Bonaire dive shop recommendation

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alisonjones

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Just spent a week on Bonaire and did business with Wannadive South (EEG 3 Boulevard). Excellent experience in every way! I was a Bonaire and shore diving newbie, and a little nervous about it. But owner/operator Bart Snelder is so welcoming and helpful; and the shop so pristine and organized, that I got over my fears quickly and really enjoyed the experience. Wannadive has several locations on the island. This one was close to my B&B, south of the airport, on the main road. It's a freestanding shop – not within a resort – so it's very easy to pop in and out. Super-convenient for diving any of the central-southern sites. At the end of each dive day, you can rinse your gear and be comfortable leaving it to drip dry in a secure and well-equipped facility (no schlepping it all back to your hotel/condo/B&B!). Wannadive has dive site and critter ID books on hand for perusing, an espresso machine (just leave a dollar in the kitty) for your caffeine needs, as well as a cooler with water/sodas for sale. Plus free WiFi! :)
 
Whoops. Misread title.
 
Just spent a week on Bonaire and did business with Wannadive South (EEG 3 Boulevard). Excellent experience in every way! I was a Bonaire and shore diving newbie, and a little nervous about it. But owner/operator Bart Snelder is so welcoming and helpful; and the shop so pristine and organized, that I got over my fears quickly and really enjoyed the experience. Wannadive has several locations on the island. This one was close to my B&B, south of the airport, on the main road. It's a freestanding shop – not within a resort – so it's very easy to pop in and out. Super-convenient for diving any of the central-southern sites. At the end of each dive day, you can rinse your gear and be comfortable leaving it to drip dry in a secure and well-equipped facility (no schlepping it all back to your hotel/condo/B&B!). Wannadive has dive site and critter ID books on hand for perusing, an espresso machine (just leave a dollar in the kitty) for your caffeine needs, as well as a cooler with water/sodas for sale. Plus free WiFi! :)
May I ask please, who was your bnb? and how were they?
 
Tagging onto this thread. I am planning to stay at the Beaches Ocean View Apartments mentioned above and planning to get tanks from Wannadive. Can anyone let me know how many tanks per person I can get at once with Wannadive? Any chance they would limit over the Christmas holiday due to larger crowds?
 
I was checking prices last winter with them. Nitrox is higher than air on the Island. They have a unlimited package. And they sell like 15 tank dive cards. It comes up to about $12 per tank for air.
 
VIP DivingTank-card: $260 for 22 tanks to use at your convenience. ($11.81 tank)
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/peregrine/

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