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Aruba holidays

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Aruba
Aruba

If you're looking for paradise, Aruba's the right place to start. Dotted along the sun-drenched west coast, the pure white beaches are so beautiful you'll wonder if they're real and all our resorts give you plenty of chance to visit the capital, Oranjestad, and uncover Aruba's safe laid-back vibe, tinkling steel drums and tropical flavour. Lying just off the coast of Venezuela, in the Caribbean Sea, this tiny island is less than 32km long.

Free Kids

 

You can take your first child on holiday with us free of charge. If a Free Child Place is available on the holiday you choose, it’s yours – and your discount will be shown on the breakdown of your holiday price. Free Kids are generally found on holidays departing outside of 12 weeks.

 

We offer hundreds of Free Child Places on selected holidays and dates, but they won’t hang around forever! Book early to secure your Free Child Place and make fantastic savings online.

Best for Families

These accommodations are family-friendly, offering entertainment and facilities for both kids and grown-ups.

 

Some may feature their own kids’ club, crèche, kids’ dens, or sports and activities for families to enjoy together.

Best for Adults

These accommodations provide a holiday experience geared toward grown-ups. They’re best suited to couples, single travellers and groups of friends.

 

Although we can’t guarantee they will be child-free, these accommodations are more suited to those travelling without children.

All Inclusive

Our All Inclusive holidays cover all your essentials, so you can relax knowing that everything is already paid for while you’re on holiday with the UK’s ‘Best All Inclusive Tour Operator’.

What’s included?

  • Unlimited local alcoholic drinks
  • All meals and snacks
  • Unlimited soft drinks, tea and coffee
  • Ice cream for the kids in many hotels
  • Sports and watersports facilities in most hotels
  • Daytime and evening entertainment and activities

Premier

An exclusive selection of quality four and five star hotels, our Premier range offers superior standards of comfort, service and dining, with luxurious facilities and fantastic extras. In-flight and in-resort benefits vary across our Premier Family, Premier Luxury and Falcon Premier holidays.

 

Benefits may include:

  • Free in-flight meal and reserved seating on First Choice Airways flights
  • Increased baggage allowance (up to 23kg per person)
  • Free day before check-in at London Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham Airports
  • Priority airport transfers to your resort or return private taxi transfers
  • Premier Reps providing outstanding customer service and assistance
  • Complimentary children's’ pack with Premier Families

Close to the Beach

Choose one of these accommodations to ensure you are within 300 metres of the beach (1km for villas).

Central Location

These accommodations are guaranteed to be less than 200 metres from the centre of your resort, close to bars and restaurants.

Things to do

Aruba

Memorable moment...

Discover Aruba's outback on a jeep tour as you ride through rocky red landscapes and dramatic, sheer cliff coastlines.

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Things to do

Explore the island's wilder charms on a jeep tour of the island. Discover a barren, alien landscape in Conocu, Aruba's arid outback, with stalagmite-like cacti rising from the rocky red earth and dramatic coastal landscapes. The Butterfly Farm and Donkey Sanctuary are also popular excursions, as is De Palm Island, a family-friendly island offering Snuba, Seatrek and a brand new mini waterpark.
Excursions:
* Jeep Tour - Approx. $80-$90
* Afternoon Delight Sailing - Approx. £30
* Island Tour - Approx. £25
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Beaches

Aruba's south and west coasts boast over seven miles of spectacular soft white beaches, with superb watersports, snorkelling and diving. The north and east are more rugged, with favourites including Hadikurari Beach, Palm Beach, Eagle Beach and Baby Beach, with its stunning coral heads.

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Explore your destination

De Palm Island
This tiny island offers a fantastic family day out. You can snorkel among enormous, electric-blue parrot fish and stunning coral; try Sea Trek or Snuba, a mix of scuba-diving and snorkelling; splash around at the mini-waterpark; or simply relax on sugar-white sands.

Prices from approx. £48 (adult); £24 (child)

Sea Trek
You'll discover a bus and sunken plane along with twinkling jewel-coloured sea life as you walk along the specially designed underwater Sea Trek walkway. Even those who can't swim can enjoy this truly unique experience.

Prices from approx. US$55pp (adult); US$27.50pp (child)

ATV Mania
Without a doubt the most exciting way to see Aruba's outback, discover the dusty red landscapes and spectacular turquoise coastline of Arikok National Park in an all-terrain vehicle. A full driving licence and sense of adventure are mandatory!

Prices from approx. US$79pp (adult); US$40pp (passenger). No under 12s permitted.

Please note: for further details, please speak to your Representative in resort. This is an example guide only and excursions and prices will be subject to change according to season, availability and demand.

Sunset Cruise
Enjoy the late afternoon sun as we sail along the coast to capture uninterrupted views of dusk descending over the distant shores.

Prices from approx. US$56pp (adult); US$28pp (child)

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Food and drink

Aruba is cosmopolitan in its choice of restaurants and food, with flavours from Cuba, Brazil and America. Seafood lovers will enjoy fresh red snapper, served with funchi, a sweet pancake-like flatbread, or delectable coconut-smothered shrimp with mango relish. Smoky, slow-cooked stews, served with rice and peas, are also delicious.

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Evening Flavour

Head into Oranjestad for a night out on the town, with its wealth of bars and restaurants. Mambo Jambo, a latino dancing bar, is one of the most popular dancing joints, or try the minty Mojitos at Cuba's Cookin', a small, lively restaurant with a nightly live Latin band.

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Shopping

A duty-free island, imported goods including perfumes, beauty products and designer labels are the best buys here. Visitors to the island will be overwhelmed by the volume of jewellery stores, selling unique gemstones and jewellery, from diamond-encrusted necklaces to extravagant emeralds and sapphires.

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Fact File

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Information

Language: Dutch, English, Spanish and Papiamento. Currency: Aruban Florin and US Dollar. Standard GMT: - 4 hrs. Aruba Tourism Authority UK: The Copperfields, 25 Copperfield Street, London SE1 OEN. Tel: 020 7928 1600. www.aruba.com.
For essential information on visas, departure taxes, vaccinations and other issues please click on 'info' at the top of the page.

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Travel money

Aruban Florin

You can get commission-free foreign exchange on currency notes and travellers cheques at most First Choice Travel Shops and Holiday Hypermarkets.

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