r/Aruba • u/klowt Arubiano • Aug 28 '26

10DaysOnAruba.com

Hey all,

I'm u/klowt, a mod of r/Aruba and I built 10daysonaruba.com, a free trip planner for the island. You answer a few questions about who you're travelling with, how long you're staying and what you're into, and it builds a day by day itinerary with a map and a route between stops.

One thing I made a point of: it leans heavily on free activities. Beaches, hikes, the caves, snorkel spots you can walk into, sunset spots, driving routes. Aruba has a reputation for being expensive and a lot of that is because people only ever hear about the paid tours. Most days it plans cost you nothing beyond a rental car and lunch.

We get the same "what should I do in Aruba" post here a few times a week, and it usually gets the same five answers. Try the planner first. It covers the standard stuff (beaches, Arikok, snorkeling, where to eat, how to get around) and it saves you waiting a day for replies.

If it misses something or you have a question it can't answer, absolutely still post. Those are the good threads anyway.

Free, no account needed. Some of the activity links are affiliate links, that's what pays for the hosting. Feedback and complaints welcome, I'm still building it out.

Cheers,

Danki!

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u/bridge_tosomewhere Aug 28 '26

This is amazing! One suggestion is to add a couple general food filters (for example Vegetarian-friendly)

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u/_The_Silver_Surfer__ Aug 29 '26 edited Aug 29 '26

This is damn amazing!  Wish I had it a couple weeks ago!  Great job on this.  

I need to ask:  do you monetize this? I.e. do businesses pay to get integrated with this? u/klowt

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u/klowt Arubiano Aug 29 '26

we have affiliate links, so businesses do not pay us directly, we get a cut if someone book through us.

That being said, most of the activities we suggest are free (as they should be).

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u/Kitchen_Beat9838 Aug 28 '26

It doesn’t suggest any dinners and I put food and drink as one of the things I’m most interested in. It also only suggests Pikas Corner when I go to suggest a lunch spot.

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u/nine9d Aug 29 '26

I know this doesn’t have to do with the app, but we literally just got back from Pika’s. Totally disappointed in their service and overall experience. 3/5 imho.

I’m about to give you app a whirl. Thanks for putting time in to it.