Your Kind of Escape in Aruba
Aruba is a small, dry island with a steady trade wind, so a beach week here is easier to count on than on many Caribbean coasts. Palm Beach and Eagle Beach sit close together on the west side, and Oranjestad, the north and the national park are short days out from the same hotel.
I plan and book these trips for travellers across Canada, from checked destination information rather than a personal trip report.
Aruba at a glance
- The appeal
- Reliable sun, a breezy west-coast beach, and an island small enough to see from one hotel
- A good length
- 7 nights. Five is enough if you are staying put.
- Best season
- December to April is the driest and busiest. May and June are quieter.
- From Canada
- Non-stops change by season; many trips connect
Explore Aruba
- Things to See & Do — West-coast beaches, Oranjestad, the north and the south
- Trip Ideas & Inspiration — One hotel, a car for a few days, or Carnival
- When to Go & Travel Tips — Seasons, the airport and the ED card
A few highlights
A beach week on the west
Palm Beach is the lively hotel strip. Eagle Beach, just beside it, is wider and known for divi-divi trees bent by the trade wind. One stay covers both. The west coast
Colour in the capital
Oranjestad’s Dutch-Caribbean houses and a waterfront streetcar are a different afternoon from the beach. Oranjestad
Arikok National Park, the northwest point and the south coast are the other easy days, and the food is its own reason to go out. See the places
Let’s plan your Aruba trip
Tell me who is travelling, when, and whether you want a beach week with a little exploring or a quieter stay. I’ll match the coast and the hotel, and book the flights and transfers.
The initial 30-minute consultation is complimentary. The professional research fee is $50 per traveller aged 2 or older, paid before research begins.