This attraction was easily accessible with our rental car. Great view and there is a bar/restaurant on site. Not impressed with 48 dollars for 4 hotdogs and 4 cokes, but its only money right? The bathroom there is also $1 to use with an attendant onsite to collect your fee.
This is a no frills sight. Wear good shoes. The setting is beautiful. The sea is rough with rock formations. The original bridge collapsed but a smaller stone bridge remains. Fresh air and nature by the sea. I really enjoyed travelling along this "wilder" side of the island. The blue of the water and white capped waves crashing against the black/dark brown lava rock and coral limestone is truly beautiful. The natural bridge was formed from the strong waves carving through thick coral limestone. The larger of the bridges collapsed in 2005. The "baby bridge" is still there to enjoy. Beautiful photo stop. unspoiled and undeveloped.
The natural bridge is a picture post card of its own. Deep deep blue water rolling in covered with white cusps of water. It's just a amazing sight to see. The ocean has such a force - get close enough you may even get splashed. Great picture for framing T from Canada
Visited on the way to Arikok National Park, great views and Restrooms too. This stop makes for great pics too!
I really enjoyed travelling along this "wilder" side of the island. The blue of the water and white capped waves crashing against the black/dark brown lava rock and coral limestone is truly beautiful. The natural bridge was formed from the strong waves carving through thick coral limestone. The larger of the bridges collapsed in 2005. The "baby bridge" is still there to enjoy. Beautiful photo stop.
the most beautiful place I have ever been! I could sit and watch the waves crash for hours. One little trinket shop there. The shop has a public restroom but you have to pay $1 to use it!
We have visited this site many times in the last 25 years. We were very surprised a couple years ago to find out it had collapsed during the nite but still go to see it.
Unspoiled area of Aruba with waves crashing over stark rocks make for some nice photo ops. The original larger Natural Bridge collapsed about 10 yrs. ago, and a smaller one remains now. There is a small restaurant on site. You can use their restroom for $1 each.
If you venture out in a jeep and start down one of the dirt roads, that is off the road that you take to the light house and just follow it along, you will see much better natural sites. Every year my husband and go out a couple of times on these jeep adventures. Its so interesting to explore the rough side of the island.
Although maps make this side of the island appear to be inaccessible, there are actually many ways you can get here and enjoy the natural beauty of this rugged side of the island. Frankly, it was one of my favourite parts of our recent visit. You can rent an SUV or Jeep, and ATV or "dune buggy", take a horseback tour, hike, rent a mountain bike ( that was my choice), or even hike ( though you would want to know the trails to get to your destination). I wasn't aware that the main natural bridge had collapsed, but was pleased to make it to the "Baby Bridge" formation by mountain bike, coming down the east side of the island from the lighthouse. Although you are cycling into a pretty solid head wind this direction, the scenery just gets better and better the further south you go, and the payback of a nice tailwind on your return route is worth it. This natural bridge is probably the highlight of the ride, but it is just one of many photo-worthy spots. One suggestion for the Aruba Tourism Bureau ( if such an agency exists), maybe send someone out now and then to do a little cleanup at these sights. Admittedly most of the garbage littered about likely comes from tourists, but it would help the natural beauty shine through if it was a little cleaner. If you are at Baby Bridge, take the couple of minutes to climb up top ( with decent shoes on, not flip-flops), it's worth it. Check out the 4' wide fossil thing up top there. No idea what it is (!), but it's pretty cool!You may not think of Aruba as a mountain bike destination, but if you are here and wanting to ride, just loop around the lighthouse, and head south along the jeep track, it's worth it. Just go out early in the am to beat the heat, and do NOT ride in the residential neighbourhoods - packs of semi-wild dogs make that a disctinctly unpleasant experience ( trust me on this)