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Bonaire’s scuba diving infrastructure and large integrated re-
sorts designed for scuba diving is unparralleled.

T he island is home to a massive scuba diving 24 hour per day diving. There are an addition-
infrastructure and has two of the top twenty al 30 dives sites that are accessible by boat.

rated scuba diving facilities in the world, Buddy In total there are almost 90 marked dives

Dive and Captain Dons Habitat which are located sites on Bonaire.

on adjacent properties. Buddies Dive has a world A pproximately 80,000 visitors come to the
famous tank pickup and drop off service station island each year with 75% of the foreign
in the resort’s parking lot making it easy and con-

venient to drop off or pick up air tanks. The Plaza visitors coming to the island to scuba dive.

Bonaire Beach Resort is another large scuba diving The lucky few that have had the opportunity

resort that is located close to the Flamingo Interna- to visit the island, has historically been lim-

tional Airport with one of the few beaches on the ited. Long gone are the days when the island

island. You can obtain unlimited shore diving as could only be reached by boat. Direct jet ser-

part of the standard service of the dive resorts or vice has expanded in recent years as routes

pay about $175 per week and pick up your tanks have been established by major airlines

from Dive Friends Bonaire that has four convenient from Amsterdam, Atlanta, Houston, Miami,
pickup and drop off points located on the island. Charlotte and LaGuardia airports. Puddle

B onaire has consistently been rated #1 jumper service between Aruba and Curacao
in Shore Diving, Best Value, Macro Sea to Bonaire is now in place. The permanent
Life, Coral Reef Healthiness, Safest Location residents of the island and the governments
of Bonaire and the Netherlands have imple-

to Scuba Dive and Photography. The islands mented reef protection protocols over the
license plate reads “DIVERS PARADISE”. The last 30 years to ensure the magical reefs of
island is known for its “Divers Freedom” with the island are protected.
over 50 dive sites accessible from shore and