bonaire

Less tolerant of winter's cold each year, I took a last-minute plunge and booked a dive trip to Bonaire. My goal was simple: easy entry! I wanted to do lots of macro photography, I wanted to do it on my schedule, and i wanted to do it as often (or not) as I liked. Although I'd had mixed feelings...

This is a follow-up to my last post on macro photography sites on Bonaire. Anyone know any good critter spotters for hire on the island? I’m looking for someone who can do a few dives with me to look specifically for blennies, nudis, etc. Thanks in advance! (If you’re going first week in...

Hi, all - I've been to Bonaire twice, enjoyed the experience, but found myself not bowled over by the diving, relative to Saba, Cozumel, or my favorite U.S. site, Blue Heron Bridge. And this prompts my question. I'm most passionate about macro photography, hence my love for BHB in Fla. I have...

1st trip to Bonaire and looking for advice. We usually do boat dives. Is it worth it to book a dive package through the hotel or just book them separately? Does Dive Friends let you dive your computer on boat dives and group divers together with similar experience? Do they group Nitrox divers...

We just finished our second trip to Bonaire last week and we had a much more enjoyable experience mainly due to the learning curve. I'd like to share some tips and tricks and site specific info that will hopefully make your trip better. Getting there. Where you are coming from makes a...

This was my wife's and my sixth Bonaire trip. Our first was our honeymoon in 2009, when shore diving was new to us. We have been returning to Bonaire every couple of years or so as part of a small group of 6-8, and this trip was the first time since our honeymoon that my wife and I have been...

My wife and I will be in Bonaire in June. In our 10+ years of diving (only 1-2 trips per year...sigh), only I have been the finder of a seahorse. We have seen others that were found by people we are diving with but not much luck on our own. Seahorses are my wife's favorite and I would love to be...

Favorite Memories of the SB SURGE 2018! Please share here in this thread your trip reports, favorite dives, top side memories, videos, and photos from this year's ScubaBoard SURGE 2018 to Bonaire. Here's our Group Crew Pic! And the fun Farewell Video! I'll add my trip report and post...

...for letting Bruce and Lynn join us at the ScubaBoard Surge in Bonaire. They brought two Perdix AI kits for folks to try out, which was the hot commodity here. Most of all, the opportunity to simply chat with them was priceless. Thanks for a great product and great diver support.

I finally had a chance to use my macro lens underwater for the first time in Bonaire and it was a lot of fun. In fact, it was more fun looking for the little stuff than I thought it would be as generally I like the big stuff :) Here are a few of my shots taken with a Canon 5D MIII using a Macro...

Just finished a fabulous week at Buddy Dive Resort Bonaire, sipping ice cold Polars on the patio, reflecting on 15 great dives and thought I better post before I have to go back home and reality takes over. I had scheduled a couple of guided dives with Bas Diving early in the week but a slight...

I'm thinking about visiting Bonaire between April - November for a week. Which month is the best to visit if you had to pick? I know general conditions are great year round. But are there any unique underwater events I should be thinking about - like coral spawning, bioluminescence, etc.

We are headed to Bonaire in a few weeks and are planning to use AB car rental and AB dive. The package and the tank delivery seem to be perfect for our trip. Has anyone else had experience with their tank delivery?

Packing and Travel, Resort Info and Diving Tips for the ScubaBoard SURGE 2018 to Bonaire Well, we are getting closer SB SURGE 2018 to Bonaire!!!!! I thought we could touch base on some of the great ideas and info that everyone has on preparing, packing, travel, the Resort and dive related...

Getting that tropical itch! Still planning, but I can be somewhat flexible. Either Early-Mid Nov, or Late Nov-Early Dec. Plan to fly in and out of Curaçao (flights on weekends) with around a week apiece in C&B. Looking mainly for a buddy/roommate in Bonaire, but open to Curaçao too. I hope...

How is the diving in the ABC islands? My group of 3 is going to include a new diver and I'm gun shy on drift dives. We're going to be there a week and plan to do as much shore diving as possible. That being said we don't want to fight currents and all the whole time we're there. So is any of...

Hi, I will be staying at Eden Beach Bonaire from the 22nd of September till October 3rd 2017 and I am looking for dive buddies. 600+ dives CMAS 4* DM, GUE-F, GUE-DPV I have transportation (pickup truck) Native Dutch, English fluent, German and French "OK"

We are looking to rent our 1 bedroom oceanfront unit at Buddy Dive for: April 21-28, 2018 (Sat -Sat) Sleeps 4, (2 private) Full Kitchenette Welcome to Buddy Dive Resort Bonaire - Buddy Dive Resort $1,500.00 (total) for the week for up to 4 people accommodations only

The wife and I made our annual trip to Bonaire June 10-18. This was our 8th trip in 8 years. We have seen a lot of changes over the years. Flights-We live in Houston. We took the United out of Houston. There were no issues. For the past couple of years, the return flight direct to Houston is...

I'm looking for suggestions in Carib for a June trip. We have 100+ dives, comfortable boat or shore. No tec, no wreck. Having seen some great reefs (Bonaire, Cozumel) and some crappy ones (Jamaica) I know the difference. My priority would be finding a nice reef in good shape with a lot of...