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                                                                       Helpful tips for your stay on Aruba


                                                                                                                                    Supermarket hours
                                                                      (Oranjestad)—When  trav-     lets used on the island: type
                                                                      eling  to  another  country,  A with two flat prongs; type
                                                                      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 basicbut im-  clips on the side. However,
                                                                      portant information that we  Type  A  is  most  commonly
                                                                      think  may  come  in  handy  found in homes and estab-
                                                                      to Aruba’s visitors.         lishments.

                                                                           Electrical power              Drinking water
                                                                                                                                Supermarket  hours  may
                                                                                                                                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
                                                                                                   standards  for  water  qual-
                                                                      Aruba  generally  operates  ity,  so  there  is  no  need  to
                                                                      on  110V  to  127V  supply  buy bottled water from the
                                                                      voltage  and  60Hz.  There  store.
                                                                      are also three types of out-
                                                                                                                                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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