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.
California Lighthouse
Aruba · $5.00 per person
A 1910 lighthouse standing on the Hudishibana dunes at Aruba's northwestern tip, open for visitors to climb to the top.
Time needed
45 minutes–1 hour
Hours
Open daily 9:00 AM–7:00 PM
Tips
Come about an hour before sunset — the elevated dune site is the best sunset viewpoint on the island, and no reservation is needed.
Phone
+297 561 1577Neighborhood
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.