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Helpful tips for your stay on Aruba

(Oranjestad)—When trav- Fire Dept: 115 establishments is distilled open from 8am to 9 or pretty much always avail-
eling to another country, Oranjestad: HOH hospital: and perfectly safe to drink. 10pm, Monday through able and you can ever hire
especially for the first time, +297-527-4000 Aruba’s drinking water ex- Saturday. On Sundays, su- one for $45 an hour.
it is always better to be San Nicolas: ImSan: +297- ceeds WHO’s international permarkets generally close
over-prepared than under- 527-8833 standards for water qual- earlier; mostly around 2pm. Safety
prepared. That is why we ity, so there is no need to Aruba is one of the safest
have a list of basic—but Electrical power buy bottled water from the Taxis islands in the Caribbean,
important—information that Aruba generally operates store. Prices for taxi fair are set and many tourist that visit
we think may come in han- on 110V to 127V supply by the Department of Pub- have often told us how
dy to Aruba’s visitors. voltage and 60Hz. There Supermarket hours lic Traffic and are based they feel safe to explore
are also three types of out- Supermarket hours may on destination rather than the island or walk around
Emergency services lets used on the island: type vary depending on where mileage. Most taxis can at night. However, rare in-
Even though most people A with two flat prongs; type you are staying on the is- take up to five passengers, cidents do occurs, so keep
don’t even want to think B with two flat and one land. Generally though, but this may vary depend- yourself and your belong-
about having to contact grounding prong, and on most supermarkets are ing on the vehicle. Taxis are ings safe.
emergency services—es- occasion, type F with two
pecially not while on their round prong and two earth
vacation, it is still important clips on the side. However,
to know what number to Type A is most commonly
dial in case of the unlikely found in homes and estab-
event of an accident or se- lishments.
vere incident.
Drinking water
Police: 100 The water that flows
Police Tipline: 11141 through the sinks of every
Ambulance: 911 house, hotels and other