What to pack for Aruba

Luggage and bags: always pack an extra small duffle bag in your suit case for sure!

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: casual unless you want a formal dinner

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: sun screen sun screen sun screen!!

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: The best thing I found last year was at the Tam and called a towel trap. It is the best thing I ever found for the windy warm Aruba beaches! It's a strap with a pillow that holds your towel to your lounge chair and there is a compartment on the back to slide your room key in! It was great and I didn't have to chase my towels down the beach! My packaging says you can order them online too because I guess they run out of them really quick at the Tam. Their website is www.toweltrap.com --- In fact since my sister-in-law and brother are coming with us this year to Aruba I just ordered a few more, just in case we can't get any at the Tam.

Luggage and bags: Something to bring wet clothes home in, I used plastic bags from the grocery store

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Aruba is casual but if you plan on going to the nicer restaurants or casinos you'll want to pack at least one casual dress/skirt for women, one pair of long pants and a collared shirt for men

Aqua shoes came in handy when we went to the natural pool

Shorts, bathing suit, sandals, hat preferably with something under the chin as the wind is strong

Although it's not supposed to rain, I did use an umbrella

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Sunscreen!

Toiletries will depend on the hotel, our high end hotel had everything but bath gel

Photo Equipment: Underwater camera

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: snorkel gear if you plan on snorkeling from shore

tennis shoes or hiking boots if you plan on going to Arikok National Park

Miscellaneous: Lots of $1 bills and change if you plan on taking the bus, USD is accepted virtually everywhere

ATM card, credit cards, passport (US travelers)

Lots of stuff to read

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Casual resort wear is fine for the day, dress nicely for restaurants or casinos at night. Bring plenty of sunscreen -- the higher the SPF, the better. The sun in Aruba gets very hot but due to the trade winds you will not feel yourself burning until it is too late! The first time I traveled there I went to the beach at 4p thinking I would not get enough sun to matter. 20 minutes later I was burned to the point where I could not go out in the sun for 2 days (I generally do not burn and have a darker, olive complexion). Be careful!

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: bring some aftersun stuff...but you can always find them in drugstores...you can buy an excellent after sun 'aruba aloe' from stores everywhere.

and obviously bring lots of sunscreen....don't bother bringing the spray ones becayse the wind will blow it to other directions...we wasted a lot of sunscreen this way.

Miscellaneous: for the ladies..don't bother fixing your hair....it will be blown all over the place...so bring some elastic band and put your hair in a ponytail etc

Luggage and bags: Take an extra duffle bag or something to put all of the things you bought in there seperate from the things you brought. This will speed up customs if they decide to check you out.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Take a hat!!! I didn't & I bought one (I don't normally wear them). Water shoes are a must. The coral that washes in (sometimes) can be painfull to walk on to get to the sand beyond.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Needless to say, sunscreen!! We also took a bottle of Aloe Vera gel to put on the sunburn. We used almost the whole bottle between two of us in a week. Aloe Vera is very expensive in Aruba.

Photo Equipment: Take a backup camera (if you have one) and all the film you think you may use. Film is very expensive. Our camera broke the 2nd day in Aruba and we ended up buying disposable cameras (around $24 U.S. a pop for 27 pics).

Luggage and bags: Pack bags light enough to carry a full bag of souvenirs to come back with you. That's one thing we didn't think about.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: -Bring only two pairs of sandals. I brought six and only used two! Bring one dress and one casual/ beachwear.
-Men might be required to have backs to their shoes in some restaurants.

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: -Bring bandaids for possible blisters.
-Bring lots of 30 SPF sun tan lotion, the sun is HOT, HOT, HOT!

Photo Equipment: -For a week stay, bring at least 4 rolls of film if you're picture people, 2 rolls if you're not. Remember, they don't go bad and if you buy it there, you'll end up spending a lot more.

Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: Make sure you have a few beach towels if you don't care to use the resorts.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: With Aruba's tropical climate, you will be comfortable in casual summerwear plus some light evening wear for restaurants, nightclubs and casinos (men might need a light jacket).
Bathing suits are not permitted in shopping and business areas.

More pictures and comments in my travelogue

Luggage and bags: The usual stuff but take a bag you can carry on local excursions.

Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: This is the Caribbean !!!! Bring your best tropical attires ! However nights tend to be fresh... a jacket will not harm you...

Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Tons and Tons of solar blocker... you can get sun burn waiting for a bus ! And it's very expensive here

Photo Equipment: If you can bring something water-proof, that will be the best bet. However a nice family camera will do it.