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Saturday 8 April 2017

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

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