Sights & points of interest
Lighthouses and chapels, boulder fields and caves with ancient drawings, gold-mill ruins and colourful murals — the places worth leaving the beach for.
4 places
1 NatureArikok National Park
Arikok National Park
34 km² of protected desert hills, caves and wild coast in north-east Aruba. Entry needs a conservation pass: US$22 per adult in 2026, under-17s free.
2 NatureArikok National Park
Natural Pool (Conchi)
A sea pool ringed by pillow lava on Arikok's north coast. No ordinary cars: reach it by 4×4, on horseback or on a 3–4 hour return hike.
3 NatureParadera & Santa Cruz
Casibari Rock Formations
Giant tonalite boulders in Aruba's interior, north of Hooiberg, with steps and narrow passages up to a 360° lookout over the island.
4 NatureArikok National Park
Quadirikiri Cave
Arikok's best-known cave: limestone chambers lit by sunbeams through holes in the roof, home to a large, harmless bat colony.
Day trip idea
The north coast in one day
- Morning — the California Lighthouse on the island's north-western tip, then the Alto Vista Chapel.
- Late morning — the Bushiribana gold-mill ruins on the rugged north coast.
- Afternoon — climb the boulders at Casibari, then see the rock drawings at Ayo.
- Sunset — back on the west coast at Eagle Beach.