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Wednesday 19 July 2017

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

ORANJESTAD - Aruba’s this beautiful and naturally
City Center Street Car - air-conditioned vehicle?
or as we call it in Dutch; The tour consists of a total
“Tram van Oranjestad’ - is of 9 stops approximately
a single track tram line in 200 meters apart from each
Oranjestad, the capital other; all stops are clearly
city of Aruba. It was inau- marked. The tram will bring
gurated on 22 December you close to different mu-
2012, being the first and so seums, historical plazas,
far the only passenger rail monuments, the Protestant
service on Aruba and the church, Aruba’s high- end
rest of the Dutch Caribbe- mall, retail shops, and a va-
an. There are two trolleys, riety of local and interna-
a single-deck one with 42 tional cuisine restaurants.
seats and a double-decker The “I love Aruba” trade-
with 64 seats. The line was mark also belongs to that
inspired by the popular list. The third stop on the
battery-powered streetcar route is close to a 5-minute
operation at the Grove in walk to the famous Renais-

Los Angeles, USA. Aruba’s sance Marina showcasing
streetcars are powered by luxurious yachts and Aru-
hydrogen fuel cells, which ba’s blue waters.
are charged by the island’s The “Tram van Oranjestad”
year-round trade winds. starts from a balloon loop
Caya Betico Croes, mostly near the Port of Call and
referred to as our “main serves the downtown area
street” has been devel- and ends at Plaza Nicky.
oped into a pollution-free The first ride starts at 10:00
pedestrian mall. The dou- am sharp with intervals of
ble-decker offers you a 360 25minutes. The last trol-
degree view of the down ley departs from the cruise
town area with a picture port at 5:00 pm. Don’t miss
perfect scenery of the is- this tour of the beautiful
land’s clear blue skies. Who Aruba’s City Center – it is
would not enjoy a ride on free for all!q