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Dive Review of
Dive Boniare/Dive Flamingo in
Bonaire

in 2006/07
an Instant Reader Report
by
Joe Friedman, TX, USA
Report Number 2862

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Reporter
Dive Experience
101-250 dives
Where else diving
Bay Islands, Cozumel, Fiji, Papua New Guinea

Dive Conditions

Weather
sunny  
Seas
choppy  
Water Temp
79   to 81    ° Fahrenheit  
Wetsuit Thickness
0
Water Visibility
30   to 80    Feet  
 
Dive Policy
Dive own profile
yes  
 
Enforced diving restrictions  
Time limits on dives were usually enforced, and depth limits were
suggested.  
Liveaboard?
no 
Nitrox Available?
N/A 
What I saw
Sharks
None 
Mantas
None 
Dolphins
1 or 2 
Whale Sharks
None 
Turtles
> 2 
Whales
None 
Ratings 1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Corals
  3 stars
Tropical Fish
4 stars  
Small Critters
  5 stars
Large Fish
1 stars  
Large Pelagics
  1 stars
 
 
Underwater Photography  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Subject Matter
5 stars  
Boat Facilities
3 stars
Overall rating for UWP's  
N/A  
Shore Facilities  
N/A  
Comments
I have stopped shooting, but Bonaire is a great place to get photos.  Set
up on boat is OK, but there are lots of non-photographers and if you freak
out when a kid rinses his mask in the camera bucket, this is not your dive
operation.  
Ratings and Overall Comments  1 (worst)- 5 (best):
Accommodations
4 stars
Food
5 stars
Service and Attitude
4 stars
Environmental Sensitivity  
N/A
Dive Operation
4 stars  
Shore Diving  
5 stars  
Snorkeling
N/A  
 
 

Overall Rating

Value for $$
N/A    
Beginners
5 stars   
Advanced
4 stars    
Comments  
Bonaire has the best diving in the Carribean. 5 seahorses on one dive and
turtles are common. No hurricane worries because the island is so far
south.  The Flamingo/Dive Bonaire operation is OK to very good.  Buy the
breakfast meal package, and if you are a big eater, maybe lunches for the
days you are going to do an afternoon dive--otherise do the Chibi Chibi a
la carte. Go to town for dinner--really high class resturants with fine
dining abound.

On the dive boat, try to stay with the same boat and crew for the week. 
Once the crew gets to know you and realize you aren't a hassle, they become
a lot of fun. Be prepared for a range of divers from newbies to
grandmothers, all of whom are looking for what Bonaire has to
offer--carefree, extremely easy diving.  If you want to do what you want,
when you want, how you want--rent a car and shore dive and leave the boat
crowd behind. 
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