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

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