Diving requirements for Bonaire

[galelynn]

DH is looking forward to diving in Bonaire when we cruise there in November. Since we don't arrive till 12 noon and leave at 7pm, can anyone recommend a dive shop and what the requirements are for diving? DH is certified from Padi. :)

[m steve]

PADI card is fine. There usually is 2 dives per day from several hotels. I would contact Flamingo or Dive Inn for an afternoon dive. They have terrific trips and dive masters and are a short cab ride from the pier. Diving is relatively cheap on Bonaire. There really isn't much else to do. Capt. Don's is a lot further out of town and the Flamingo has a nice beach, restaurant-bar and a casino. I think Peter Hughes still runs that operation.

[DiveCruiser]

Actually Peter Hughs is in the Divi Flamingo in name only. You can walk to the Dive Inn of the Divi Flamingo. Both have a nice operation. If you do the Divi say hi to Orlando one of the captians.

 

Bob

[muggo11]

After our cruise we spent a week at the Dive-In (easily walkable from the pier). You can actually dive right from their front door but with over a hundred dive sites, you might also arrange for them to take you somewhere a little further north. Babs runs the place and Roger was our diving guide. a boat is NOT necessary for many fine snorkeling and diving experiences in Bonaire.

[njscuba]

DH is looking forward to diving in Bonaire when we cruise there in November. Since we don't arrive till 12 noon and leave at 7pm, can anyone recommend a dive shop and what the requirements are for diving? DH is certified from Padi. :)

 

Also try this link for Info Bonaire http://www.infobonaire.com/. It has links for many dive operations on Bonaire.