Bars
CARLOS & CHARLIE'S Weststraat 3A, Oranjestad, Aruba Phone: 297/8-20355
At Carlos & Charlie's, you'll find Mexican fare; American music from the '60s, '70s, and '80s; and a mike-toting emcee.
CHETA'S BAR Paradera 119, Paradera, Aruba Phone: 297/8-23689
In business since 1948, Cheta's Bar is a local joint that holds no more than four customers at a time. There aren't any bar stools, either, which is why most patrons gather out front.
IGUANA JOE'S Royal Plaza Mall, L. G. Smith Blvd. 94, Oranjestad, Aruba Phone: 297/8-39373
Iguana Joe's has a creative reptilian-theme decor and a color scheme featuring such planter's-punch colors as lime and grape.
KUKOO KUNUKU Phone: 297/8-62010
One uniquely Aruban institution is a psychedelically painted '57 Chevy bus called the Kukoo Kunuku. Weeknights you'll find as many as 40 passengers traveling between six bars from sundown to around midnight. The $55 fee per passenger includes dinner, drinks, and picking you up (and pouring you off) at your hotel.
MAMBO JAMBO Royal Plaza Mall, 2nd floor, L. G. Smith Blvd. 94, Oranjestad, Aruba Phone: 297/8-33632
With parrots painted on the ceiling, Mambo Jambo is daubed in sunset colors. Sip one of the special libations sold nowhere else.
PALMS BAR Hyatt Regency Aruba Beach Resort & Casino, J. E. Irausquin Blvd. 85, Palm Beach, Aruba Phone: 297/8-61234
Palm Beach With front-row seats to view the green flash -- that ray of light that flicks through the sky as the sun sinks into the ocean -- the Palms Bar is the perfect spot to enjoy the sunset. | | | | Beaches
EAGLE BEACH Eagle Beach, Aruba On the southwestern coast, across the highway from what is known as Time-Share Lane, Eagle Beach (more than a mile long).
MANCHEBO BEACH (PUNTA BRABO) Manchebo Beach, Aruba This impressively wide beach (also known as Punta Brabo) in front of the Manchebo Beach Resort is where officials turn a blind eye to the occasional top-free sunbathers.
PALM BEACH This stretch of sand is the center of Aruban tourism, offering the best in swimming, sailing, and other water sports. It runs from the Wyndham Aruba Beach Resort to the Aruba Marriott Resort.
Water Activities
Snorkeling Scuba Diving Wave runners Sailing – Sunfish – Catamaran Water skiing Banana Boats Tubing Parasailing Wakeboarding Windsurfing Kayaking Deep Sea Fishing Surfboarding Atlantis Submarines Seaworld Explorer Sunset Cruises Rumrunner Cruises Party Dinner Cruises
Land Activities
Morning Yoga Class Championship Golf Course Tennis Horse Back Riding Miniature Golf Skydiving Bowling Land Sailing Scenic Walks Nature Treks Butterfly Farm Bicycle Tours Bus and Jeep Island Tours Party Bus Mountain Biking Bird Sanctuary Dancing Casinos Harley Davidson Rentals Quad Bike Rental Scooter Rental Volleyball |