On the last night of our week in Aruba, I spread every receipt across the bed of our Palm Beach room and started keying numbers into my phone — the airport taxi, the grocery run, the catamaran, the snapper dinner we’d splurged on. I wanted the real, honest, all-in figure, not the dreamy “from $749” number that gets you in the door. When the total finally settled, it was both more and less than I’d braced for. Here is exactly where it went.
If you are trying to pin down the cost of 7 day trip to aruba before you book anything, this is the page I wish I’d had: a full week, itemized, with the airfare, seven nights of lodging, every day’s food, the rental car, the excursions, and the taxes that quietly stack up on your hotel folio. I’ll give you the numbers as we actually spent them, then widen it out into budget, mid-range, and luxury versions so you can find your own line. Prices on the island move with the season and with fuel, so treat every figure as “around $X” and confirm current rates when you book.
The short answer: what a week in Aruba really costs
A typical all-in week in Aruba for two people runs around $4,500 to $7,500, including round-trip flights from the US, a mid-range beachfront-area hotel, a mix of local and restaurant meals, a rental car or taxis, and two or three excursions. Couples watching the budget can land near $3,000; a luxury week of an oceanfront suite and daily fine dining climbs past $12,000. Your hotel tier and your travel month move the total more than anything else.
That spread is huge, I know. The reason is that almost nothing in Aruba has one price — a bed can be $90 or $700, a dinner can be $14 or $90, and the same catamaran is a free swim off the beach if you skip it. The rest of this guide is about turning that vague range into a number you can actually plan around. For the wider picture across trip lengths, our complete guide to Aruba vacation cost is the parent to this one; here we go deep on the seven-day version specifically.
Our actual 7-day receipt for two (mid-range, June)
We are two adults, not especially fancy but not backpacking either. We stayed near Palm Beach, rented a car for three of the seven days, cooked breakfast in the room most mornings, ate out for dinner, and did two paid excursions. Here is the week, line by line, in round US dollars.
| Category | What we did | Our 7-day total (2 people) |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | 2 round-trip fares, US East Coast, booked ~7 weeks out | ~$960 |
| Lodging | 7 nights, mid-range hotel near Palm Beach | ~$1,820 |
| Room taxes & fees | ~12.5% tax + environmental levy + a service fee | ~$290 |
| Food & drink | Groceries + lunches + 7 dinners out for two | ~$1,050 |
| Rental car | Economy car, 3 days, plus fuel and parking | ~$210 |
| Taxis & bus | Airport transfers + a few bus rides on car-free days | ~$110 |
| Excursions | Sunset catamaran (2) + a half-day UTV tour (2) | ~$430 |
| Tips, sunscreen, souvenirs, misc. | The stuff you forget to budget for | ~$230 |
| Week total, two people | ~$5,100 |
So about $5,100 for the two of us, or roughly $2,550 a head, or around $365 per person per day all-in. That’s a fairly standard mid-range week, and it tracks closely with the averages other cost guides report. Now let me break each line down so you can rebuild it to fit your own trip — starting with the two biggest numbers, flights and lodging, which together were more than half of everything we spent.
Airfare for the week: getting two of you to the island
Flights are the one cost that doesn’t change whether you stay three nights or fourteen, which is part of why a full week is such good value — you amortize that fixed airfare over more days on the sand. We paid around $480 per person round-trip from the US East Coast, booked about seven weeks ahead on a Tuesday departure. That’s a fairly typical fare; here’s the wider range.
- US East Coast (Miami, NYC, Atlanta, Charlotte): around $330–$600 round-trip. Several nonstops make this the cheapest gateway.
- US Midwest (Chicago, Dallas, Houston): around $450–$700, often with one connection.
- US West Coast: around $500–$850, almost always a connection through the East Coast or a hub.
- Canada (Toronto, Montreal): roughly CAD $450–$750, with seasonal nonstops in winter.
Aruba’s Queen Beatrix airport (AUA) is well served, so you have real competition on price. A few things genuinely moved our fare: flying mid-week instead of Saturday-to-Saturday, booking six to eight weeks out rather than last minute, and pricing the budget carriers (Spirit, Frontier, JetBlue) with bags added — a $39 base fare with two checked bags each often loses to a “pricier” full-service ticket. If you’re weighing months, our guide to the best time to visit Aruba lines the fare seasons up against the weather; the short version is that late spring and early fall are cheaper for both flights and rooms. For the nuts and bolts of the airport, transfers, and island logistics, see getting to and around Aruba.
