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Aruba’s underwater wonderland

ORANJESTAD - Exploring the Also remember; it is a once many underwater wonders
underwater wonders is some- in a life time experience. to see. In the ocean there is
thing you should definitely do an area marked until where
during your stay in Aruba. The Antilla shipwreck it is recommended to snorkel
underwater world has every- Antilla is a 400-foot-long long and on the beach you will
thing to offer that makes a ship, built in 1939 in Hamburg, find different facilities. It is a
snorkel trip so exceptional; Germany. Antilla came to perfect beach to spend your
an impressive, colorful sea Aruba, because it had to day snorkeling and relaxing.
life with exotic fishes, turtles find a neutral port. When
and beautiful coral reef. The Germany invaded the Neth- Mangel Halto
historic shipwrecks, located erlands on May 10, 1940, the Mangel Halto beach is lo- will have several entrances Inside the bay, the water is
on the Aruban seabed are crew decided to let their own cated in Savaneta, on the to the sea. There are diverse clear and you find many col-
also worth a visit. Aruba is ship sink, to prevent it from southern-west part of the spots where you can enjoy a orful fish. Outside the bay is a
known for its white beach- falling into the hands of the island. The beach is differ- perfect beach day, wood- bit more challenging for be-
es and blue oceans, which Dutch Navy. Antilla lies on ent from the other beaches en stairs made to enter the ginners because of the wind
means there are many fas- its portside in Malmok bay, in Aruba; it is beach full of water and a dock to sit on and the waves, but the coral
cinating under water spots, and the sunken word war mangroves. You reach the and enjoy the view. Mangel is alive and it is just like snorkel
where you can take your two ship is now one of Aru- beach by a bridge through Halto is also worth a visit for heaven.q
snorkeling gear and we se- ba’s most popular snorkel- the mangroves and then you the snorkeling experience.
lected the top spots for you. ing and dive spots. However,
the ship wreck can only be
Tres Trapi reached by boat. The ship
Tres Trapi means tree steps in is visible from the surface
Papiamento, Papiamento is and during your snorkeling
together with Dutch the of- trip you be surrounded by
ficial language spoken on hundreds of tropical fishes,
Aruba. The beach is called but the ship wreck alone is
Tres Trapi because it is ac- already impressive enough.
cessible by the tree steps
carved into the rocks. Tres Baby Beach
Trapi is a small rocky beach, Baby beach; a white beach,
located on the north-western with a crystal blue ocean.
side of the island, approxi- The beach is located on
mately 5 to 10 minute drive the southern part of the is-
from Palm Beach. From the land. On the way to the fa-
unique steps you can eas- mous beach, you will drive
ily walk over the beach into through the old capital of
the clear and turquoise blue Aruba, San Nicolas. The old
ocean. While snorkeling you Aruban culture can be still
will encounter all kind of trop- felt and experienced here,
ical fishes and sea stars. The so do not hesitate to get out
kind of starfish you will find of your car and walk around
in the Aruban waters is the for a while. Baby beach is a
red cushion sea star. This is child friendly beach, since it
a starfish that is commonly is shallow and the water has
found in the shallow waters a pleasant temperature. The
of the Caribbean sea and name therefore fits well with
if you are lucky during your the beach. Baby beach is an
snorkeling visit to Tres Trapi, excellent beach for snorkel-
you may come across one ing, especially if you want
of the green sea turtles. Re- to go with small children,
spect the animal, keep your because the water remains
distance and enjoy the view. shallow and there are still