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Friday 16 June 2023

Why You Should Not Miss Aruba’s Free City Center Street Car Tour

each other; all stops are
There are two trolleys, a clearly marked. The tram
single-deck one with 42 will bring you close to dif-
seats and a double-decker ferent museums, historical
with 64 seats. The line was plazas, monuments, the
ORANJESTAD - Aruba’s City track tram line in Oranjes- the first and so far the only inspired by the popular Protestant church, Aruba’s
Center Street Car - or as we tad, the capital city of Aru- passenger rail service on battery-powered streetcar high- end mall, retail shops,
call it in Dutch; “Tram van ba. It was inaugurated on Aruba and the rest of the operation at the Grove in and a variety of local and
Oranjestad’ - is a single 22 December 2012, being Dutch Caribbean. Los Angeles, USA. Aruba’s international cuisine res-
streetcars are powered by taurants. The “I love Aruba”
hydrogen fuel cells, which trademark also belongs to
are charged by the island’s that list. The third stop on
year-round trade winds. the route is close to a 5-min-
ute walk to the famous Re-
Caya Betico Croes, mostly naissance Marina show-
referred to as our “main casing luxurious yachts and
street” has been devel- Aruba’s blue waters.
oped into a pollution-free
pedestrian mall. The dou- The “Tram van Oranjestad”
ble-decker offers you a 360 starts from a balloon loop
degree view of the down near the Port of Call and
town area with a picture serves the downtown area
perfect scenery of the is- and ends at Plaza Nicky.
land’s clear blue skies. Who The first ride starts at 10:00
would not enjoy a ride on am sharp with intervals of
this beautiful and naturally 25minutes. The last trolley
air-conditioned vehicle? departs from the cruise
port at 5:00 pm. Don’t miss
The tour consists of a total this tour of the beautiful
of 9 stops approximately Aruba’s City Center – it is
200 meters apart from free for all!q