Still, bonaire is a divers island par excellence, with diving thats especially well suited for easy divers and those who want to concentrate on photography on the leeward side. Quaint, colorful dutch architecture, friendly people and easy 24hour diving all combine to make bonaire one of those rare destinations that nitrogen junkies return to year after year. Bonaire is the best place for beginners to learn scuba diving and for advanced divers to add even more dream dives to their list. Quite a lot of dive centers will organize this dive for you by boat, limited space available so book in advance. With our eight locations and four retail stores, youre just a doorstep away to your ultimate bonaire diving adventure. Even before the park was established, bonaire and its citizens were enacting legislation that led the world in the preservation of marine life and reef ecology. From the shore, dive sites are marked with names on yellow stones. But there is no shortage of great dives that are easy to access for divers of all skill levels. Top 10 best dive sites bonaire abdive diving bonaire. The ultimate guide for beach and marine activities in bonaire. Apr 05, 2018 the newest edition of the popular diving guide, bonaire shore diving made easy, by susan porter, is now available for purchase. Bonaire is a unique dive and snorkel destination, and there isnt another destination in the caribbean which has so many unrestricted shore diving sites. 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. Also, fish like to hang out under the boats of the marine park moorings.
My personal recommendation is the dutch book duikgids bonaire and for the english speaking divers the bonaire shore diving made easy mentioned above. Each apartment offers a private parking space next to your own ground level dive storage room and a drive up rinse station. Plan and book your dive vacation at delfins beach resort delfins beach resort sits nearer the south of bonaire s superb western shoreline, offering up stunning shore dives featuring eagle rays, turtles, reef fish and macro life check out the 200m house reef, just steps from your room, with its easilyaccessible clear warm waters great for independent divers looking for comfortable. This gives you an easy entreeexit in the dark, a dive guide and boat crew to help you. Divers paradise bonaire is renovating their old mural that was made. There is also the popular wreck of the hilma hooker. The majority of the best dive sites are available from shore or boats. Divers paradise bonaire apartments offers clean, comfortable, and cheap apartments. Be sure to grab a dive site map from your car rental or dive shop. All have a fully equipped kitchen, free wifi, air conditioning, private parking, private dive storage room, and most of all, a very comfortable bed. Not valid in combination with other specials or promotions. Couldnt imagine shore diving in bonaire without this book. Youll learn how to pick your dive sites with your complimentary copy of bonaire shore diving made easy, plan your dives, choose entry and exit points, navigate and problemsolve. Healthy reefs, excellent macro marine life, world renowned shore diving and remarkably calm sea all contribute to make bonaire a fantastic divine location.
Family diving is the hottest new trend in scuba, but how do you know whether your child is ready for scuba certification. If you have never done a night dive or if you are a. Bonaire is prized for what the islands license plate boasts, a divers paradise. Apartments in bonaire divers paradise bonaire apartments. Dive friends bonaire offers nitrox to nitroxcertified divers. That means that you can drive to more than 60 dive sites and enjoy shore diving. I recently bought frankos guide map of bonaire on amazon that i think will pair well with bonaire shore diving made easy.
Youve got plenty of choices, from standalone operators to the giant allinclusive dive resorts, from beginner through advanced, and every kind of diving adventure you can imagine. Page 2 of 4 book will not make or break a bonaire dive trip imo. Divers paradise bonaire apartments accomadations for everyone. Practical information about how to get there, where to enter and exit the water and how to plan the dive gets the best out of your trip. You can purchase this guide online in advance of your trip or locally once youre on the island. All trips leave from karels beach bar pier downtown on the waterfront, and reservations can be made there or at zeezicht restaurant across the street. Scuba made easy llc deep shipwreck diving on windjammer bonaire. Scuba diving on the windjammer in bonaire is technical diving tech diving which offers. 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. Buddys reef and oil slick are about as easy as it gets. Along with all my gear, one thing ill be taking is the book bonaire shore diving made easy bsdme. The more adventurous can purchase a map that marks all the dive sites off bonaire, most of which are excellent for snorkeling as well as diving and can be reached by wading into the water. I have spent all of my life on or close to the ocean and learned about conservation at an early age.
