Aruba Travel Blog
Things to do in Aruba,
beyond the beach.
A growing collection of guides to help you make the most of your time on the island, written for travellers and cruise visitors planning a memorable trip.
Guides for your trip
From cruise day plans to family adventures and rainy-day ideas, these guides are written to help you get more from Aruba than another beach day.
Things to Do in Aruba Beyond the Beach
Aruba’s beaches are world-famous, and for good reason. But after a day or two in the sun, many visitors start looking for something different. The good news is that this small island packs in far more than sand and sea. Here are seven things to do in Aruba when you are ready to go beyond the beach.
Read More →Best Things to Do in Aruba on a Cruise Day
Your ship is docked, the clock is running and the island is waiting. How to plan a port day that fits inside your hours ashore and leaves you back on board with a story worth telling.
Read More →Aruba with Kids
Planning a family trip to Aruba? A guide to the experiences that work for younger and older children alike, from the beach to the cave and everything worth fitting into a family holiday.
Read More →A Perfect Rainy-Day Plan in Aruba
Aruba is sunny almost year-round, but when the weather shifts, the island still has plenty to offer. A guide to the best covered and indoor experiences worth having whatever the sky does.
Read More →Unique and Unusual Things to Do in Aruba
Beyond the well-known stops, Aruba has experiences that travellers remember long after the tan fades. A guide to the unexpected, the immersive and the genuinely different ways to spend a day on the island.
Read More →How to Spend One Day in Oranjestad
Oranjestad is Aruba’s capital and the starting point for most island days. A guide to making the most of one day in and around the city, from the port to the cave and back again.
Read More →Island Logs: Real Stories from the Aruba Trails
The sun here is heavy. It beats down on the dirt roads every single day. We spend a lot of time out there. We get dirt in our hair and sharp rocks in our shoes. This is where we write down the things we see. It is just a simple collection of our trail notes and local tips.
Field Notes and Local Secrets
You can find a million travel brochures at the airport. They all show the same three palm trees and the same blue pool. Our notes are a bit different.
We talk about the days when the wind blows too hard. We write about the secret turns that lead to empty bays where nobody else goes.
What We Write About
Real Advice for True Explorers
Some weeks we just post about basic safety. The ocean looks pretty. But the currents on the north side are incredibly mean. They will pull you out fast if you do not pay attention.
We want people to see the wild spots. We also want everyone to get back to their hotels for dinner in one piece.
Getting the Timing Right
People always ask us when to visit the deep holes in the ground. The light changes every hour. In the morning, the sun beams hit the cave floors just right. It looks cool.
By afternoon, the shadows get long and dark. We track these small details because we live here. It is just basic stuff we learn by walking the same paths every single day.
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