The booking desk
Book it the way we book it
Every hotel, flight, transfer, and ticket we'd line up for our own trip, in one place. Search live prices here, then book direct.
The Palm Beach strip, where most first trips stayAffiliate links: we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. Details.
Start here
Search it like a local would
The two searches we run first for any Aruba trip. Live prices, English and USD, set to the island.
Chapter 01 · Stays
Where we book the stays
Palm Beach for the action, Eagle Beach for the quiet, Oranjestad for value. Two engines, every time.
Vio.com
Our pickHotel price-comparison engine that consistently surfaces lower nightly rates.
This is our first stop for a room. It pulls rates from dozens of booking sites at once, so for the same Palm Beach high-rise it often lands a few dollars under the big-name sites. Start here, then sanity-check on Booking.
Booking.com
affiliateThe widest inventory of Aruba stays, from high-rise resorts to small guesthouses.
We use Booking as the cross-check and for the long tail of smaller places Vio does not list. Free-cancellation rates are easy to spot, which matters if your dates are not locked.
Chapter 02 · Airport
Getting in from the airport
The thing most visitors forget to book. A fixed-price ride beats the taxi-rank scramble after a long flight.
Airport transfer
Book a ride from arrivals
A fixed-price car from AUA to your hotel, sorted before you land. No taxi-rank scramble.
Welcome Pickups
affiliatePrivate transfers with English-speaking local drivers who double as a first guide.
A notch more personal than a standard transfer. Good if you want a driver who will point things out on the ride in and help you get your bearings on day one.
Chapter 03 · Cover
Cover for the what-ifs
A reef cut, a cancelled flight, a lost bag. Care abroad is not free, and a small policy beats a large bill.
EKTA
Our pickTravel insurance you can buy in minutes, with medical and trip-disruption cover.
Quick to quote, clear on what is covered, and priced fairly for a week on the island. Our default pick before a trip.
Insubuy
affiliateA marketplace that compares plans from multiple travel-insurance providers.
Worth a look if you want to line up several plans side by side, or if you need something specific like longer-stay or visitor medical cover.
Chapter 04 · Tickets
More tours & tickets
Our hand-tested tours live on the Activities page (booked direct through Viator). This is the wider catalogue for tickets and extras.
More things to do
Tours & tickets across Aruba
Our hand-tested picks live on the Activities page. This pulls the wider catalogue for tickets and extras.
Our hand-tested tours
The 18 experiences we actually vouch for, with honest notes on each, booked direct through Viator.
See the 18 picksChapter 05 · Practical
Land ready to go
Two small things that make day one smoother, plus where we send you for cars and tours.
Yesim
Our pickTravel eSIM with data plans you install before you fly.
Set it up at home, switch it on at the gate, and you have maps and messaging working before you reach baggage claim. Cleaner than buying a local SIM for a short stay.
Renting a car?
We book those through DiscoverCars, a direct partner, not Travelpayouts. Our full car guide breaks down whether you even need one.
Read the car guidePlanning the days?
Tell us your dates and crew and we will lay out where to stay, how to get around, and what to book, in the right order.
Plan my tripThe local team
Want it all lined up for you?
Tell us your dates and crew and we will plan the stays, transfers, and bookings the way we would plan a friend's trip. In English or Dutch.