Transportation:
Pre-paying the 75-dollar entry tax online speeds up passing the border control a lot. Half of the plane is filled by divers, so it’s better to mark your checked luggage, as those dive bags all look the same. I booked my car from AB Car Rental. After landing, there’s a shuttle...
Within the Dutch Caribbean, Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease has been confirmed now on five of the six islands.
✅ READ MORE: Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease in the Dutch Caribbean
Reported sightings started in: St. Maarten in 2018, St. Eustatius in 2019, Saba in 2021 and most recently in...
Hi divers!
WWF-NL is seeking historic underwater images from the Dutch Caribbean to create an exhibition of the historic reefs of the region. If you have any to share or know of any potential sources, more information can be found here: Research: History of Coral Reefs - WWF Dutch Caribbean...
Dive into the latest diving news, and blogs, from the Dutch Caribbean islands of Curaçao and Bonaire.
Sections now include Dive Travel, Dutch Caribbean Dive News, Curacao Diving News and more!
So... dive in and start exploring the latest diving news from the Dutch Caribbean...
Want to learn some reef identification and behavior for your next trip to the Caribbean? This video is for you! In this video we dive all around Bonaire's Marine park in the day and at night, filming reef behavior and identifying coral, fish, and reef creatures, and also some historical...
My buddy and I mostly dive cold water - Monterey Bay in CA. And mostly shore dives (even though I have an inflatable). I was in Cozumel decades ago - he has gone several times. We're both photographers (20' vis is good here, so it's a lot of macro). We're planning a trip for late summer 2023 and...
We released a new video on A Diver's Life.
Diving at twilight is special. Marine life becomes more active and with the help of lights the colors ignite before your camera. It is February, on Bonaire. Wind and rain are excessive causing the shallows to be churned up and visibility to drop...
Apparently, based on the recent big animal sightings, the news is out that Curacao is one of the best overall dive destinations in the Caribbean for 2023!
https://www.divecuracao.info/blog/curacao-dive-news/curacao-best-dive-destination-2023/
WATCH this brief, but EPIC, encounter with a...
Just when you think you thought you knew everything about Bonaire, we just released a new video on A Diver's Life that is sure to take you by surprise. Due to passing storm systems over the past month, diving and filming on Bonaire has been a bust with poor visibility and constantly changing...
Stats
6 weeks on Bonaire, with 69 dives total, 6 of those from boat, 1 guided shore dive.
252 videos (omg) in playlist here:
Summary
Great diving, decent restaurants, good Internet, fun volunteering, everything else just acceptable at best.
Non-Diving (skip to next post in thread for diving...
Bonaire's Tilisa Del Mar wreck, secret elkhorn garden, and her wild southeastern and southern reefs! Normally a mystery to most divers, they are revealed under our camera lights as Caribbean storms pull the normally easterly winds out of the southern Caribbean and change their direction enabling...
Would you have ever thought a founder of Bonaire’s Marine Park would have been in a concentration camp? Come learn about the incredible story of how a resistance fighter from World War II, Carel Steensma, became a founder of the Bonaire Marine Park and immortalized in the naming of the Carel’s...
Coverage of the 2022 Digital Shootout Is Now Live:
2022 EVENT COVERAGE - The Digital Shootout Underwater Imaging Workshops
The World’s Largest Underwater Imaging Event
Full coverage of the 19th annual Digital Shootout is now live. Held every year in June and sponsored by Backscatter Underwater...
Nestled below cliffs on Bonaire’s west coast, is one of the most epic coral gardens in the Caribbean – La Dania’s Leap. In this episode we tell you how it got its name from one of the premier diving pioneers Captain Don Stewart. We will take you to the remote dive spot from shore and on our...
Hello! We are traveling to Bonaire in the summer with our ten year old son. He will be completing his PADI OW classwork here in Texas but we're planning to do his dives in Bonaire. Once he's certified, we plan to dive as much as possible (and as much as he wants to). I'm having trouble deciding...
Buddy Dive Bonaire
Underwater Photography Event
Aug 20-27, 2022
Buddy Dive Thru the Lens
Book this Photo Event with us and get 10% off.
Taking good underwater pictures is an art! To make this great hobby fun and accessible to everyone, Buddy Dive Resort is launching a brand new event in...
The Sony A7siii is highly regarded for its low light capabilities making it a popular consideration for growing underwater videographers. Aside from cost, the biggest hurdle is the learning curve on how to build a working rig. Yet, we have not seen anyone share how to build an entire underwater...
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