Bring your binoculars and your scuba gear to make the most of bonaires natural charms. An unhurried, unspoiled natural paradise with spectacular sunsets, gentle breezes and crystal clear, turquoise waters. Bonaire s marine park offers a total of 86 named dive sites and is home to over 57 species of soft and stony coral and more than 350 recorded fish species. Klein bonaire is located right off the shore of bonaire and many boat rides to the dive sites are only about 1020 minutes, depending on the site. First, the vast number of easy beach entries accessible via a rental truck affords divers plenty of excellent options. As a padi 5 star padi idc dive center, we cater to divers of every skill level, from bubblemakers to instructors and everything in between. The dive festival lasting for seven days, at least, is annually held in june.
Sun rentals bonaire offers a wide range of vacation villas and apartments as well as free dive tank delivery right at your doorstep. Clay and i went scuba diving in bonaire in march 2017. Bonaire is a small island, covering roughly 111 square miles, with a width that ranges from 3 to 7 miles and a length of approximately 24 miles. With the continuous efforts, bonaire has been successful in carrying activities to make tourism sustainable. Island map airport cycle trails one elevation cas stat 10 n trips marina point of interest site main roads secondary roads roads marine park village tolo x sites bonaire karpata 18 o. Large bonaire maps for free download and print high.
Of course, a dive map of bonaire helps you know when your dive site is coming up. Visit to use an interactive map of bonaire and find hotels, restaurants, dive shops and more. We have selected a number of sites as good snorkeling sites too. Side one of frankos guide map of bonaire also has captions for 53 scuba diving and snorkeling locations along bonaire s coast, and 26 scuba diving and snorkeling sites around klein bonaire.
You can access karpata easily by shore or you can make it a boat dive. Side 2 is a bonaire reef creatures identification guide. An interactive environment such as a moderated wiki engine providing diving content and data editing. Boneiru, pronounced is an island in the leeward antilles in the caribbean sea.
The attraction is the same today calm, clear water with a colorful fringing reef exploding with marine life. You will be able to find free maps on the island that may suit your needs just fine. Bonaire is a caribbean island just north of venezuela, politically part of the netherlands. Second, the sites can have personal attachments for.
Curacao dive site guide scuba diving and snorkeling map of. So a map of bonaire isnt a total necessity, though it is nice to have. Although most of the dive sites around the main island of bonaire are accessible from shore, there are a few that are not due to location, also half a mile away is the island of klein bonaire. Bonaire marines park offers a total of 86 dive sites, it is home to over 57 species of soft and stony coral and more than 350 recorded fish species. Apr 04, 2020 visit to use an interactive map of bonaire and find hotels, restaurants, dive shops and more. Bonaire guide map frankos fabulous maps of favorite places. The dive and snorkel sites are listed below by location number. The majority of the best dive sites are available from shore or boats. Jul 24, 2016 the best dive sites in bonaire still offer visitors that feeling. Many of bonaires dive resorts offer deals for unlimited shore diving, and boat dives are also convenient.
Bonaire scuba diving quickly became famous after the first dive lodge opened on the island in 1962. It was a great trip and it started off with a check out dive at buddy dive resort, followed by a boat dive or two, then we finally started. Bonaire guide map frankos fabulous maps of favorite. Franko laminated maps fish id and maps bonaire scuba. Map of bonaire dive sites marked with experience levels, shore dives and boat diving locations, all with links to detailed descriptions. The weather in bonaire allows you to dive all year round. Choosing 10 favorite dive sites in bonaire from the more than 100 available is difficult.
Even if it has received the number one spot in the aspect of shore diving destination in the caribbeanatlantic in scuba diving magazines annual readers choice awards. In october, a very interesting sports event takes place here. Most resorts and dive shops can arrange tours to bonaire national marine park. If you are planning to visit bonaire during the high season, you are strongly encouraged to book your accommodation and dive package in advance. It is a mostly flat, riverless coral island renowned for diving, windsurfing, and. The home of bonaire dive guide the beauty of bonaire and. Nov 01, 2019 dive sites beaches and activities map courtesy of bonaire nights magazine.
Oh yea, there is a book avalible at most of the dive shops called something like bonaire diving made easy figures my copy is not on my desk. If its your first visit to bonaire, we invite you to stop for a cup of coffee anytime at any location, wed be delighted to show you around. Buddy dive is a resort where you can dive, take part in a multitude of activities or just sit back, relax and enjoy the atmosphere. Bonairepros is your source for the best, most current information about bonaire. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. In general, bonaire has a nice and quiet atmosphere, even in high season. Once registered with us, you can drop off and pick up scuba tanks at whichever one of our locations is closest to your dive site. Finding dive sites on bonaire is easy just stay on the road along the coast and look for the yellow painted rock with the name of your dive site on it. A perfect place to dive and just relax before and after a dive.
