Main Menu
Join Undercurrent on Facebook

The Private, Exclusive Guide for Serious Divers Since 1975 | |
For Divers since 1975
The Private, Exclusive Guide for Serious Divers Since 1975
"Best of the Web: scuba tips no other
source dares to publish" -- Forbes
X
 

Dive Review of Buddy Dive/Lion's Dive in
Bonaire

Buddy Dive/Lion's Dive, Jan, 2003,

by Debbie Anderson, CA, USA . Report 344.

No photos available at this time

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations 3 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 4 stars Environmental Sensitivity N/A
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving 4 stars
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ N/A
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 4 stars
Comments We stayed at Lion's and the room was good. Full kitchen. Cleaned daily and nice balcony/view. Regency rooms are better than the Royal apts.The food for dinner in resort resturant was some of the best we had while on the island. Kirk does a great job and the place gets busy. We used the kitchen in the condo for b-fast and lunch.

We opted for Buddy Dive due to the better looking boat with more shade.One of our party has a bad back and the crew went out of their way to help her in and out of the water. Pleasant group to dive with. Great night diving off of Buddy's dock. Did the town pier night dive as a private tour. You should do this dive with no more than 4 other people and it's worth the extra $. Coral and sponges recovering nicely after Lenny. Saw many Seahorses.

The trip over all was great with no problem except for a jelly fish sting and a minor run in with some fire coral at Alice in Wonderland.
Planning our return trip already.

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 101-250 dives
Where else diving Channel Islands, San Diego, Sea of Cortez. Fla keys
Closest Airport Getting There

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy Seas choppy
Water Temp 78-80°F / 26-27°C Wetsuit Thickness 0
Water Visibility 80-150 Ft/ 24-46 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile ?
Enforced diving restrictions The D.M. would suggest a depth and tell you at what depth he would be. Need to stay in general area with D.M. and appox 60 min dive time. Not a problem and plenty of room to spread out.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? N/A

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 4 stars Large Fish 2 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter N/A Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's N/A Shore Facilities N/A
UW Photo Comments [None]
Was this report helpful to you?
Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here
 

Subscribe Now
Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 580 dive reviews of Bonaire and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

 
Featured Links from Our Sponsors
Interested in becoming a sponsor?
Reef & Rainforest, Let our experience be your guide -- Reef and Rainforest
Reef & Rainforest, Dive & Adventure Travel
A full service dive travel agency that specializes in Bonaire. We know the best Caribbean and Pacific diving

Want to assemble your own collection of Bonaire reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home


Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email.
And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent

Free Undercurrent Issue
Get a free
monthly email and
a sample issue!


Find in  

| Home | Online Members Area | My Account | Login | Join |
| Travel Index | Dive Resort & Liveaboard Reviews | Featured Reports | Recent Issues | Back Issues |
| Dive Gear Index | Health/Safety Index | Environment & Misc. Index | Seasonal Planner | Blogs | Free Articles | Book Picks | News |
| Special Offers | RSS | FAQ | About Us | Contact Us | Links |

Copyright © 1996-2024 Undercurrent (www.undercurrent.org)
3020 Bridgeway, Ste 102, Sausalito, Ca 94965
All rights reserved.

Page computed and displayed in 0.12 seconds