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Dive Op / Resort	Live Aboard?	Area	Title / Review	Rating Advanced / Beginner	Diving Date	Reporter/ # Dives	Photos/ Helpful Votes
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*Captain Don's Habitat*			I went to Captain Don's as part of a dive shop group trip. Registration and front desk - Horrible. fill out your registration ... Full report		5/2010	Jeff Reynolds 100+ Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			Captain Don’s Habitat March 2010 This was my second time on Bonaire and to tell the truth, the div... Full report		3/2010	Roberto Labrador 250+ Dives
*Buddy Dive Resort*			This is a first class dive operation. They make shore diving very easy. They have a drive through tank drop off and pick up area... Full report		12/2009	Bear Johnston 500+ Dives
*Divi Flamingo*			The resort was in generally good shape. Some parts of the ocean view rooms are showing some age but not too bad yet. The grounds... Full report		11/2009	Jeff Bloomer 1000+ Dives
*East Coast Diving Bonaire*		Eastside	This operation use to be Larry's Wildside Diving, but I guess Larry failed to make some payments, so it has a new owner and uses t... Full report		11/2009	Bear Johnston 500+ Dives
*Buddy Dive Resort*			This was our sixth trip to Bonaire with the last being 2006. We noticed a definite decline in the reef since our 2006 trip. There ... Full report		8/2009	Bob & Pat Thompson 100+ Dives
*Capt. Don's*			We have been going to Don's for many! years. It is a great place to break in new equipment and new divers. We were treated... Full report		7/2009	Dennis 1000+ Dives
*Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn*			Everytime we return, there is something new! The pavers around town are done, and they look very good! Our flight in was with Inse... Full report		7/2009	Dawn Steedman 250+ Dives
*Dive Friends*			It may be a minority opinion, but apparently Bonaire is a secret and I've yet to be let in on it. Topside, if your taste in lands... Full report		5/2009	Butch Fries and Kirby McBean 250+ Dives
*Bruce Bowker's Caribe Inn*			Wonderful diving experience. Although Bonaire is touted for its shore diving, be prepared to spend more time and exertion to do th... Full report		5/2009	Celia Liner 100+ Dives
*Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn*			Diving in Bonaire is easy, current free, with lots of small stuff to look at. A macro photographers delight. The reefs are probabl... Full report		4/2009	Rosemary Kurtti 1000+ Dives
*buddy dive*			We rented a 4 bedroom house called "Eldakia" through Sunrentals. I'll never do that again. It costs us $400 per day and the hous... Full report		4/2009	Connie Thousand 250+ Dives
*Buddy Dive*			I just read a recent report on Undercurrent describing the damage to the reefs around Bonaire and, unfortunately, I have to report... Full report		3/2009	Hal Berson <100 Dives
*Divi Flamingo Beach*			Rooms were very comfortable, but not flashy. Ours was right on the road, away from the ocean. We enjoyed a nice view from our se... Full report		2/2009	Kenneth W Smith 1000+ Dives
*Capt. Don's*			Three major events in late 2008 damaged this great dive destination. Warm waters brought coral bleaching, a virus killed hundreds ... Full report		2/2009	Larry Polster 1000+ Dives
*Buddy Dive*			Bonaire is possibly the best overall diving that I have ever done. The reefs are the healthiest that I have ever seen. The ... Full report		1/2009	Joel Solomon <100 Dives
*Black Durgon/yello submarine*			Stayed at Divers Paradise part of Black Durgon, nice apts at $65 night. Black Durgon is for budget minded divers who like to shor... Full report		11/2008	conrad kantor 500+ Dives
*Buddy Dive*			My partner and I had a chance to spend more than a week in Bonaire and jumped on it. It was my second time there, her first. We wa... Full report		8/2008	Jesse Scott 250+ Dives
*Divi Dive Bonaire*			This was our sixth trip to Bonaire. Bonaire marine park effort is really paying off. Seahorses, Frog Fish and Turtles are prolific... Full report		7/2008	Joe 250+ Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			We rented a pick- up for the week with Budget at the airport. Everything went OK, but I was uneasy with their CDW insurance policy ... Full report		6/2008	Marcio Cardoso 500+ Dives
*Divi Flamingo*			if you can tolerate the mice and errant birds in your room, this might be an interesting place for a weekend visit. if you're ... Full report		6/2008	Bill Kimball 1000+ Dives
*Bruce Bowkers Carib Inn*			This is our 12th year, and probably 20th trip here and it never disappoints! This trip we had our newly certified 12 year old gran... Full report		6/2008	Dawn Steedman 250+ Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*		Netherlands Antilles	We went with Jack & Sue Drafhal to do a digital photo class. We stayed in an Oceanfront Villa. The maid would leave the door open ... Full report		5/2008	Wally Burke 100+ Dives
*Divi Flamingo*			We arrived in Bonaire at 8: 45 PM on May 23rd. Clearing Customs in Bonaire was relatively easy compared to other Caribbean places ... Full report		5/2008	Pat Sinclair 100+ Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			I spent one week, April 5 through 12, at Captain Don's Habitat in Bonaire, "the home of diving freedom. " For me, Captain Don's was... Full report		4/2008	Samuel B. Johnson 250+ Dives
*Black Durgon Inn*			Several questions above don't apply. Black Durgon is a great place to go to just hang out. The accommodations are simple but cle... Full report		4/2008	Annette Lohman 250+ Dives
*Buddy Dive*			Fantastic, easy shore diving. Boat dives were a mixed bag. The sites we went to on Klein Bonaire were a little disappointing - dec... Full report		4/2008	Jim MacKenzie 100+ Dives
