Bonaire diving and snorkeling

[deedeediver]

Thousand Steps is a great shore dive and also snorkel and pic nic spot,,, enjoy!!!

 

[darook]

As mentioned in previous posts there is a lot of nice coral to see shallow. At 1000 Steps there are a number of large stag horn coral colonies. South of the beach a 100 yards or so is an immense one. There is a site called the Garden (called soft coral garden in the BSDME book) that is not to be missed by snorkelers or divers. There is a yellow rock sign marking it just past Margate Bay. The easiest entry is a small beach tucked in behind a bush/tree just a bit north of the primary parking area. You can drive pretty close to this spot. Enjoy!

 

[world_traveler]

Hi,

I forgot to thank you for the answer - sorry! The pictures are very nice, I look forward to be there

I was in Bonaire for the first time at the end of June, first week of July. It was very windy most days, but the visibility was still better than I have ever seen in the Florida Keys. You see a lot of regrowth in the corals on the west side shallows. Here is a link to some of the photos I took that week: Bonaire Reef Gallery 1. (also at Bonaire Reef Gallery 1 (same pics)).

 

[boat sju]

I'd suggest going up to Nukove at least once.