What you can see on the Manchebo Beach cam
The camera looks from a resort at the top of the beach, past a young palm, across an expanse of raked white sand dotted with thatched palapas and loungers to the turquoise sea and the horizon. It is replayed as a time-lapse of the last 24 hours, from the first light on the sand to the sunset over the water.
Palapas on the wide sand of Manchebo
From a resort at the top of Manchebo Beach, this camera looks past a young palm across a wide expanse of raked white sand dotted with thatched palapas and loungers, down to the turquoise water and the flat line of the horizon. Windy replays the last 24 hours as a time-lapse.
Played back, it shows the beach filling up through the morning, the shadows of the palapas turning and the sun going down over the sea in front.
A beach with room to spare
The sand at Manchebo is so wide that the walk from the hotels to the water is a small expedition, and even on busy days there is space between the palapas. The beach faces west, away from the trade wind, so the sea is usually smooth, and the sunsets fall straight into the water in front.
When to watch Manchebo Beach
Aruba keeps Atlantic Standard Time all year, four hours behind UTC. The island lies south of the usual hurricane tracks, and it is dry and sunny for most of the year; the light is softest in the late afternoon, before the sun goes down over the sea.
Nearby
Eagle Beach, with its fofoti trees and leatherback turtle nests, begins just to the north, and Druif Beach to the south. Oranjestad, the capital, with its pastel Dutch buildings and its harbour, is a few minutes' drive away.
Getting there
Queen Beatrix International Airport is about 15 minutes away by car. The beach is public all along the coast, with access paths between the resorts; cars drive on the right.
