Druif Beach Holidays

Druif Beach holidays are spot-on for sunning and sleeping. Plus, it’s a short sandy stroll to a load of spas, bars and restaurants.

Untouched Aruba

Druif Beach joins the troupe of beach resorts on Aruba’s west coast. But it’s no chip off the old block. It’s given high-rise hotels the brush-off, so the sands are escorted by low-level, pastel properties instead. And the beach is one of the most deserted on the island. Picture Caribbean-pale sands and cling film-clear water.

So much sand

This place is loaded up with sand. And it’s a rare breed – although all of Aruba’s beaches are public, this one has a private, cocooned feel. It’s got downtime sussed, with a ban on motorised watersports and clusters of coconut-thatched umbrellas. The white-sand carpet rolls all the way to Eagle Beach. Here, it doubles in width and the restaurant and bar count’s boosted, too.

Lively mates

Things are super-chilled in this neck of the woods. A handful of hotels – mainly part of the swanky Divi Resorts group – look after the food, drinks and live entertainment side of things. Plus, you can whack a ball about on the nine-hole golf course. Or follow the sands around the bend to Eagle Beach, where you’ve got even more hotels, and wetlands that are great for bird-watching.