Aruba
Aruba is the smallest, driest and windiest of the three Leeward Islands of the Dutch Caribbean. Despite this, it has a surprisingly varied landscape. The island’s connection, via the continental shelf, to the South American mainland means that Aruba’s flora and fauna are quite different from her sister islands — Bonaire and Curaçao.
Aerial view of residential area
Photo credit: © Christian König (SHAPE/DCNA)
Nature Park Management
Member Organization
The Aruba National Park Foundation (FPNA) is an independent foundation which manages a large surface area of Aruba (Arikok National Park and Spanish Lagoon), a marine park along with 16 other designated protected (terrestrial) areas equating to roughly 25% of Aruba’s surface.
Contact information
For general questions
E-mail: info@arubanationalpark.org
Telephone: (+297) 585 1234
Fax: (+297) 585 1235
Visiting address
San Fuego 70
Aruba
Aruba National Parks
Aruba Rattlesnake
(Crotalus unicolor)
Photo credit: © Diego Marquez
American kestrel
(Falco sparverius)
Photo credit: © Diego Marquez
Aruban whiptail lizard
(Cnemidophorus arubensis)
Photo credit: © Christian König (SHAPE/DCNA)
Aruban burrowing owl
(Athene cunicularia arubensis)
Photo credit: © Christian König (SHAPE/DCNA)
Divi Divi
(Caesalpinia coriaria)
Photo credit: ©
Hawksbill turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
Photo credit: © Brenda Kirkby
Candle cactus
(Stenocereus griseus)
Photo credit: © Christian König (SHAPE/DCNA)
Mangrove Coast
Photo credit: © Christian König (SHAPE/DCNA)
Crested caracara
(Caracara cheriway)
Photo credit: © Henkjan Kievit (SHAPE/DCNA)
Aerial photo of Aruba's coast
Photo credit: © Henkjan Kevit (SHAPE/DCNA)
Other Nature Organizations
Latest updates from FPNA
👑Royal Dutch Family Visit 🇳🇱 🇦🇼
The team at Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba had the great honor of welcoming the Royal Dutch Family to Parke Nacional Arikok to explore Aruba’s diverse flora and fauna, learn more about the conservation work being done in our protected areas, and engage with our rangers to find out what drives them to conserve nature every day.
Stay tuned to see more of how the Royal Dutch Family enjoyed their time in our protected areas.
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👑Bishita di Famia Real 🇳🇱 🇦🇼
E team di Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba tawata tin e gran honor di ricibi e Famia Real na Parke Nacional Arikok pa explora mas di Aruba su flora y fauna diverso, siña mas di e trabounan di conservacion cu ta wordo ehecuta den nos areanan protehi y tambe combersa cu nos rangersnan pa asina haña sa mas di loke ta motivanan pa traha tur dia pa conserva e naturalesa di Aruba.
Keda pendiente pa wak mas di con e Famia Real a goza di nan tempo den nos areanan protehi.
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Super! One team of rangers including royal family🙏
I loved the fact that everybody was dressed the same, one team 👍🏼
You all did a great job! Pabien
Spera boso nan a mustra nan na unda nan famia a horta Aruba su recurso nan natural 😗
Amazingggggg!!!
Frank
Dillon De Shong
🌵Take note of Parke Nacional Arikok's opening hours in the coming days 🦉
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🌵Porfabor tuma nota di Parke Nacional Arikok su orarionan den e dianan binidero 🦉
Ivm hoog bezoek!
🌵Planning to visit Parke Nacional Arikok?🦉
Comprising almost 20% of the island, the protected area of Parke Nacional Arikok is home to much of Aruba’s diverse flora and fauna, ecology, geology, and cultural history.
From gorgeous vistas of Aruba’s rugged terrain, desert-like hills filled with tall cacti and breathtaking coastline, a visit to Parke Nacional Arikok will enlighten you to just how important it is for us to conserve nature in Aruba and beyond for generations to come.
Here’s a checklist for you to plan your visit to Parke National Arikok and enjoy nature responsibly!
We look forward to welcoming you!
For more information, please email info@arubanationalpark.org or call +297-5851234.
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🌵Bishitando Parke Nacional Arikok?🦉
Cubriendo casi 20% di nos isla, e area protehi di Parke Nacional Arikok ta unda cu por encontra hopi di Aruba su flora y fauna diverso, ecologia, geologia y historia cultural.
