AboutAndy Mendyk Expertise Been to this Island 25 times, can answer questions on weather, airline service, hotels, beaches, time-share industry, Casinos, local customs, and everything a first time traveler needs to know.
Experience Recieved The Certificate of Distinction from The Aruba Tourism Authority on 8/29/98
Question We will be in Aruba for 4 1/2 days in September before leaving on a Windjammer Barefoot Cruise. We're trying to decide if we should rent a car. We will be staying at Beachhouse Aruba on Hadicurari Beach. At the most we would only spend one day sightseeing. We're more the lay on the beach types, but I would like to go to different beaches, buy a few groceries, probably be out late a couple nights. How late do the buses run? Do they go by where we'll be staying? We'll probably take a taxi to go to dinners, but that can get expensive if we take a taxi everytime we go somewhere.
Answer Hi Angie! Using a bus is the least expensive way to get around. The busses run quite frequently from the hotel areas to downtown and San Nicholas. For their complete schedule, go to www.arubus.com . Even for sight-seeing, I usually take a tour, and they pick you up right at a hotel. )You can arrange for them to get you at a hotel of your choice) and even paying the tour rates, it usually comes out less expensive then renting a car. Also, gas is not cheap there, and you have to return the car with a full tank. I only rented a acar my first year there (1986) and found it easier to taxi & bus it to where I needed to go!
