhat less busy and crowded and had a more relaxed atmosphere. I especially enjoyed being out on the beach in the early morning before crowds built or at sunset. The beach area at the Aruba Marriott is quite attractive with lounge chairs available under palapas. Up and down Palm Beach, you can find many of your typical fun beach activities including snorkeling tours, jet ski rentals and paragliding opportunities.Written February 9, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- TravelingSoccerLoonSaint Paul, MN7,920 contributionsNatural lagoon of shallow turquoise water surrounded by a sandy beach. Snorkeling is very good, but you have to swim further out from the shallow area to the area where there are rocks just before where the waves break. You can also enter the channel just east of the beach, but it is very rocky here making entrance challenging. It requires some effort to get out to Baby Beach. It is a 40-minute drive from Palm/Eagle Beach. However, many tours stop here throughout the day as well. Surprisingly it was very busy on the days that I visited. The beach was packed with people in their cabanas or scattered along the beach. It was more densely crowded than Palm Beach (although that is also a mile long). The amount of people here certainly detracted from the experience.Written February 10, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Bea KBudapest, Hungary1 contributionSeatrek is a must attraction! Beautiful and unique. The divers are very kind, the photos and video are worth the price. 😊Written January 28, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- ToJoBeMichigan26 contributionsJust go. You'll see why it gets 5 stars.
With so many questionable sites and "things to do", this is a sure thing to do in Aruba.Written February 10, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Andy MOttawa, Canada84 contributionsSpent most of the week we were in Aruba at this amazing place, water was great and beach was beautiful. Stars of the island are the flamingos that wander around as well as the iguanas. Service was excellent and the food outstanding with lots of options and delivered right to your lounge chair.
Short boat ride over leaving the hotel every 15 minutes was well worth it.Written January 25, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - TravelingSoccerLoonSaint Paul, MN7,920 contributionsI visited the Conchi Natural Pool as part of an island tour. It's a beautiful spot and would have been fun to go in but the seas were too rough, and the National Park was understandably not allowing anyone to enter the pool for safety. Nevertheless, the scene was still beautiful with waves crashing against the rocky shore and great views of the coastline. If you are able to enter you most certainly want to wear water shoes as the rocks are jagged and slippery. There is about 90 steps down to the pool from the parking area requiring some physical stamina and agility. This would not be easy if you have any sort of physical disability. It would be better to experience without being on a tour. When we arrived at around 9am, there was about 30-40 people on site as part of several different tour groups. This would have detracted from the experience of appreciating the beauty of this natural setting. Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to reach the Natural Pool on your own as the dirt roads are in rough shape and you would need a jeep or 4x4 plus it would not be easy to locate even with GPS as others have indicated. If I were to come back it would only be on my own and not with a big tour group.Written February 10, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- TravelingSoccerLoonSaint Paul, MN7,920 contributionsModerate sized sandy beach away from the high rises of Palm Beach but still very popular and pretty busy. There are a few free palapas that you can grab if you get here early enough (before 9am) otherwise you can rent chairs and umbrellas from the beach vendors. There is a really good beach bar where you can grab drinks and food. I came here primarily to experience the snorkeling which is easily accessed right from shore, and it turned out to be pretty good. I had read that there is a reef at the northern end of the beach, but I had trouble locating it. I suspect it was further out than where I was snorkeling. I then tried the easily reached reef on the south end of the beach and saw lots of fish. Snorkeling here was not as good as at Malmok, Mangel Halto or Baby Beach but was still pretty good and required little effort to reach.Written February 10, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- TravelingSoccerLoonSaint Paul, MN7,920 contributionsWhile the individual sites in the national park are rated good to very good, I would rate a visit to the Arikok National Park as a whole as excellent. A visit here gives you a completely different perspective of Aruba compared to sitting on your lounger at Palm or Eagle Beach. Highlights include Conchi Natural Pool, Fontein Cave and Quadirikiri Cave as well as untouched beaches, a beautiful desert landscape and a rugged coastline. You will also see wild goats roaming. Just outside the park and also worth seeing is Natural Bridge, Bushiribana Gold Mill Ruins and the Ayo Rock Formation. I visited as part of a tour of the island. However, you can visit on your own, but you will need a jeep as the dirt roads are filled with potholes and are in poor condition and there are some steep sections. Do not bring a regular sedan here.Written February 11, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Atlanta W6 contributions5/5
Wonderful sanctuary where the donkeys looked healthy and happy.
Lovely staff and all proceedings from the shop go into the donkeys!Written February 5, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - 4mbhOttawa, Canada43 contributionsIt’s a complete start to finish product business: they grow on location 10,000 acres of aloe vera, transform in their factory into consumer products to be sold locally at the factory and few retail island locations as well as shipping internationally.
They offer one tour 15 minutes that we took and their staff is passionate about what they do in the processing as much as their retail operations. It is an international business runs by a family. Congratulations
Ps my spouse love their products, bought some and some more and yes we will try to grow some at home even if we are in Canada.🙂Written January 31, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - TravelingSoccerLoonSaint Paul, MN7,920 contributionsI stopped here as it sounded like a unique spot. Indeed, it was quite scenic with a secluded uncrowded beach accessed by a wooden bridge surrounded by mangroves which is unusual in Aruba. There is also a shallow reef right off the shore that you can access by climbing down wooden steps or from a dock. I had read that snorkeling was quite good here but was becoming disappointed as there was not many fish to see close to shore where most were snorkeling. As I was about to leave, I watched a snorkel tour group using sea scooters head off further out and I realized that is where the snorkeling must be. I had flippers and a snorkel vest and ventured out. Sure enough, I found the reef that provided the best snorkeling experience I had in Aruba. I had also snorkeled at Baby Beach, Arashi and Malmok which were all good, but this was far the best. Not only a lot of large colorful fish but a healthy-looking reef.Written February 10, 2025This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
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