Di Aruba su paisahenan dramatico, seronan cubri cu cadushi berde y bistanan impactante di nos costa, un bishita na Parke Nacional Arikok lo siña cada bishitante dikon ta asina importante pa nos conserva naturalesa di Aruba y mundo henter pa futuro generacionnan.
Akinan nos ta comparti un checklist pa yudabo plania bo bishita den Parke Nacional Arikok y goza di naturalesa den un manera responsabel.
Nos ta warda boso!
Pa mas informacion, email info@arubanationalpark.org of jama +297-5851234.
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🌿ARUBA'S NATURE IS A WINNER🤩
We’re starting the New Year with good news!
We are thrilled to share that Parke Nacional Arikok is one of the winners in the 2023 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards contest for Best Caribbean Attraction.
We’re honored to be recognized among so many different attraction and experiences from across the Caribbean and we couldn’t be more grateful to have made it to the TOP 10!
We want to say THANK YOU to everyone who voted for us! We couldn’t do it without you and nature can’t do it without you.
🌵Thank you for helping us protect, preserve and restore nature in Aruba for generations to come. 🫶
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🌿NATURALESA DI ARUBA TA UN GANADO🤩
Cuminsando e aña nobo cu bon noticia!
Nos ta content di por comparti cu Parke Nacional Arikok ta un di e ganadornan den e 2023 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards den e categoria di Best Caribbean Attraction.
Ta un honor pa Parke Nacional Arikok ser reconoci entre diferente otro attraction y experiencianan den Caribe y nos ta sumamente agradecido di por a keda reconoci den e TOP 10!
Nos kier bisa DANKI na tur hende cu a vota pa nos. Nos no lo por haci e trabou cu nos ta haci sin boso y naturalesa tampoco no lo por sin boso.
🌵Danki pa yuda nos proteha, preserva y restaura naturalesa di Aruba pa futuro generacion.🫶
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Schitterend park en heerlijk om je door een ranger rond te laten leiden. Echt een aanrader!
Well deserved. You are doing a great job. Masha Pabien
Keep up the good work 👌🏼🎉
Congratulations ! Thank you to all the staff who take great care of the park ❤
Congratulations! Now to do something about all the ATV’s ruining our nature in the park.
We love the caves and getting the pedicure in the pond 🐟🐠🦶🏻
Congratulations!!!
it is a beautiful park, gorgeous coastline, goats, caves - all awesome.
Love the caves!
Pabien !!
Awesome. Congratulations 👏👏
Pabien!
Gefeliciteerd
Masha pabien 🥳
Masha Pabien na Arikok. 🍀🇦🇼
Ubicación 🇦🇼🇦🇼🇦🇼
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🌵PROTECTION OF DUNES🐇
Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) is thrilled to have collaborated with the Aruba Tourism Authority (A.T.A.) to work on a conservation project to protect the dunes at Sasarawichi, behind the California Lighthouse.
Aruba is the only island in the Dutch Caribbean that has dunes and these dunes play an important role for the ecosystem of the island. The natural resources of this area have been under immense pressure for many years due to off-road driving for (ORD) which is against the law that stipulates driving is not allowed on white sand.
The limitation of motorized access is to conserve the dunes at Sasarawichi and this way, bring back the vegetation and natural habitat for the many native species that can be found in the area such as the Patrishi, the Aruban ‘Shoco’, the cotton tail rabbit, the whiptail lizard, and also native plants such as the Sea Purselane, sea grapes, and different types of Cactuses, just to name a few.
The dunes are very special for Aruba and FPNA wants to encourage locals and visitors alike to enjoy the diverse nature of Aruba in a sustainable way so it can be conserved for generations to come.
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🌵PROTECCION DI DUINEN🐇
Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) ta contento di por a colabora cu Aruba Tourism Authority (A.T.A.) pa asina trabounan a keda cla pa proteha duinen na Sasarawichi.
Aruba ta e unico isla den Caribe Hulandes cu tin duinen, y nan ta hunga un rol masha importante den e sistema ecologico di Aruba. Pa hopi aña caba, e recursonan natural di e area aki ta bou presion di off-road driving (ORD) cual ta contra ley cu ta stipula cu no mag di core riba santo blanco.
