Aruba Honeymoon

Aruba is one of the Caribbean’s most popular islands. Blessed with a year-round sunny climate, an 11km-long stretch of powder-white sand, a vibrant nightlife scene and expansive Las Vegas-style high rise resorts featuring flashy casinos, Aruba offers all the ingredients you need for the perfect Caribbean honeymoon or romantic getaway holiday.

Things to do and see
Discover sugar-white beaches and warm and sparkling crystalline waters ideal for swimming, snorkelling and diving. And the almost-constant easterly breezes are perfect for kite and windsurfing.

In Aruba's colourful capital city of Oranjestad, discover Dutch colonial-style buildings painted in vivid Caribbean colours of pink, blue, ochre and pistachio. Stroll the main waterfront boulevard lined with attractive gabled architecture, playing host to shopping malls, bars and restaurants.

Browse for duty free bargains such as jewellery, cameras and perfumes, as well as for Delft pottery, cheese and aloe (Aruba is the world's largest producer of aloe).

Inland, go horseback riding and hiking or hire a four-wheel drive jeep or ATV to explore the harsh desert-like lunar landscape of the interior. Discover windswept hills covered with towering cacti, unusual volcanic rock formations and the island’s wind-blown trademark divi-divi trees.

Along the way, see thousands of butterflies at the Butterfly Farm and feed a long-necked bird at the Ostrich Farm. Visit the distinctive and authentic Old Dutch Windmill then climb the observation tower at the lush Bubali Bird Sanctuary to see more than 80 species of local and migratory birds, including brown pelicans, blue herons, snowy egrets and black cormorants as they flitter through the undulating marsh grasses.

Admire the old California Lighthouse that sits on a hilltop at Aruba’s northernmost tip then visit the picturesque Alto Vista Chapel and the Bushiribana Gold Smelter Ruins on the rugged northeast coast. Nearby stands the island’s most photographed natural attraction – the 7.5m-high Natural Bridge, with its 30m-span stretching across the sea.

Ponder reddish-brown petroglyphs at the Ayo Rock Formations and visit the Casibari Rock Formations, which resemble birds and dragons. To the south lies the pristine and wild terrain of Arikok National Wildlife Park, an ecological showcase that sprawls across roughly 20 per cent of the island.

Accommodation
Aruba offers a huge range of restaurants, bars and hotels to suit all budgets, most of them located along Palm and Eagle beaches. The stunning Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino is set on the waterfront of Oranjestad. After dark, take in a live Vegas-style show, listen to music featuring Latin jazz and Caribbean sounds or enjoy a flutter at one of the island’s 12 casinos.

Best time to visit Aruba?
With an average temperature of 28°C year round and cool sea breezes, Aruba can be enjoyed at any time. Only the months of October, November and December have occasional brief showers. For more climate info: Aruba Weather Guide

Location – Aruba lies in the southern Caribbean, just 20km off the coast of Venezuela. It is the most westerly of the ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao) and is located south of the hurricane belt.

Getting there – By air, Aruba is serviced with daily non-stop flights from several cities in North America. How to get to Aruba . . .