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Tuesday 9 January 2018

Why You Should Not Miss Aruba’s Free City Center Street Car Tour

land’s clear blue skies. Who
would not enjoy a ride on
this beautiful and naturally
air-conditioned vehicle?
The tour consists of a total
of 9 stops approximately
200 meters apart from
each other; all stops are
clearly marked. The tram
will bring you close to dif-
ferent museums, historical
plazas, monuments, the
Protestant church, Aruba’s
high- end mall, retail shops,
and a variety of local and
international cuisine res-
taurants. The “I love Aruba”
trademark also belongs to
that list. The third stop on
the route is close to a 5-min-
ute walk to the famous Re-
naissance Marina show-
casing luxurious yachts and
Aruba’s blue waters.

The “Tram van Oranjestad”
starts from a balloon loop
near the Port of Call and
serves the downtown area
ORANJESTAD - Aruba’s 2012, being the first and so inspired by the popular Caya Betico Croes, mostly and ends at Plaza Nicky.
City Center Street Car - far the only passenger rail battery-powered streetcar referred to as our “main The first ride starts at 10:00
or as we call it in Dutch; service on Aruba and the operation at the Grove in street” has been devel- am sharp with intervals of
“Tram van Oranjestad’ - is rest of the Dutch Caribbe- Los Angeles, USA. Aruba’s oped into a pollution-free 25minutes. The last trolley
a single track tram line in an. There are two trolleys, streetcars are powered by pedestrian mall. The dou- departs from the cruise
Oranjestad, the capital a single-deck one with 42 hydrogen fuel cells, which ble-decker offers you a 360 port at 5:00 pm. Don’t miss
city of Aruba. It was inau- seats and a double-decker are charged by the island’s degree view of the down this tour of the beautiful
gurated on 22 December with 64 seats. The line was year-round trade winds. town area with a picture Aruba’s City Center – it is
perfect scenery of the is- free for all!q