E limitacicon di acceso motoriza aki tin como proposito conserva e duinennan na Sasarawichi y asina trece bek e vegetacion y habitatnan natural pa diferentie especie manera e Patrishi, 'Shoco', Coneu of Cododo y tambe matanan proteha manera mata di druif, cadushi y breba, pa menciona algun.
Duinen ta un lugar special pa Aruba y FPNA kier encurasha localnan y bishitantenan pa goza di e naturalesa diverso cu Aruba tini den un manera sostenibel pa asina conserva naturalesa pa futuro generacionnan.
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Wonderful news!!! It is a good start to help protect Aruba. Thank you ❤ Would also be helpful to have all schools teach a course on how to be responsible for and respectful to the island.
Finally!!! Some peace for these critters!
Hasi algo awor Contra e "$Tour Guide $"cu ta para na Costa Noord y Encurasha e Turista nan pa baha y hasi e Locura aki, un danjo grandi na naturalesa, mester actua, duna Boet, Zorg pa e Turista nan sa di ora nan jega Aruba cu "Stone Staple "riba e Island ta prohibi, algo asina simple no por wordo para...Berguensa👎🏽
Fantastic! It is a good start. Those border rocks need to be done around the whole island. Now there needs to be vigilance to make sure that tour operators, and locals alike not move these border stones..
Amazing news and we are very glad to read this post. It helps our clients/renting families experience the wildlife and island safely. Very happy to read this ! 😀
Hopefully the touroperators won’t take them away! It happened other places 😢
And now, make sure that tour operators know it, and fine the ones who ignore it.
Was about time. Thank you.
Por fin bon noticia pa nos naturalesa! Fantastico!
Really had to do all that against irresponsible ATV COMPANIES. Hope they pay for it .
👏👏👏 Better late then never! Beter laat dan nooit! Mas vale tarde que nunca! Mihor laat cu nunca! Now a matter of ensuring that no smart-ass gets to circumvent the “barricades” and still find a way to indulge their destructive cheap thrills at the expense of Aruban ecosystem! POLICING & HEFTY FINES!!!
Awor numa! A bira tempo! Tin potretnan bieu pa por compara e duinnan estado cu di anjanan prome? Y pa loke ta nos santo blanco bou lama tur rond di nos isla? Pa nos santo blanco riba terra y bou lama ta bon controla y protegi, TUR rond e costanan di Aruba? A acerca por ehempel e Isla Sardinia pa bin yuda nos cu nan gran experticio y experencia den esaki hunto cu esnan di Nacionnan Uni cu gran experencia di anjas , pa nos move urgente y rapido riba esaki pa mesora cuminza impone boetnan halto ?
So happy to finally see this done! 👍
Great news!
The guidetours are the problem
Hopi great, ... sinembargo, (no echt kier sona pesimismo) e piedranan ey por wordo move facilmente, y e motoristanan por bay core eynan. Mi tabata wak esey pasa na unda tabata ex-Bushiri. Just un remarca constructivo. E ta un comienso y esey ta bon. 👏🏼 Lo ta bon tambe, pa traha flyers cu aviso, na e diferente rentals cu si ta haya nan na areanan prohibi, lo haya un boet.
Finally, thank you❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hopi bon
Tremendo 🙏🏼
Yeahhhhh finally
Porfin!!!
Porfin...e barancanan facil!👍🏿
Porfin. Bon iniciativa.
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🙌🙏👏
🎄HOLIDAY SEASON🌵
Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) would like to take a moment to thank you for all the support in helping us preserve, protect, and conserve nature in Aruba.
We remain committed to laying the foundation for thriving biodiversity, resilient ecosystems and celebrated heritage for a sustainable Aruba.
📣Please also take note of Parke Nacional Arikok's opening hours during the upcoming holiday.
Here's wishing you a prosperous New Year 2023!
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🎄TEMPORADA DI FIN DI AÑA🌵
Fundacion Parke Nacional Aruba (FPNA) kier tuma e oportunidad pa gradici tur hende pa e sosten den sigura cu naturalesa di Aruba ta preserva, proteha y conserva.
Nos ta keda comprometi na pone e base pa un biodiversidad prospero, ecosistema resiliente y herencia celebra pa un Aruba sostenibel.
📣Porfabor tuma nota di e orarionan di operacion di Parke Nacional Arikok den e diannan di fiesta.
Nos kier desea tur un prospero aña nobo 2023!
