Best Bonaire Dives

[cra2]

everyone stopped?

 

[SueMermaid]

All of them.


Nukove beach
Salt pier (fabulous nudis there)
Pink Beach (lots of reef squid)
1000 steps
Buddy's reef (must have done that 20 times in the week I was there)
Hilma hooker

 

[diversteve]

Couldn't pick just six...

Angel City - just a great dive, some big purple sponges.
Bari Reef - lots of interesting things in the shallows.(squid)
Cliff @Capt. Don's - Bonaire's "mini" wall, easy access and good viz.
Forest at Klein - black coral "forest" at 70'
Hands Off at Klein - drift dive
Rappel - one of the better dives, boat dive only.
Salt Pier - great animal life on the pilings, easy entry.
Vista Blue - the best reef life we saw - strong currents in the PM.

 

[mjh]

1. Town Pier (night dive check Photography forum for shots)
2. Red Slave, healthy reef, great schools
3. Salt Pier, great structures, tarpons, schools of fish
4. Wild Side, more rays & turtles and again schools of tarpon
5. Karpata, just liked it

 

[Jetwrench]

Invisibles, nice canyons and lots of little spots to peek into, rays, turtles.
Ole Blue, left vs right are two different dives
Angel City to the Hooker, best of both inner and outer reefs
Anywhere on Klien, no explanation needed
Karpata, you never know what you'll see there
Wild side, haven't had the chance yet and have heard great things

It's all good, though, on Bonaire. I never dive a list, just grab a tank and drive to a spot and drop in. That's the best way IMO.

 

[DrSteve]

As promissed here are the results (I wish more people had added, but it will grow).
Hilma Hooker (8)
Angel City (5)
Salt Pier (5)
Karpata (4)
Oil Slick Leap (4)
Town Pier (3)
1000 Steps (3)
Buddy Dive Reef (2)
Invisibles (3)
La Dania's leap (2) (http://www.shorediving.com/Earth/ABC/BonaireN/La_Dianas_Leap/index.htm)
Old Blue (2) the entry is very easy
Windjammer (2)

Other mentioned sites:
Alice In Wonderland- the double reef is nice
Atlantis
Bari Reef - lots of interesting things in the shallows (squid)
Bloodlet (by boat)
Bopec
Cap't Dons
Cliff @Capt. Don's - Bonaire's "mini" wall, easy access and good viz.
Divi
Slave Huts
North Belnem area (especially at night)
Nukove beach
Pink Beach (lots of reef squid)
Rappel - one of the better dives, boat dive only.
Red Slave, healthy reef, great schools
Something Special
Vista Blue - the best reef life we saw - strong currents in the PM.
Wild Side, more rays & turtles and again schools of tarpon

Klein sites:
Hands Off (2) - drift dive
Bonaventure
End of the Island (drift - eastside)
Forest at Klein - black coral "forest" at 70'
Jerry's Jam (previous to the hurricane surge)
No name

 

[Natasha]

Pink Beach (lots of reef squid)

Funny.. I hardly ever see anyone mention this one..and it's one of my favorites. While underwater if you pick up the sand and rub it together you will see the pink sand. Very cool..and the squids aren't bad either. :winky:

 

[DrSteve]

OK I am going to edit this post as appropriate. I did a lot of surfing this afternoon about Bonaire and there were some older threads where people had listed favourite dives...so here it is...

Hilma Hooker (11)
Salt Pier (9)
Angel City (8)
Karpata (7)
Oil Slick Leap (6)
Invisibles (4)
1000 Steps (3)
Old Blue (3) the entry is very easy
Red Slave (3) healthy reef, great schools
Town Pier (3)
Buddy Dive Reef (2)
Alice In Wonderland (2) - the double reef is nice
Bari Reef (2) - lots of interesting things in the shallows (squid)
Bopec (2)
La Dania's leap (2) (http://www.shorediving.com/Earth/ABC/BonaireN/La_Dianas_Leap/index.htm)
Windjammer (2)

Atlantis
Bloodlet (by boat)
Cap't Dons
Cliff @Capt. Don's - Bonaire's "mini" wall, easy access and good viz.
Divi
Slave Huts
North Belnem area (especially at night)
Nukove beach
Pink Beach (lots of reef squid)
Rappel - one of the better dives, boat dive only.
Red Beryl
Something Special
Small Wall
Town Pier
Vista Blue - the best reef life we saw - strong currents in the PM.
Wild Side, more rays & turtles and again schools of tarpon

Klein:
Hands Off (2) - drift dive
End of the Island (2) (drift - eastside)
Bonaventure
Forest at Klein - black coral "forest" at 70'
Jerry's Jam (previous to the hurricane surge)
No name

 

[mccabejc]

Interesting. For those who didn't mention Bari Reef, have you dove Bari Reef? Since it is rated the #1 reef in the Caribbean in terms of types and quantities of species, etc., I'd think that there would be more interest.

 

[socaldiver]

On Klein - Bonaventure, Forest and Rock Pile
Hilma Hooker, Salt Pier (day or night)
Karpata
Oil Slick Leap
1000 Steps
Angel City