Aruba

★★★★☆ (217)

Aruba is a beautiful and varied dive destination with many different, exciting sites to explore. Aruba is not normally considered for its wreck dives but it is rich in both actual shipwrecks and purposefully sunk artificial reefs, including airplanes!

You’ll see typical Caribbean life like nurse and reef sharks, possible eagle rays, turtles, stingrays, and lots of fish: snapper, angelfish, grunts, parrot fish, and grouper.

Dive Activity

Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Moray Eel

48 Sightings
J
1
F
2
M
6
A
2
M
6
J
2
J
7
A
0
S
6
O
5
N
4
D
7

Green Turtle

23 Sightings
J
2
F
0
M
2
A
3
M
0
J
2
J
2
A
1
S
1
O
6
N
2
D
2

Barracuda

11 Sightings
J
1
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
2
A
0
S
1
O
1
N
2
D
2

Octopus

7 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
0
A
0
S
1
O
0
N
0
D
4

Eagle Ray

6 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
1
A
0
S
4
O
0
N
0
D
0

Loggerhead Turtle

6 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
1
N
0
D
3

Wrasse

5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Reef Manta Ray

4 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
2
O
1
N
0
D
0

Hawksbill Turtle

3 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
1
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Lionfish

34 Sightings
J
0
F
7
M
0
A
2
M
4
J
2
J
3
A
1
S
3
O
7
N
3
D
2

Angelfish

28 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
7
A
0
M
2
J
2
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
7
N
4
D
3

Parrotfish

23 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
3
J
3
J
3
A
1
S
0
O
2
N
3
D
4

Snapper

19 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
5
A
2
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
7
N
4
D
0

Trumpetfish

17 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
4
J
2
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
4
N
3
D
0

Butterfly Fish

16 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
4
A
2
M
0
J
1
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
3
N
3
D
0

Surgeonfish

14 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
4
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
2
A
1
S
0
O
4
N
2
D
0

Pufferfish

14 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
2
J
1
A
0
S
1
O
3
N
3
D
3

Damselfish

10 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
2
J
1
J
1
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
2

Stingrays

8 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
1
A
0
S
0
O
4
N
0
D
3

Crab

8 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
5
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
0
A
0
S
1
O
1
N
0
D
0

Goatfish

7 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
3
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
1
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
2
D
0

Boxfish

6 Sightings
J
0
F
1
M
4
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
1
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Sweetlips and Grunts

5 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
2
D
0

Soldierfish

5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
2
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
1
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
2
D
0

Triggerfish

5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
1
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
3
D
0

Shrimp

5 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
1
A
0
S
2
O
0
N
2
D
0

Jackfish

4 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
4
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0

Scorpionfish

4 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
2
A
0
S
0
O
2
N
0
D
0

Porcupinefish

3 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
1
N
2
D
0

Stonefish

3 Sightings
J
1
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
1
J
0
A
1
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0