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                                                                       Helpful tips for your stay on Aruba




                                                                      (Oranjestad)—When  trav-     lets used on the island: type    Supermarket hours
                                                                      eling  to  another  country,  A with two flat prongs; type   Supermarket  hours  may
                                                                      especially for the first time,  B  with  two  flat  and  one
                                                                      it  is  always  better  to  be  grounding  prong,  and  on
                                                                      over-prepared than under-    occasion,  type  F  with  two
                                                                      prepared.  That  is  why  we  round prong and two earth
                                                                      have  a  list  of  basic—but  clips on the side. However,
                                                                      important—information  Type  A  is  most  commonly
                                                                      that we think may come in  found in homes and estab-
                                                                      handy to Aruba’s visitors.   lishments.

                                                                            Electrical power             Drinking water



                                                                                                                                vary depending on where
                                                                                                                                you  are  staying  on  the  is-
                                                                                                                                land.  Generally  though,
                                                                                                                                most   supermarkets    are
                                                                                                                                open  from  8am  to  9  or
                                                                                                                                10pm,  Monday  through
                                                                                                                                Saturday.  On  Sundays,  su-
                                                                                                                                permarkets generally close
                                                                                                                                earlier; mostly around 2pm.

                                                                                                   The   water    that   flows            Safety
                                                                                                   through  the  sinks  of  every
                                                                                                   house,  hotels  and  other
                                                                                                   establishments  is  distilled
                                                                                                   and perfectly safe to drink.
                                                                                                   Aruba’s  drinking  water  ex-
                                                                                                   ceeds WHO’s international
                                                                      Aruba  generally  operates  standards  for  water  qual-
                                                                      on  110V  to  127V  supply  ity,  so  there  is  no  need  to
                                                                      voltage  and  60Hz.  There  buy bottled water from the
                                                                      are also three types of out-  store.

                                                                                                                                Since  February  2024,  Aru-
                                                                                                                                ba  has  been  categorized
                                                                                                                                as the safest country in the
                                                                                                                                Caribbean  by  The  Tele-
                                                                                                                                graph,  and  many  tourist
                                                                                                                                that  visit  have  often  told
                                                                                                                                us  how  they  feel  safe  to
                                                                                                                                explore  the  island  or  walk
                                                                                                                                around at night. However,
                                                                                                                                rare  incidents  do  occurs,
                                                                                                                                so  keep  yourself  and  your
                                                                                                                                belongings safe.
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