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🌎  Aruba 🇦🇼

📍  Natural Pool, Santa Cruz, Aruba

✈️  Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA)

🚗  14.3 KM

⏱️  41 minutes

The Natural Pool (Conchi) in Arikok National Park, Aruba, offers a unique swimming and snorkeling experience within a secluded natural rock formation. Accessibility is challenging, requiring a 4x4 vehicle (Jeep, ATV, or UTV) due to extremely rugged, unpaved terrain, making guided tours highly recommended for safety and convenience; these typically cost $70-120+ per person, in addition to the park's approximate $15 entrance fee. While generally accessible year-round, the pool may be closed during severe weather or very rough seas for safety. A typical visit to the pool itself lasts 1-2 hours for swimming and relaxation, but including travel time, especially with a tour, it often becomes a half-day excursion. Visitors should bring water, sunscreen, and water shoes, as facilities are minimal at the site, and be mindful of strong waves.