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Today Is Going To Be A Good Day

Here’s why: Aruba Today stretch on the coastline we drive through the park, one
collected some things to say. Let’s mention some of way or another this park
do BEYOND the beach. Yes, these hidden gems. is a great place to spend
we know. Aruba, located an entire day. Cruising
15 miles north of Venezu- Nature Calls through the landscape you
ela in the warm waters of The Arikok National park is end up at some of the most
the southern Caribbean, is worth the ride. We love the stunning beaches like Dos
home to beautiful white- hikes that are guided by Playa or Daimara Beach.
sand beaches, 82-degree the park’s rangers whose In Total the park consists of
days, and thus ideal for the job is to maintain trails and 7907 acres protected na-
perfect beach day. But we protect natural resources. ture with a richness of ani-
are also blessed with some The flora and fauna are mals living in it. The Aruban a lighthouse that could indi- While you are doing some
of the warmest people in beautiful and the histori- whiptail lizard (cododo), cate the island’s eastern tip workout -as it might get a
the world and our island is cal sites tell you about the Aruban cat eye snake to ships with its light. www. little windy and rough-, you
19.6 miles long and 6 miles island’s indigenous roots. (santanero) and endan- arubalighthouse.com will will see the island from a
across, with a total area of The guided tours are even gered rattle snake (casca- give you more information. different perspective. You
70 square miles. Bit more free of charge. If you are bel) are just some of them, can even make a stop to
to discover than the white not up to walking, you can you can also admire these Kayak in the Mangroves do some snorkeling at the
close in the park’s Visitors’ Mangel Halto at Savaneta reef. Its fun, it’s healthy and
Center. For more informa- is definitely a place not to for sure something else.
tion, visit the website www. miss out on. The beauti- There are several compa-
arubanationalpark.org ful beach with the natu- nies that offer kayak tours,
ral mangroves is simply a we had good experience
The Lighthouse beauty, but if you are into with The Shack Kayak
No, you would not think a more active way to enjoy Tours Aruba, find them on
of this as a hidden gem. the nature: take a kayak. Facebook.q
The California Lighthouse
is actually one of the most
known highlights in Aruba
and many repeated guests
most probably took the ride
uphill already. But, there
is a significant change to
this tower. Since Septem-
ber 2016 you can climb the
top. In 2015 Stichting Mon-
umentenfonds started the
restoration of the Califor-
nia Lighthouse. The project
finished in September 2016
and the Lighthouse is now
open for visitors to enjoy
the beautiful view from the
top. The construction of the
California Lighthouse start-
ed in 1915. The name ‘Cali-
fornia’ came from a vessel
of the West India Compa-
ny and Pacific Steamship
Co. called ‘California’ that
shipwrecked in the area in
1891. Therefore they came
up with the idea of building