City overview
Aruba sits 15 miles off the coast of Venezuela, outside the hurricane belt, with reliable sunshine, constant trade winds and some of the widest white-sand beaches in the Caribbean. The island is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Dutch order meets Caribbean warmth in a place small enough to cross by car in under an hour — resort strips along Palm and Eagle Beach on the west coast, a rugged cactus desert and wind-battered north shore behind them. Jewish life is concentrated in Noord, where Chabad Aruba has grown since 2013 into a community of roughly 150 people, and the island now supports year-round kosher dining for the first time.
Bushiribana Gold Mill Ruins
Aruba
Windswept stone smelter ruins from 1824 on the rugged north coast, left over from Aruba's nineteenth-century gold rush.
Time needed
30–45 minutes
Hours
Monday: Open 24 hours; Tuesday: Open 24 hours; Wednesday: Open 24 hours; Thursday: Open 24 hours; Friday: Open 24 hours; Saturday: Open 24 hours; Sunday: Open 24 hours
Tips
The access road is unpaved and heavily rutted — a high-clearance vehicle or an organised jeep tour is far more comfortable than a compact rental.
Neighborhood
Noord
Activity providers
Kosher map of Aruba
Pick a place on the map or search an address or hotel to see what is kosher around it.