Most of the 80 dive sites are accessible by shore, and house a rich marine ecosystem, including anemones, parrotfish, sea horses and corals. Bonaire shore diving made easy book page 2 scubaboard. Experience the ultimate diving freedom and explore the reefs of bonaire with your own dive buddies at the dive sites of your choise. If i had to pick one, i would get the reef smart guide. Divers paradise was written by davin goodwin, known to his friends as dave, who has made 30 trips to bonaire over the last 21 years. Scuba made easy llc deep shipwreck diving on windjammer. Divers paradise bonaire apartments accomadations for. I bought 3 divingsnorkeling guidebooks, and have a different opinion than the above posters. Bonaire dive shops dive operators bonaire official. Susan porters bonaire shore diving made easy is a perennially popular guide written by a local diver and updated fairly frequently. Diving bonaire overview one of the three dutchowned caribbean islands off the coast of south america, to many visitors, bonaire s attraction is shore diving, not only in front of their hotels but also via rental car to one of a score of marked sites but keep nothing in those cars and never lock them as many get broken into while you are underwater. Practical guide to shore dive and snorkel sites of bonaire fifth 5th edition. Famous for its dive sites, bonaire boasts clear water, wellpreserved coral reefs and hundreds of fish species.
Fully experience the most beautiful underwater world on bonaire. We will have an opportunity to test them out the first week of april, but, my take is that the best for snorkelers is the bonaire snorkeling guidenot bonaire shore diving made easy please see my comments here. Bonaire diving owes its current popularity and promising future to the farsighted actions of the bonaire people and the bonaire marine park. I have been using the bonaire shore diving made easy book for several years. If you are an experienced diver and have training doing reef cleanups, you can participate in a cleanup dive through bonaire marine park tel. If you are not certified, we can easily arrange the course for you when you are on island. With over 63 marked dive sites, some stunning unmarked spots, and a water temperature that makes diving yearround pleasant, bonaire has been voted best shore diving destination for 25 consecutive years. For a more comprehensive list and description of sites, be sure to pick up susan porters bonaire shore diving made easy. Easy diving logistics with the day spent exploring and diving, rinsing and storing your gear must be convenient and easy. Many hotels offer dive packages with their room rentals to make it easy for tourists to book excursions. When sport diver asked me to choose 10 of my personal favorites, i had to throw in one bonus site.
Unless you have a dinregulator, bring orings and something to pull them out of the valve in case air is leaking. The diving discount does not apply to the valet diving part. 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. Its the first of a series, so every bonairelover will want to get up close and personal with roscoe conklin, the storys protagonist, better known as. Having said all that the diving in bonaire is mostly very easy. When sport diver asked me to choose 10 of my personal favorites, i. Its as if this tiny island was made just for diving and snorkeling as, from virtually any place on the leeward coastline, you can enter the beautiful caribbean sea and dive. Having a map of the dive sites with descriptions and recommendations for every experience level really helps you to make the most of your bonaire diving vacation especially if it is your first trip here. When i was in bonaire in december my first dive trip, my buddy and i relied upon it extensively to select relatively easy entries. Im looking for opinions about two different snorkel guides. Macro photographers like me are content spending hours in the shallows hunting for miniscule creatures.
The next book which we found indispensable is bonaire shore diving made easy by susan porter. Practical guide to shore dive and snorkel sites of bonaire fifth 5th edition porter, susan on. And i concur with the helpfulness of the book shore diving made easy. Not only becouse of the high numbers of species of fish, but also becouse the 54 shore dive sites. Im going back to bonaire in a few weeks to complete my padi divemaster training. Plan and book your dive vacation at hamlet oasis bonaire hamlet oasis bonaire sits near the center of bonaires western shoreline, offering divers easy access to stunning dive sites across the shorelines entire breadth literally seconds away from dive site cliff one of bonaires only wall dives which is covered in whip coral and fantastic for macro life stay in wellequipped.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. Bonaire shore diving made easy, nikiboko, netherlands antilles. Bonaire lonely planet diving and snorkeling guides. I was hesitant to purchase this since i already had a copy of bonaire shore diving made easy published by a local. I was certified to dive in 1970 and thirty one years later bonaire became my home. You will be able to find free maps on the island that may suit your needs just fine. Best snorkeling guidebook bonaire forum tripadvisor. I abide by bonaire rules by leaving nothing of value, nothing i want to keep, windows down, glove box open, the only thing i had taken was a copy of shore diving made easy, i. Bonaire shore diving made easy book discussion in bonaire started by mike, jan 10, 2010. Bonaire shore diving made easy, 7th edition by susan. Divers paradise, the first roscoe conklin mystery novel.
