The island of Aruba is just 20 miles long and 6 miles wide, with a semi-arid topography bound by some of the most beautiful beaches in the world! Offering a decided American-influence, Aruba boasts a variety of vacation delights, including shopping, night-life, and a pristine coastline, with superb diving as well as snorkeling opportunities.

Aruba

Beautiful reef dive after the Jane Sea.

Just south of Sponge Reef

Oranjestad

Barcadera Reef 

Sponge reef is a 5.0-star rated scuba dive and snorkel destination in Aruba which is accessible from shore based on 1 ratings.

Sponge reef

Great plane dive. Easy penetration and a lot of fish

Outside the Reef near the airport

Sonesta Plane Wreck

The YS-11 was the first aircraft of Air Aruba, operating between the "ABC" islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao as well as Caracas, Venezuela.
It is 60 ft. long.

Sonesta reef.

YS-11 Airplane

120 foot Fuel Barge sunk in 1992 as an artificial reef. Easy penetration

near the Jane Sea

Barge is also known as Fuel Barge.

Barge

170 foot freighter sunk in September of 1988 as an artificial reef.

South West side of Aruba

Jane C

Puerto Chiquito is a small, quiet entry point, with protected shallows for the kids, and an impressive drop off for the diver.

A 100m South of the Southern 1A 4A intersection, turn West for 300m.  Then turn left for 1km passing over the Spanish Lagoon. Turn right and wind your way for about 1.5 km.  The entrance looks like a small dirt driveway.

Puerto Chiquito

Mangel Halto Reef is exciting in that you practically walk on the water out to the reef edge before putting on your fins.  There are two entries for this dive: one from a large sunning beach, and the other just North off the main road.

A 100m South of the Southern 1A 4A intersection, turn West for 300m.  Then turn left for 1km passing over the Spanish Lagoon. Turn right and wind your way for about 1km.  You'll see the entrances on your right.

Mangel Halto Reef



Between 2 homes there is a parking area for this dive site.

Rocky Beach is also known as Hole in the Wall.

Rocky Beach

oil tanker sunk by a German submarine torpedo



Pedernales Wreck

This is the largest WW II ship wreck in the Caribbean at ~400 ft. The ship was scuttled by its captain on May 10, 1940.
Wide open sections allow divers to penetrate the wreck with ease. But some parts of the wreck are i
unstable.
Shifts caused by storms causing modest but steady fuel oil leak as of late Feb. 2009. Seemed like more of a cosmetic hazard for those who were fouled, but light-colored dive shirts/swim suits had to be thrown out.

The wreck is located on the west coast of the northernmost side of Aruba. You can see it from the surface.

Antilla Wreck is also known as Ghost Ship.

Barcadera Reef

Snorkeling and Scuba Diving at Barcadera Reef