Budget the flight line at: around $700–$1,000 for two from the East Coast, $900–$1,400 from farther away. It’s a fixed cost, so once it’s booked, it stops mattering and the rest of your week is the variable part.
Seven nights of lodging: where most of your money goes
Lodging was our single biggest line, and it will almost certainly be yours too. This is the lever that swings a week in Aruba from $3,000 to $15,000, so it’s worth understanding the tiers before you book. Aruba’s coast splits neatly into three zones, and the zone you choose sets your nightly rate as much as the brand on the door. If you want the full lay of the land, our guide on picking your base in Aruba breaks down every neighborhood; here’s the cost-focused version.
Palm Beach high-rise (the splurge strip)
Palm Beach is the high-rise row — the Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Ritz-Carlton, Riu, Holiday Inn — a wide, lively, calm-water beach backed by big resorts, casinos, and the most restaurants and bars per square foot on the island. It’s where most first-timers picture Aruba. Expect to pay around $250–$450 a night for a solid mid-range room here in shoulder season, and $450–$800+ for the luxury and oceanfront properties, more at peak. Over seven nights that’s roughly $1,750–$3,150 mid-range, and $3,150–$5,600+ luxury. You’re paying for location and amenities; the trade-off is that everything around Palm Beach is priced for resort guests.
Eagle Beach low-rise (the sweet spot)
Just south, Eagle Beach is the low-rise area — smaller resorts like Amsterdam Manor, Manchebo, and the Bucuti & Tara adults-only property, fronting what many travelers (me included) think is the most beautiful stretch of sand on the island, the one with the famous fofoti trees. Rooms here run a touch gentler than Palm Beach’s towers, around $200–$400 a night mid-range, or roughly $1,400–$2,800 for the week, with quieter, more boutique energy. If your priority is the beach itself rather than nightlife, this is my pick. Read more on the sand itself in our guide to Aruba’s beaches.
Guesthouses, condos, and rentals (the budget play)
The cheapest beds are inland — guesthouses, studios, and condo rentals in Noord, Paradera, Oranjestad, and Savaneta, away from the beachfront. These run around $80–$160 a night, or roughly $560–$1,120 for the week. The catch is you’ll want a rental car or the bus to reach the good beaches, so factor that back in. The big win, beyond the lower rate, is a kitchen — cooking even half your meals is the single most effective way to cut a week’s food bill, which I’ll get to shortly. If an all-in resort price tag appeals instead, our roundup of Aruba all-inclusive resorts shows where bundling food and drink into one nightly rate actually pays off for a full week.
| Lodging tier | Per night | 7 nights (room only) | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budget guesthouse / condo (inland) | ~$80–$160 | ~$560–$1,120 | Self-caterers, longer stays |
| Eagle Beach low-rise (mid) | ~$200–$400 | ~$1,400–$2,800 | Beach lovers, couples |
| Palm Beach high-rise (mid–upper) | ~$250–$450 | ~$1,750–$3,150 | First-timers, nightlife |
| Luxury / oceanfront suite | ~$450–$800+ | ~$3,150–$5,600+ | Special occasions |
One more note that matters for a full week: many properties discount the nightly rate for stays of seven nights or more, and a few waive a night on a “stay 7, pay 6” promotion in low season. Always price the whole week as a block rather than multiplying one night — and always read the line below the headline rate, because that’s where the taxes live, which we’ll tackle next.
A realistic daily food spend, multiplied across seven days
Food is where the daily decisions add up fastest, because you eat two or three times a day for seven days — that’s roughly twenty meal decisions per person, and the gap between the cheap and the pricey version of each one is enormous. Aruba can absolutely surprise first-timers here: resort-strip restaurants, beachfront cocktails, and imported ingredients push a casual dinner for two well past $100 before you’ve noticed. But it doesn’t have to.
Here’s the honest spectrum, per person, before drinks:
- Breakfast: $2 pastechi from a bakery, $5–$10 self-catered in the room, or $15–$30 at a hotel buffet.