Do what many dive fanatics have already done before you and book your dive and drive package now. Bonaire shore diving made easy book page 3 scubaboard. The most youll ever need is a 3mm wetsuit to brave the 70fs water temps in winter and mid80fs in summer. While the other book has great info the pictures and detail in the reef smart guide this book exceeds my wildest expectations. Many of the dive sites have access by boat or shore. I am dedicated to posting information relating to all things shore diving. You can reference susan porters very useful book, bonaire shore diving made easy. There are two really good ones, bonaire shore diving made easy and bonaire dive guide. In particular, it shares the easiest entry and exit points.
At your own pace with your own dive friends at your favorite time. I abide by bonaire rules by leaving nothing of value, nothing i want to keep, windows down, glove box open, the only thing i had taken was a copy of shore diving made easy, i let my guard down. I will say that scuba diving bonaire lived up to its reputation as one of the best places to go scuba diving in the caribbean. Shore diving is quite different from boat diving, so in this course we teach you everything that you need to know to safely conduct shore dives.
As i stated earlier omar has definately changed things but it is still quite accurate. Diving in bonaire shore dive capital of the world april 20, 2019. Jan 10, 2010 i have been to bonaire four times and yes i find the book more than usefull. Free copy of bonaire shore diving made easy for the group leader. 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. Bonaire is a small island located in the southern caribbean, and it is truly unique in the world. The reefs are beautiful, marine life plentiful even if lacking in pelagics and the diving pretty easy. However, you cant be certain it will be available when you arrive, so you might want to buy one before you leave just to be safe. We would literally pull up to the site, open the book and read exactly how to enter the water as we were staring at the exact spot. Buy a detailed guide with all the dive sites listed. We absolutely cant say enough good things about this. Bonaire shore diving made easy, bsdme, author susan porter. For lonely planet fans comes a unique and essential scuba, snorkel, and surf travel guide.
Sites can be advanced or easy for various reasons, usually current variable and difficulty of entry. In the time that it takes you to say bon bini the local term for welcome youll fall in love with this island located just north of venezuela. Jan 04, 2020 bonaire diving owes its current popularity and promising future to the farsighted actions of the bonaire people and the bonaire marine park. It was here that i became obsessed with snorkeling, shore diving and a. Book your stay in divers paradise get in touch divers paradise. Do you recommend the bonaire shore diving made easy guide. There are two printed guides available for what you describe. Bonaire is one of the most respected diving destinations in the world. Officially, there are 63 dive sites in bonaire not counting klein, so the book more than adequately covers most diving spots. The new house is located across from the carib inn with easy access to carib inns diving, swimming pool and dock. In fact, i thought i was on bonaire, and then i realized i was on bonaire. Bonaire shore diving made easy, 7th edition by susan porter. With as many as 60 listed dive sites on the main island of bonaire and 20 on the nearby klein bonaire, it really is easy to find a dive site to suit everyone. Snorkelers arent slighted, with opportunities to swim among sea turtles.
Apr 07, 2020 the book is fastpaced and brings one right to bonaires shoreline. Shore diving is the norm, though most resorts offer boat dives and some sites are easier to dive from a boat than from the shore. Plan and book your dive vacation at delfins beach resort delfins beach resort sits nearer the south of bonaires superb western shoreline, offering up stunning shore dives featuring eagle rays, turtles, reef fish and macro life check out the 200m house reef, just steps from your room, with its easilyaccessible clear warm waters great for independent divers looking for comfortable. The ebook looks impressive from the website description, but ive seen the book recommended on here many times. Scuba made easy llc quality scuba training at affordable pricing. The reef smart guide bonaire book gave dive maps and a recommended dive route, which was helpful to visualize the dive. Our drive up rinse station and private ground level dive lockers steps away from your private parking offer just that, convenience for divers. Bsdme is a small book describing 75 dive sites in bonaire. If you are eager to see one of bonaires rarest inhabitants, mike offers a turtle lovers snorkel trip aboard a 36foot dive boat to some of the best sites for turtle encounters. Page 3 of 4 diving bonaire, with or without that guidebook, is an adventure. Oct 08, 2012 scuba made easy llc quality scuba training at affordable pricing. The bonaire shore diving made easy book was good for locating the dive site and getting in the water.
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