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Travel and Tourism in Aruba
Travel alerts, currency, climate, transit, health, and safety information for visitors to Aruba.
Practical Information
Travel alert status, currency, climate, and transit details.
- Travel Alert Status
- Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
- Time Difference
- UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Currency
- 1.79
- Climate
- Tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
- Language(s) Spoken
- Papiamento (official) (a creole language that is a mixture of Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, English, and, to a lesser extent, French, as well as elements of African languages and the language of the Arawak) 69.4%, Spanish 13.7%, English (widely spoken) 7.1%, Dutch (official) 6.1%, Chinese 1.5%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.4%
- Ethnic Groups
- Dutch 78.7%, Colombian 6.6%, Venezuelan 5.5%, Dominican 2.8%, Haitian 1.3%, other 5.1%
- National Holiday
- National Anthem and Flag Day, 18 March (1976)
- Geographic Coordinates
- 12 30 N, 69 58 W
- Location
- The Caribbean, an island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
- Airports
- 1
Health and Safety
Medical facilities, vaccinations, disease risk, and sanitation conditions.
Medical care is generally considered to be good in Aruba. There is one hospital, Dr. H.E. Oduber Hospital, whose medical standards can be favorably compared to a small hospital in the U.S. The hospital has tiered health care, and accommodations will vary depending on insurance and the ability to pay. There is a small medical center in San Nicolas. Please be aware that there is no decompression chamber available on the island.