Known for its refreshing trade winds, soothing temperatures and miles of white sand beaches, Aruba is a favorite destination to millions of international vacationers and receives the highest number of repeat visitors in the Caribbean.

The island offers a wide variety of luxury accommodations, ranging from high-end hotel brands to private villas and homes, along with upscale shopping outlets of renowned brands. Aruba is home to a dozen casinos, hundreds of restaurants and bars, a bustling nightlife and host to unique events as the Aruba Soul Beach Music Festival and the annual Aruba Open International Beach Tennis Championships.

When entering Aruba, please be advised you’ll need to fill out a mandatory Aruba immigration/disembarkation card. Find the card here.

Aruba uses 110 volts. The currency is Aruban florin, yet US dollar is accepted island wide.

For an overview of inadmissible items for Aruba click here.

General travel advisories for the Aruba Airport can be found here.

Safety & repeaters

Aruba is considered one of the safest islands in the Caribbean and is known for its very friendly, warm and welcoming people, underlining the destinations’ tagline One happy island. As a result, Aruba has the highest repeat visitor rates in the region with more than half of its visitors returning.

Carnival

The island is know for its grand and extravagant Carnival celebrations with many parades and participants decked out in colorful feathers and rhinestones. Onlookers and visitors can enjoy the various parades in designated areas alongside the road. Aruba’s Carnival parade season opens the first Saturday in January with a Torch Parade, followed by the big parades in the weekend leading up to Ash Wednesday. Its a beautiful spectacle and one of the most elaborate Carnival celebrations in the Caribbean.