Last updated: July 13, 2026
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Seven days is the perfect amount of time for Aruba — long enough to see everything worth seeing, slow enough to actually relax. Here’s the itinerary we’d give a friend.
Day 1 — Arrive & Exhale
Pre-booked transfer to your hotel, first swim, sunset dinner near your beach. Nothing else. You’re on island time now.
Day 2 — Eagle Beach & Palm Beach
Morning under a palapa at Eagle Beach with the famous fofoti trees, afternoon strolling the Palm Beach strip, happy hour at a beach bar as the sun drops.
Day 3 — Snorkel the Antilla
Morning catamaran to the Antilla shipwreck and Boca Catalina reef — the single best water activity on the island. Afternoon recovery nap fully endorsed.
Day 4 — Arikok National Park
UTV or jeep day: caves, the Bushiribana gold mill ruins, the wild north coast, and a swim in the Natural Pool. This is the adventure day people talk about for years.
Day 5 — The South
Rental car day: Baby Beach’s shallow lagoon, the murals of San Nicolas, and dockside fried fish at Zeerovers in Savaneta on the way home.
Day 6 — Your Perfect Day, Repeated
Whatever day you loved most — do it again, properly. Or fill the gap: Flamingo Beach day pass, kayaking Mangel Halto, the Butterfly Farm, or shopping in Oranjestad.
Day 7 — Slow Morning & Preclearance
Final beach morning, then airport 3 hours early for US preclearance — it’s a real line, and this is the one place Aruba asks you to hurry.
Build your week
Deeper dives: the beaches, every activity, where to eat, and getting around. Book the anchor experiences early — they sell out in high season:
