subject: The Handy Manual To Oranjestad, Aruba Vacations With Points On Budget Hotels Along With Attractions [print this page] Touring Oranjestad, Aruba Touring Oranjestad, Aruba
The beautiful Southern Coast of Aruba is one of the most colorful parts of the island. The place was once the Dutch Capital of Aruba, so its no wonder that so many of its remnants are found there from its structures to its government functions, with most of Arubas official buildings and tourism offices found there. As a residential area, Oranjestad is filled with multicolored Dutch houses with its matching tiles and lots of wooden furniture. Like many of Aruban towns, Oranjestad relies heavily on its fishing livelihood, producing a fresh catch daily to bring to residents and restaurants in the area. Shopping is also a great pastime in this capital with Aruban art, handicrafts and clothing available. If youre there during the summer on your Aruban vacation, check out the summertime festival. Oranjestad is truly great for a day tour, a way of discovering Arubas rich cultural influence.
Go on an Adventure vacation with Aruba Kitesurfing and Windsurfing
The waters of the pristine Aruban island is a perfect setting to get some much needed play time on water especially for those whod like something more extreme than just swimming or even jet skiing. Wind and water combine to provide the perfect setting for sports like kitesurfing and windsurfing in Aruba with two in-island experts to teach you how, Red Sail Sports Aruba and Aruba Kite Surfing School. The last is a member of the National Surf Association and has many packages with classes for beginners to get a taste of the sport. Most beginner packages will cost about $275 and another $200 for private lessons for a 5-hour span. Red Sail Sports Aruba, the huge adventure sport company, has several fleets that can make windsurfing possible. The staff offers classes for beginners, letting them feel the waters, and ultimately appreciate the great Aruban landscape, seascape and air.
A deeper look at the Worlds Largest Bird with Aruba Ostrich Adventures
Among many things, youll be able to find out whether burying their heads in the sand is a myth or not with these flightless birds. Aruba is a perfect setting for ostriches with its vast landscape that easily became an adoptive environment for these birds from Africa. The Aruba Ostrich Adventures provides a great guide to these species with 80 or so numbered flock for studying along with its cousins, the emus. Aside from the tours they give, Ostrich Adventures also has a great restaurant with the Savanna Lodge Bar and Restaurant and a souvenir shop for African memorabilia at the African Art Shop. The tour is done every half an hour daily which gives guests a chance to interact with these birds from the incubator, to the hatchery, the pen, then down to the rugged terrain which is their final habitat. The tour costs about $12 for adults and $6 for kids.
Checking out the Marine Life with Atlantis Submarines
Not only are Arubas beaches beautiful but the plant and marine life is equally so. And what better way to explore this than going on a submarine where one can check out the surroundings as much as they want without the effort one can expect from snorkeling or scuba diving. The Atlantis Submarine Aruba starts at Oranjestad where a shuttle boat will take visitors to the SubSeeker, where from there, the captain will take you down to 130 feet to check out the wonders of the Caribbean sea. Many marine fishes, corals and two shipwrecks are found at the bottom of the Caribbean ocean and participants of the Atlantis Submarine tour can enjoy all these in a comfortable air-conditioned room. Another Atlantis semi-submarine is also set to explore the Aruban sea although as the name inculcates, the submarine does not fully submerge but rather just steps down enough to have an observatory set in water. Atlantis Submarines has been considered as one of the greatest attractions in Aruba by many award-giving bodies.
