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.
National Archaeological Museum Aruba
Aruba · Free
The national museum of Aruba's Amerindian past, housed in the restored Ecury family complex, with artefacts reaching back to roughly 2500 BC.
Time needed
1–1.5 hours
Hours
Monday–Friday 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, Saturday–Sunday Closed
Tips
It closes at weekends, so slot it into a weekday — and since admission is free it makes a good option in midday heat or rain.
Phone
+297 582 8979Website
http://namaruba.orgNeighborhood
Oranjestad
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.