Fontein Cave is a limestone cave inside Arikok National Park, near Santa Cruz, about 95 meters (312 feet) long and best known for the brownish-red Arawak pictographs on its walls and ceiling (Aruba Tourism Authority, read 7 November 2026). You need a park ticket to reach it, because the cave has no separate entrance fee, and the park is open daily from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Highlights
The pictographs
Decorative drawings etched by the Amerindians, in a brownish-red tone, on the walls and ceiling. They are the reason Fontein is the best known of Aruba's caves.
The formations
Stalactites and stalagmites, with algae that shift the walls from yellow to green.
The wildlife
Bats, crabs and insects live in the cave.
The narrow passages
The cave is shallow in depth and low in height, and visitors crawl through parts of it along small winding paths. It is hot, dark and humid inside.
Practical info
Tips
- The tourism board says park rangers can give more information on both Fontein and Quadirikiri, so ask at the park entrance before you go in. If you want to see both caves in one trip, compare this page with Quadirikiri Cave, which has wide chambers lit from above and is easier to walk through, and with the park overview in Arikok National Park. The easiest way to combine the caves with the Natural Pool is a guided jeep tour: the Arikok National Park jeep safari is rated 4.9 out of 5 from 262 reviews on GetYourGuide (read 7 November 2026). Its title names the park, not the caves, so read its itinerary on the listing. Other jeep options are compared in jeep tours in Aruba, and the Natural Pool itself is in Aruba's Natural Pool.
How to get there
Fontein Cave is inside Arikok National Park near Santa Cruz. The park's visitor center is at San Fuego 71 in Santa Cruz, where you buy the day pass; the park pass is US$22 per non-resident adult (Aruba Conservation Foundation). Plan on a 4x4 or a guided tour for the tracks, since the park is hard to get around for ordinary cars (see renting a car in Aruba).
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