- Lunch: $10–$18 for a plate at a food truck or a local spot like Zeerovers (fresh fried fish and shrimp by the pound is the island’s great-value lunch), $25–$45 at a beach restaurant.
- Dinner: $18–$35 at a casual local restaurant in Noord or Oranjestad, $45–$80 at a mid-range Palm Beach table, $90–$200+ at the fine-dining rooms like Flying Fishbone or Screaming Eagle.
- Drinks: a beer is around $4–$7, a cocktail $10–$16, a bottle of wine with dinner $35–$60. This line sneaks up on people more than any other.
Our week, for two, came to about $1,050 on food and drink. We did it by cooking breakfast in the room almost every day (a single $70 grocery run at Ling & Sons covered breakfasts, beach snacks, water, and a few bottles of wine), eating a cheap-and-cheerful lunch out, and treating dinner as the event — a mix of casual local nights and two nicer meals. If we’d eaten three restaurant meals a day, easily $1,800–$2,200. If we’d cooked more and skipped the splurges, closer to $650. To plan your tables before you go, our Aruba restaurants guide sorts the island’s food by area and price.
| Food style | Per person / day | 7 days, two people |
|---|---|---|
| Budget (cook + local trucks) | ~$25–$40 | ~$350–$560 |
| Mid-range (cook breakfast, eat out) | ~$60–$90 | ~$840–$1,260 |
| Luxury (restaurants 3x, fine dining) | ~$130–$200 | ~$1,820–$2,800 |
My honest advice: don’t try to do a luxury week on every meal. Pick two or three restaurants you genuinely want to experience, book those, and eat simply the rest of the time. Tap water in Aruba is excellent desalinated water — drink it, refill bottles, and skip buying cases of it. That one habit alone saves a surprising amount over seven days.
A rental car for seven days vs. taxis: which wins?
This is the call I get asked about most, and the answer genuinely depends on how you want to spend your week. Aruba is small — you can drive end to end in under an hour — so a car isn’t strictly necessary if you’re happy on one beach. But it unlocks the wild side of the island, and over seven days the math gets interesting.
Renting a car
An economy car rents for around $35–$60 a day in low season, $45–$75 in shoulder, and $60–$110+ at peak; a 4×4 or jeep, which you’ll want for the rough interior roads, runs $90–$180 a day. Fuel is around $12–$25 to fill a small tank, and parking is mostly free outside the resort garages. A full seven-day economy rental therefore lands around $280–$520 all-in with gas. Weekly rates usually shave 15–20% off the daily price, so booking the whole week as a block is cheaper per day than renting ad hoc.
Taxis and the bus
Aruba’s taxis are fixed-rate by zone, not metered, and priced per car: the airport to Palm Beach is around $31, Palm Beach to Oranjestad about $20–$30, a hop between Eagle and Palm Beach $10–$15, with a few dollars added on Sundays and late at night. The public Arubus is the budget hero — $2.60 a ride or about $15 for an all-day pass — and it runs the coast between Oranjestad, Eagle Beach, Palm Beach, and out to San Nicolas reliably.
Here’s how I’d think about it for a week: if you mostly want beach days near your hotel with one or two trips into town, taxis and the bus will cost you less than a full week’s rental — budget around $120–$250 total. But if you want to explore — Arikok, Baby Beach, the lighthouse, the north coast, dinners all over the island — a car for even three or four of your seven days pays for itself and gives you freedom no taxi will. That’s exactly what we did: a car for three days of exploring, the bus and our feet the rest. Our getting around Aruba guide goes deeper on every option, including the airport transfer choices.
A week’s worth of activities and excursions
The single best thing about Aruba’s activity budget is that the headline attraction — the beaches — is free. Every beach on the island is public and free to walk onto, and the snorkeling off Boca Catalina, Malmok, Arashi, and Mangel Halto is excellent without paying a cent beyond gear. So you can fill several of your seven days for almost nothing. Where the money goes is the organized excursions, and over a week most couples do two or three.
