Aruba Vacations With Kids

The Water

While in Aruba with your kids, there are many activities that you can do involving the water. Atlantis Submarine is a sub that will take you down 130 feet to reveal an underwater world, including two ship wrecks and a coral reef. Other available choices include snorkeling and scuba diving. If you have kids that aren't old enough for scuba diving, but feel they are too old for snorkeling, there is a third option called snuba. With snuba, you and the kids are weighted down to assist with descent and given masks with air hoses attached to oxygen tanks on the surface. This way you and your younger kids can get a similar experience to scuba diving.

Atlantis Submarine
L.G. Smith Boulevard 162
c/o Fatum Building, 2nd Floor
Oranjestad, Aruba, Netherland Antilles
(866) 546-7820

Other Outdoor Activities

Other outdoor activities on Aruba that you and your family might enjoy include taking a tour by jeep, visiting a bridge carved into the rock at the coast, or exploring gold mines. You can also sit on the beach, do a little body surfing, or take a walk along the coast. For a more adventurous option, your kids could take a horseback riding tour at Rancho del Campo.

Aruba Off Road
Matividiri 47 / Ostrich Farm
Paradera
Aruba
+ (297) 585-0027

Rancho Del Campo
Arikok National Park
Aruba
+ (297) 585-0290

Parks

Oranjestad is a historic part of Aruba with many colorful buildings that you and the kids might enjoy seeing. There is also Tira Koochi Park with playground equipment, and Kibaima Miniature Village and Park. The miniature village is complete with smaller versions of Aruba houses for the kids to play in and has a playground as well.

Tira Koochi Park
Savaneta 338A
Aruba
+ (297) 584-7761