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Dive Sites:

Bonaire and the Bonaire National Marine Park boast of maintaining over 80 different dive sites; most are convenient for either shore diving or boat diving. Click on the dive site name on the list below for a site description and underwater photo!

Bonaire's Dive Sites

The Dive and Snorkel Sites are listed below by location number. All sites marked are suitable for scuba diving. A number of sites are equally as good for snorkeling, too.

Legend of Symbols:

Shore Only

Shore Access

Boat Only

Boat Access

Advanced

Advanced Diving

Snorkeling

Good Snorkeling

 

 

 

1. Boca Bartol

Shore Only

Advanced

 

 

2. Playa Bengi

 

Advanced

Boat Only

Snorkeling

3. Playa Funchi

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

 

4. Bise Morto

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

5. Wayaca

Advanced

Boat Only

6. Boca Slagbaai

Shore Only

Advanced

Boat Only

Snorkeling

7. Nukove

Shore Only

Advanced

Boat Only

 

8. Carel's Vision

 

Boat Only

 

9. Karpata

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

10. La Dania's Leap

 

 

Boat Only

 

11. Rappel

 

 

Boat Only

 

12. Bloodlet

 

 

Boat Only

 

13. Ol' Blue

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

14. Country Garden

 

 

Boat Only

 

15. Bon Bini Na Cas

 

 

Boat Only

 

16. 1000 Steps

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkel Program

17. Weber's Joy/Witches Hut

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

18. Jeff Davis Memorial

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

19. Kalli's Reef

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

20. Oil Slick Leap

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

21. Barcadera

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

22. Andrea II

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

23. Andrea I

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

24. Petries Pillar

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

25. Small Wall

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

26. Cliff

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkel Program

27. La Machaca (Habitat)

Shore Only

 

 

Snorkeling

28. Reef Scientifico

Shore Only

 

 

Snorkeling

29. Buddy's Reef (Buddy Dive)

Shore Only

 

 

Snorkeling

30. Bari Reef
(Sand Dollar)

Shore Only

 

 

Snorkeling

31. Front Porch (Eden Beach)
(UW Web Cam)

Shore Only

 

 

Snorkeling

 

32. Something Special

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

33. Town Pier*

Shore Only

Advanced

Boat Only

 

34. Calabas Reef (Dive Bonaire)

Shore Only

 

 

 

35. Eighteen Palms

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

36. Windsock

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

37. North Belnem

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

38. Bachelor's Beach

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

 

39. Chez Hines

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

 

40. Lighthouse Point

Shore Only

Advanced

Boat Only

 

41. Punt Vierkant

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

 

42. The Lake

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

 

43. Hilma Hooker

Shore Only

Advanced

Boat Only

 

44. Angel City

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

 

45. Alice In Wonderland

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

 

46. Aquarius

Shore Only

 

 

 

47. Larry's Lair

Shore Only

 

 

 

48. Jeannie's Glory

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

49. Salt Pier*

Shore Only

 

 

 

50. Salt City

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

51. Invisibles

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

52. Tori's Reef

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

53. Pink Beach

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

54. White Slave

Shore Only

Advanced

 

 

55. Margate Bay

Shore Only

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

56. Red Beryl

Shore Only

Advanced

 

 

57. Atlantis

Shore Only

Advanced

 

 

58. Vista Blue

Shore Only

Advanced

 

 

59. Sweet Dreams

Shore Only

Advanced

 

 

60. Red Slave

Shore Only

Advanced

Boat Only

 

61. Willemstoren Lighthouse

Shore Only

Advanced

 

 

62. Blue Hole

Shore Only

Advanced

 

 

63. Cai**

Shore Only

Advanced

 

Snorkel Program

*The Town Pier and the Salt Pier require a local divemaster with Harbor Master's permission.
**The mangrove area is recommended for snorkeling.
     
Klein Bonaire sites    

A. No Name

Boat Only

B. Ebo's Reef

 

 

Boat Only

 

C. Jerry's Sponges/Jerry's Reef

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

D. Just A Nice Dive

 

 

Boat Only

E. Nearest Point

 

 

Boat Only

 

G. Bonaventure

 

 

Boat Only

 

H. Monte's Divi

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

I. Rock Pile

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

J. Joanne's Sunchi

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

K. Capt. Don's Reef

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

L. South Bay

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

M. Hands Off

 

 

Boat Only

 

 

N. Forest

Boat Only

Snorkeling

O. Southwest Corner

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

P. Munk's Haven

 

 

R. Sharon's Serenity

 

 

Boat Only

T. Mi Dushi

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

U. Carl's Hill Annex/ Yellow Man's Reef

 

 

 

V. Carl's Hill

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

W. Ebo's Special / Jerry's Jam

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

X. Leonora's Reef

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

Y. Knife

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

Z. Sampler

 

 

Boat Only

Snorkeling

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