🇦🇼 Why Aruba?
Aruba gets over 300 days of sunshine per year outside the hurricane belt. Eagle Beach is consistently ranked one of the best beaches in the world. The trade winds keep the temperature perfectly comfortable year-round. The island is safe, well-developed, and genuinely joyful.
🏖️ Eagle Beach: World's Best
Eagle Beach is postcard-perfect with impossibly white sand and calm crystal-clear water. Significantly less crowded than Palm Beach. The colors at sunset are otherworldly. Plan your beach days here — you won't want to leave.
🦩 Flamingo Beach
Renaissance Island is a private island accessible to Renaissance Resort guests. Wild flamingos mingle with beachgoers — you can hand-feed them and take photos. Book a day pass as far in advance as possible — they sell out immediately.
🏄 Water Sports & Activities
Aruba is one of the world's best windsurfing and kitesurfing destinations. Snorkeling and scuba diving are excellent. The Antilla is the largest shipwreck in the Caribbean. Catamaran sunset cruises and ATV tours through Arikok National Park are popular.
🍽️ What to Eat
Keshi yena (stuffed gouda cheese with spiced meat) is the national dish. Zeerovers fish shacks on the south coast serve fresh-fried fish with dipping sauce. Papiamento Restaurant is upscale Aruban cuisine in a beautiful historical home.
📘 Getting There
Fly into Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA). Direct flights from Houston — about 3.5 hours. No visa required. USD is accepted everywhere. Aruba is outside the hurricane belt — safe year-round.