Bonaire marines park offers a total of 86 dive sites, it is home to over 57 species of. Finding bonaire hotels, diving centers and resorts has never been easier. Quiet, no company, seclusion, have the place all to yourself. Most of the sites around bonaire sites 1 through 60 on the bonaire franko map are also accessible from shore. If you prefer, most sites can be accessed by boat, and dive operators also offer daily twotank dives at klein bonaire, an uninhabited island off kralendijk that boasts. Many of the dive sites have access by boat or shore. Bring your binoculars and your scuba gear to make the most of bonaire s natural charms. Laminated plastic fish card, with a hole for a lanyard. Nights publications is your source for caribbean travel savings, coupons, discounts, special offers and vacation information. Every shore dive site on bonaire has a yellow painted rock by the road with the name of the site on it, so youll know when youre there. With our eight locations and four retail stores, youre just a doorstep away to your ultimate bonaire diving adventure. This island is a short 10 minute boat ride form the main island and has around 20 dive sites in its waters.
Klein bonaire is located about a half a mile 800 meters from bonaire and is about 6 square kilometers 1,483 acres in size. N, 80 kms off the coast of venezuela, bonaire also includes the uninhabited island of klein bonaire 2. Because of the visibility, which often tops 80 feet 25m, and plentiful fish species, snorkeling is a popular activity. This is a site perfectly suited for all levels of divers. As a shore dive, you must have permission of the harbor master and be accompanied by a local dive guide. For bonaire especially, where youll be doing lots of shore diving and finding sites on your own, this map is incredibly useful. The yacht club of kralendijk has been an irreplaceable organizer of the international regatta.
All levels of divers will experience little current and depths from 2040 feet. The nearby klein bonaire has a number of additional dive sites. Free illustrated atlas of worldwide dive sites including maps, detailed descriptions and photos. I recently bought frankos guide map of bonaire on amazon that i think will pair well with bonaire shore diving made easy. In the years that followed, others worked to have the. It was 8 bucks and shows the location of the dive sites as well as the common fish found in bonaire and the street names for kralenjik. Many bonaire dive packages offer the option of including some boat dives along with unlimited shore diving. The best dive sites in bonaire still offer visitors that feeling. Its describes all of the dive sites on bonaire and how to get to them as. The home of bonaire dive guide the beauty of bonaire and the. Dive guide bonaire, written by a dutch author who has also written other similar guides for other destinations, is more recent, more descriptive, and includes color maps etc. Bonaire is one of the most respected diving destinations in the world. Wannadivers community a scuba social network is also available to meet divers around the world. Boat diving is almost always done at night with one of the islands dive operators.
All diving around klien bonair is by dive boat due to the fragile reef around the island. Side one of frankos guide map of bonaire also has captions for 53 scuba diving and snorkeling locations along bonaires coast, and 26 scuba diving and snorkeling sites around klein bonaire. Dive resorts make tanks available 24 hours a day for shore diving among the islands 60plus dive sites. From the shore, dive sites are marked with names on yellow stones. It has a sampling of approximately 100 of bonaire s most common and most beautiful reef creatures. In addition to great diving, the western side of bonaire yields amazing snorkeling opportunities. Bonaire dive sites a list of the best bonaire dive sites. The dive festival lasting for seven days, at least, is annually. We have selected a number of sites as good snorkeling sites as well. Its possible, and its part of this unspoiled islands appeal. The high season in bonaire is from middecember to midapril. When few were thinking of underwater conversation in the 1960s, captain don stewart decided this reef was something special, so he and others lobbied for a ban on spear fishing.
View the electronic version of our 201920 skyviews bonaire print map. Get a rental truck, fill it with tanks and dive gear, and pick a site. Its capital is kralendijk, located near the ocean on the lee side of the island. It has been voted the best shore dive destination 22 consecutive times by the readers of scuba diving magazine the majority of the tourist that come to the island do some for scuba diving. Bonaire offers 63 notable dive sites, primarily on the. Dive curacao best scuba diving and snorkeling travel guide for curacao with a map to over 70 sites with detailed descriptions, recommendations and videos.
Karpata 20100 feet 630 meters one of the most popular bonaire dive sites is karpata. Second, the sites can have personal attachments for different reasons. The actual dimensions of the bonaire map are 1431 x 1720 pixels, file size in bytes 334203. While relaxing on one of our sundrenched beaches, please take the time to discover all bonaire has to offer in this handy, infopacked map. Dive site buoys are installed, numbered and maintained the council of underwater resort operators of bonaire aka curo. Sun rentals bonaire, kaya grandi 65, kralendijk, tollfree. Dive sites on bonaire and klein bonaire dive friends bonaire. Klein bonaire sites sites a through z on the bonaire franko map must be reached by boat. Every dive site is shown with a sentence or two of info.
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