mchiapetto
Contributor
Hey Sharkman,
We just got back from a great trip to Bonaire. And as I said earlier, we were in Coz a month ago. Wow, these are two very different places.
Overall, I think Coz was more relaxing for us. In Bonaire, we dove so much we were exhausted by the end of the week. 26 dives in 6 days.
Bonaire has easy access to incredible shore diving. The shore sites were every bit as good as the boat dives. We did some of both each day. All the dive shops have a rate for unlimited shore diving. So we found ourselves going back in the water a lot.
In Coz, we only did boat dives. The cost for the boat dives is higher than the unlimited shore dives in Bonaire so we did not do as many dives. That is why I say Coz was more relaxing.
As for the diving, they are very different. Coz is the drift dives. Very easy to do but make sure you keep your eyes open. If you miss something, there is no way you want to swim back against the current to try to see it.
Bonaire has almost no current. So it is easy to hang out in one spot and watch all the action. And there is lots of action to see. The coral is incredible (better than Coz). And the sheer number of fish is amazing.
Coz had more bigger fish though, like sharks, turtles, barracuda, rays. Bonaire had more volume of fish and lots of interesting little things to look at (like banded shrimp and Christmas trees). Visibility was much better at Coz (80+ feet) than Bonaire (40-50 feet).
The soft coral at Bonaire is amazing to see. There is so much and it is so big. Lots of colors and variety of coral.
We found the night diving at Coz to be better than Bonaire. There seemed to be more lobster and octopus in Coz at night. But Bonaire had eels out the whazoo. It seems like they were everywhere.
Boat dives are nice. All you do is carry your stuff to the boat and let someone else take you to the spot, help get your gear ready, drop over the side and enjoy.
But then shore dives are nice too. You do have to carry your stuff out to the water. But then you are on your own schedule. No one telling you where to go ro for how long. You move at your own pace and do what you want to do.
I can not say that one was better than the other. They are different and the best thing to do is to experience them both. Mexico is cheap so I know we will go there again and again. But the easy shore diving in Bonaire is calling us to come back too.
Enjoy your trip.
We just got back from a great trip to Bonaire. And as I said earlier, we were in Coz a month ago. Wow, these are two very different places.
Overall, I think Coz was more relaxing for us. In Bonaire, we dove so much we were exhausted by the end of the week. 26 dives in 6 days.
Bonaire has easy access to incredible shore diving. The shore sites were every bit as good as the boat dives. We did some of both each day. All the dive shops have a rate for unlimited shore diving. So we found ourselves going back in the water a lot.
In Coz, we only did boat dives. The cost for the boat dives is higher than the unlimited shore dives in Bonaire so we did not do as many dives. That is why I say Coz was more relaxing.
As for the diving, they are very different. Coz is the drift dives. Very easy to do but make sure you keep your eyes open. If you miss something, there is no way you want to swim back against the current to try to see it.
Bonaire has almost no current. So it is easy to hang out in one spot and watch all the action. And there is lots of action to see. The coral is incredible (better than Coz). And the sheer number of fish is amazing.
Coz had more bigger fish though, like sharks, turtles, barracuda, rays. Bonaire had more volume of fish and lots of interesting little things to look at (like banded shrimp and Christmas trees). Visibility was much better at Coz (80+ feet) than Bonaire (40-50 feet).
The soft coral at Bonaire is amazing to see. There is so much and it is so big. Lots of colors and variety of coral.
We found the night diving at Coz to be better than Bonaire. There seemed to be more lobster and octopus in Coz at night. But Bonaire had eels out the whazoo. It seems like they were everywhere.
Boat dives are nice. All you do is carry your stuff to the boat and let someone else take you to the spot, help get your gear ready, drop over the side and enjoy.
But then shore dives are nice too. You do have to carry your stuff out to the water. But then you are on your own schedule. No one telling you where to go ro for how long. You move at your own pace and do what you want to do.
I can not say that one was better than the other. They are different and the best thing to do is to experience them both. Mexico is cheap so I know we will go there again and again. But the easy shore diving in Bonaire is calling us to come back too.
Enjoy your trip.