Typical per-person prices, which you should confirm when booking:
| Excursion | Per person | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Catamaran snorkel cruise (Antilla wreck) | ~$69–$120 | Open bar, half day; the classic Aruba outing |
| Sunset sail | ~$55–$95 | 2 hours, drinks included |
| UTV / ATV tour | ~$90–$180 | North coast, Natural Pool, off-road |
| Jeep tour to the Natural Pool (Conchi) | ~$89–$155 | Guided; reaches places normal cars can’t |
| Arikok National Park entry | ~$15–$22 | Per adult; DIY with a 4×4 |
| De Palm Island all-inclusive day | ~$120–$180 | Food, drinks, water park, snorkeling |
| Atlantis submarine | ~$109 | Good rainy-hour option |
| Beaches & shore snorkeling | Free | The island’s best value, full stop |
We did a sunset catamaran (about $85 each) and a half-day UTV tour (about $130 each), which came to roughly $430 for the two of us — and felt like exactly the right amount. Two big outings across a week leaves plenty of unhurried beach days in between, which is the whole point of coming here. For ideas on filling the free days, our guides to things to do in Aruba, the best things to do in Aruba, and especially free things to do in Aruba will keep your activity line low without leaving you bored. If you’re a water person, Aruba water sports covers everything from shore snorkeling to scuba pricing.
Budget the activities line at: around $0–$150 for the week if you stick to beaches and one cheap outing, $250–$500 for a typical two-to-three-excursion week, and $700–$1,500+ if you’re booking a private charter or a daily adventure.
Taxes and fees on a week’s room bill (the line people forget)
Here’s the part that quietly inflates the total, and the reason your final folio is bigger than the room rate you booked. Aruba layers a few charges onto lodging, and over seven nights they add up to real money. As of 2026, expect roughly:
- Government room tax: around 12.5% of the room rate (it has been in this range; confirm current rate when booking).
- Environmental / sustainability levy: a small per-room, per-night fee, often around $3.
- Service charge or “energy” fee: many hotels add a service charge of roughly 10–15%, and some tack on a daily resort or energy fee.
Stack those up and you’re commonly looking at 20–30% on top of the base room rate by the time everything’s added — though it varies a lot by property, and all-inclusives and smaller guesthouses bundle differently. On our roughly $1,820 of room charges, taxes and fees came to about $290. On a luxury week that figure can be $700 or more on its own. There’s also a modest departure tax, but on flights from Aruba it’s almost always already baked into your airfare, so you won’t pay it separately at the airport.
The practical takeaway: when you’re comparing the cost of 7 day trip to aruba across hotels, always add about a quarter to the nightly rate in your head before you decide what you can afford. A “$300 a night” room is really closer to $370 once the folio is settled, and across seven nights that difference is a nice dinner or two.
A day-by-day week in Aruba, with the money attached
Averages are useful, but a week doesn’t happen as an average — it happens one day at a time, and the spending bunches around the days you book something. So here’s our actual seven days laid out hour by hour and dollar by dollar, the way it really unfolded. It’s a mid-range pace: some splurges, plenty of free beach time. Use it as a skeleton and swap in your own choices. (Flights and the full week’s lodging sit outside this daily tally; this is the on-the-ground spending for two.) If you’d rather build a week up one day at a time, I broke that out in the Aruba daily budget breakdown.
| Day | What we did | Spend that day (2 people) |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 — Arrival | Land at AUA, airport taxi to Palm Beach, grocery run for breakfasts & water, casual dinner near the hotel | ~$135 |
| Day 2 — Beach + town | Free beach morning, Arubus into Oranjestad, lunch out, sunset drinks, cook-in dinner | ~$85 |
| Day 3 — Catamaran | Sunset catamaran snorkel cruise for two, lunch out beforehand, light dinner | ~$235 |
| Day 4 — Car day north | Pick up rental car, California Lighthouse, Arashi & Boca Catalina snorkel, dinner out | ~$170 |
| Day 5 — UTV adventure | Half-day UTV tour to the Natural Pool & north coast, quick lunch, mid-range dinner | ~$330 |
| Day 6 — Arikok + south | Drive to Arikok National Park & Baby Beach (entry + fuel), beach lunch, return car, nicer dinner | ~$185 |
| Day 7 — Slow beach day | Free Eagle Beach day, packing, last lunch out, simple dinner | ~$70 |
| 7-day on-island total | (excludes flights & the room block) | ~$1,210 |
Notice the shape of it: two days (the catamaran and the UTV) carry almost half the week’s discretionary spend, while three of the seven days cost under $90 because the beach is free and we cooked breakfast. That’s the secret to controlling a week here — you don’t need to be frugal every day, you just need most of your days to be cheap so the splurge days don’t sting. If you want a ready-made route to hang your spending on, our Aruba itinerary guide maps out day-by-day plans you can cost out the same way I did above.
