bruce_edina_MN
Guest
I want to start by thanking everyone who has posted information regarding Bonnaire. It proved very helpful for me during my recent trip to Bonaire with my daughter. The trip went exceptionally well.
We stayed at the Deep Blue View Villa, which is actually a house just around the corner from the Deep Blue View. The house was in very good shape, very large and comfortable, and allowed us to eat a few meals in the comfort of our lodging and not have to go out for everything. Breakfast was provided by Deep Blue and it was always excellent.
The diving was as expected. The reefs were in very good shape, visability was very good, and going in early December, there were few people. I hoped there would be more large animals (rays, sharks and so on) but that is not typical of Bonaire. The variety. size, color and condition of the corral was outstanding. In areas where there was a noticable current there was a lot of fish as well but the corral is the feature event.
Diving was also very easy. This was my first time shore diving. It was a little tricky getting in and out of the water and I would not want to try it without heavy soled dive booties, but once in the water it was easy to get to the reef since they are so close to shore. The daily routine for us was to have breakfast, go for a dive. Have lunch (in town of at the villa) and do another dive.
We did go on a 2 tank boat dive twice as well. Menno, one of the Deep Blue View owners took us out. His boat and equipment are the best I have used. He was a great guide because he knew the reefs well, had fun, and was very flexible - what do you want, we'll do that.
Life in Bonaire in my opinion is for divers, with little else to spend full days at, but it was a much more attractive island than I expected. It is hillier and greener than I imagined. Since it is not a major cruise ship destination it is not geared to crowds and the shops and restuarants are small. The food was good everywhere we went, and while not cheap, it was not overpriced.
Bottom line, I would go back if given the chance and I highly recommend the Deep Blue View.
We stayed at the Deep Blue View Villa, which is actually a house just around the corner from the Deep Blue View. The house was in very good shape, very large and comfortable, and allowed us to eat a few meals in the comfort of our lodging and not have to go out for everything. Breakfast was provided by Deep Blue and it was always excellent.
The diving was as expected. The reefs were in very good shape, visability was very good, and going in early December, there were few people. I hoped there would be more large animals (rays, sharks and so on) but that is not typical of Bonaire. The variety. size, color and condition of the corral was outstanding. In areas where there was a noticable current there was a lot of fish as well but the corral is the feature event.
Diving was also very easy. This was my first time shore diving. It was a little tricky getting in and out of the water and I would not want to try it without heavy soled dive booties, but once in the water it was easy to get to the reef since they are so close to shore. The daily routine for us was to have breakfast, go for a dive. Have lunch (in town of at the villa) and do another dive.
We did go on a 2 tank boat dive twice as well. Menno, one of the Deep Blue View owners took us out. His boat and equipment are the best I have used. He was a great guide because he knew the reefs well, had fun, and was very flexible - what do you want, we'll do that.
Life in Bonaire in my opinion is for divers, with little else to spend full days at, but it was a much more attractive island than I expected. It is hillier and greener than I imagined. Since it is not a major cruise ship destination it is not geared to crowds and the shops and restuarants are small. The food was good everywhere we went, and while not cheap, it was not overpriced.
Bottom line, I would go back if given the chance and I highly recommend the Deep Blue View.