Full weekly sample budgets: couples, families, and budget travelers
Now let’s zoom back out and build three complete, all-in weekly budgets — flights, lodging, taxes, food, transport, and activities included — for the three travelers who ask me about this most. These are realistic totals for a seven-night trip in shoulder season; peak (December–April) runs higher, low season (September–November) lower.
The couple’s week (mid-range, two adults)
This is the trip we took, and the one most people are pricing. Two East Coast flights, a week in a mid-range Palm Beach or Eagle Beach room, a car for part of the week, restaurant dinners, and a couple of excursions.
| Line | Amount (2 adults, 7 nights) |
|---|---|
| Flights (2, East Coast) | ~$960 |
| Lodging, 7 nights mid-range | ~$1,820 |
| Room taxes & fees | ~$290 |
| Food & drink, 7 days | ~$1,050 |
| Car (3 days) + taxis/bus | ~$320 |
| Excursions (2) | ~$430 |
| Tips, misc. | ~$230 |
| Total | ~$5,100 |
The family week (2 adults + 2 kids)
Families spend more on flights and a bigger room (or a suite/condo), but kids often eat cheaper and several of the best Aruba days — beaches, the Butterfly Farm, shore snorkeling — are nearly free. A condo or family suite with a kitchen is the budget hero here. Our family guides on things to do in Aruba and the island’s beaches are full of low- and no-cost options.
| Line | Amount (family of 4, 7 nights) |
|---|---|
| Flights (4) | ~$1,800 |
| Lodging, 7 nights family suite/condo | ~$2,450 |
| Room taxes & fees | ~$430 |
| Food & drink, 7 days (cook more) | ~$1,400 |
| Rental car, 7 days (you’ll want one) | ~$450 |
| Activities (a couple, kid-friendly) | ~$500 |
| Tips, misc. | ~$320 |
| Total | ~$7,350 |
The budget traveler’s week (two people, lean)
Two people determined to keep it cheap: an inland guesthouse with a kitchen, the Arubus instead of a car most days, groceries and food trucks, free beaches, and one modest outing. It’s very doable, and you’re still on the same gorgeous island.
| Line | Amount (2 people, lean, 7 nights) |
|---|---|
| Flights (2, booked early/off-peak) | ~$760 |
| Lodging, 7 nights guesthouse/condo | ~$840 |
| Room taxes & fees | ~$170 |
| Food & drink (cook + trucks) | ~$450 |
| Bus + one car day | ~$130 |
| One excursion + free beaches | ~$150 |
| Tips, misc. | ~$120 |
| Total | ~$2,620 |
And at the top end, a luxury week — two business-ish fares or premium economy, an oceanfront suite at the Ritz-Carlton or Bucuti & Tara, daily fine dining, a private charter — comfortably clears $12,000–$18,000 for two. Same sunshine, very different folio.
What the cost of 7 day trip to aruba comes down to (and how to shave it)
When I look back at the whole spreadsheet, the cost of 7 day trip to aruba really resolves to four big levers and a handful of small ones. Pull the big levers and you can move the total by thousands without making the trip feel cheap. Here’s where I’d focus, roughly in order of impact.
- Travel in May–June or September–November. The single biggest saving. Same weather, same beaches, but hotels run 25–40% cheaper than the December–April peak, and flights ease off too. Our best time to visit Aruba guide lays out the months in detail. Shifting a winter week to June can save a couple over $1,000 on its own.
- Choose lodging deliberately. Going from a Palm Beach high-rise to an Eagle Beach low-rise or an inland condo can save $700–$1,500 across a week. Decide whether you’re paying for the beach or for the resort — you rarely need both at full price.
- Get a kitchen and cook breakfast. Breakfast out for two is $30–$60 a day; in the room it’s $5–$10. Over seven days that’s a few hundred dollars, and Aruba’s tap water is safe and good, so stop buying bottled.
- Rent the car only for the days you’ll use it. Three or four days of car plus the bus the rest beats a full week’s rental, unless you’re staying inland.
- Pick your splurges. Two or three excursions across a week is plenty; the beaches and shore snorkeling are free and genuinely world-class. Don’t book a paid activity every single day.
Smaller wins add up too: fly mid-week, price budget carriers with bags, book excursions directly or in advance (they sell out and last-minute rarely saves money), use the Arubus, and eat where locals eat in Noord and Oranjestad rather than only on the hotel strip. None of these is a sacrifice — they’re just the moves of someone who’s done the week before. For more ways to keep the activity line near zero, free things to do in Aruba is worth a read before you go.
Frequently asked questions about a week in Aruba
How much does a 7-day trip to Aruba cost for two people?
Plan on around $4,500–$7,500 all-in for two on a mid-range week, covering US flights, a beachfront-area hotel, mixed dining, some transport, and two or three excursions. Budget-minded couples can do it for roughly $2,600–$3,500, while a luxury week of oceanfront suites and daily fine dining runs $12,000 and up. Your hotel tier and travel month swing it most.
Is Aruba expensive compared to other Caribbean islands?
Yes, Aruba sits in the mid-to-upper range. It’s pricier than Jamaica or the Dominican Republic and roughly on par with St. Lucia, Barbados, and Turks & Caicos, but far cheaper than Bora Bora or the Maldives. Lodging and restaurant meals are the main reason it feels expensive; the free beaches, safe tap water, and affordable public bus pull the average back down.
What is the cheapest time to visit Aruba for a week?
September through November is the lowest, with hotel rates well below winter peak, though it’s the rainier, quieter stretch. May and June are the sweet spot — about 25–35% cheaper than the December–April peak with nearly identical sunshine and calm seas. Booking the same week in June instead of February can save hundreds per night on lodging alone.
How much spending money do I need for a week in Aruba?
Beyond flights and your room, budget roughly $1,000–$1,500 per person for a week to cover food, a couple of major excursions, transport, tips, and incidentals at a mid-range pace. Budget travelers can get by on $500–$700 each by cooking, riding the bus, and sticking to free beaches; plan more if you intend to eat fine dining most evenings or book daily tours.
Do I need a rental car for a week in Aruba?
Not for the whole week. If you mainly want beach days near your hotel and a trip or two into town, the Arubus and taxis cost less than a seven-day rental. But to reach Arikok National Park, Baby Beach, and the rugged north coast, rent a car (ideally a 4×4) for three or four days — it pays for itself and gives you freedom no taxi will.
How much does food cost per day in Aruba?
It varies widely by style. Eating budget — bakeries, food trucks like Zeerovers, and groceries — runs about $25–$40 per person a day. A mid-range pace of cooked breakfast plus lunch and dinner out is roughly $60–$90 a day. Fine dining on the resort strip easily reaches $130–$200 per person a day once cocktails and wine are added.
Final thoughts: is a week in Aruba worth the money?
Adding up those receipts on our last night, the number that came back — around $5,100 for the two of us — felt fair for what we got: seven days on one of the Caribbean’s best beaches, two adventures we’ll talk about for years, dinners that ranged from a $14 plate of fried fish to a candlelit splurge, and a week of the most reliable sunshine in the region. Could we have done it cheaper? Easily, and I’ve shown you exactly how. Could we have spent triple? Just as easily. The beauty of pricing the cost of 7 day trip to aruba honestly is that once you see the levers, you get to choose your own number — and then stop worrying about it and enjoy the island. Whatever your budget, build the week around the free beaches, splurge on the two or three things you’ll remember, and let the rest take care of itself.
By the ArubaTourism.org team — Last updated June 2026. Figures are real-world estimates from a recent shoulder-season trip and current published rates; Aruba prices shift with season and fuel, so confirm flights, room rates, taxes, and tour prices when you book.
Photo credits
- High-rise hotels, Palm Beach at night — Photo: Rarends297 (CC0) via Wikimedia Commons
- Colorful buildings, Oranjestad — Photo: Navigator334 / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
- Catamaran sailing off Aruba — Photo: EgorovaSvetlana / CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
- Arikok National Park north coast — Photo: Misty Johnson / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
- California Lighthouse — Photo: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada / CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