*Belmar Oceanfront Apartments*			Belmar Oceanfront Apartments are run by Buddy Dive Resort. Only real problem was water pressure in second level bathroom shower. ... Full report		3/2008	James T. McKnight 250+ Dives
*Divi Flamingo*		southeast coast	Probably the easiest diving format I've ever experienced in a resort. Dive lockers right on the pier were fantastic. Boats were ne... Full report		2/2008	Charlie Wallace 250+ Dives
*DIVI FLAMINGO*			... Full report		2/2008	GARY SHARP 250+ Dives
*Buddies Dive Resort*			Just back from our 6th trip to Bonaire and the 3rd stay at Buddies. It has been a while and some things have changed. They... Full report		1/2008	Gary Evans 500+ Dives
*Carib Inn*			Bonaire Trip 1/ 08 This is a three part review: travel, accommodations, and diving. I've been to Bonaire and dived with the C... Full report		1/2008	Edward Clapp 500+ Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			Upon arrial - all was set in place driver waiting for us with sign to take us to Cptn Dons' we did however ask driver to stop at t... Full report		12/2007	Andrea Ohlson 250+ Dives
*Captain Don's*			For a first- timer in Bonaire, it became clear that this island is all about diving. Very few distractions besides diving. . . ... Full report		12/2007	Jeff Paulsen 100+ Dives
*Capt Don's Habitat*			Our 4th trip to Bonaire. There was a good deal for Capt Don's so we stayed there for the first time. Room deco was a bit tired. ... Full report		11/2007	Fran Leach 250+ Dives
*carib inn*			Carib Inn is a great place, especially for those with some experience. Book a year in advance. People keep coming back. The boa... Full report		10/2007	Gerald Meral 100+ Dives
*Divi Flamingo Beach Resort and Casino*			A disappointing overall review of Bonaire. One of my group had his lap top computer and the power supply stolen from his locked r... Full report		9/2007	Terry Gee 1000+ Dives
*The Deep Blue View*			A copy of "Bonaire Shore Diving Made Easy" is a must before going to Bonaire to dive. It has just about every shore dive site on ... Full report		8/2007	Janet & Robert Ustruck 100+ Dives
*Sand Dollar Resort*			This was our second trip to the Sand Dollar Resort. We traveled with a small group from Mermet Springs Dive Shop in southern Illin... Full report		7/2007	Gary W Brown 100+ Dives
*Buddy Dive*			Bonaire diving was fantastic. Buddy Dive was disappointment. Paid for boat dives, but boats were full most of the time, so t... Full report		7/2007	Jim <100 Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			Since this was my third trip to Bonaire and second with Captain Don's there was really nothing unexpected. Our Captain Don's crew... Full report		6/2007	Ronald Schmetzer 250+ Dives
*Carib Inn*			This is our eighth trip to the Carib Inn, so they must be doing something really right! Many folks come for the same week (or thre... Full report		6/2007	Bruce Petrarca 500+ Dives
*Captan Dons*			"Captan Dons" is a nice place and has a lot to offer. Besides some minor quarks here and there (will get into later), we survived... Full report		4/2007	MARK A. HICKS 500+ Dives
*Golden Reef Inn*			The owners are avid divers and made many great recomendations with regards to local sites. In fact my favorite location was off th... Full report		4/2007	Drew Zaun <100 Dives
*Divi Flamingo*			Good: Interesting shore diving right off the pier at the resort and elsewhere all over the island. Excellent dive pier with locker... Full report		4/2007	Rick Tavan 100+ Dives
*Carib Inn*			Inexpensive resort; clean and comfortable 2 room suite with balcony, but only bedroom is air conditioned. Kitchen was well- equipp... Full report		4/2007	Marc and Anne Bressman 250+ Dives
*toucan divers*			After reading all the reviews about no fish, broken- into cars, etc. we were very plesantly surprised by the diving, and whole exper... Full report		3/2007	Greg Snider <100 Dives
*Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn*			Our first trip to Bonaire and we're done searching for that perfect dive destination. The unlimited shore diving can't be beat. ... Full report		2/2007	Marge and Ernie Karalis <100 Dives
*Larry's Wildside Diving*			No suprises. Had read about Larry's in previous Chapbooks and were well informed about what to expect from talking to Eddie... Full report		1/2007	Jeanne Fielder 500+ Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			I can say that I have dove over a dozen different islands in the Caribbean and if you could only choose one island to dive, Bonair... Full report		12/2006	Bear Johnston 250+ Dives
*Buddy Dive*			Forty divers took this trip which was offered by Huron Scuba in Ann Arbor, MI. Buddy Dive is a nice resort - not fancy or luxuriou... Full report		12/2006	Marilyn Mitchell 250+ Dives
*Caribbean Gas Training - Benji Schaub*			While we have been to Bonaire about ten times this was our first trip to the East “Wild” Side for diving and it is quite different... Full report		11/2006	patricia harmon 500+ Dives
*Buddy Dive Resort*			We booked through a Dive Travel agent who was very helpful. My wife accompanied me (less experienced as a diver with 30 dives) an... Full report		11/2006	Tom Thompson <100 Dives
*Buddy Dive*			Very good operation, especially for beginners. Slight current. Drive- thru for tanks was very convenient. Helpful with arranging di... Full report		6/2006	Lisa Strickland <100 Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			This is our 5th trip to Bonaire in 15 years and we've always stayed at Don's. Compared to previous years, the resort itself is ab... Full report		5/2006	Joel Snyder 250+ Dives
*Divi*			Third time in Bonaire, 2d at Divi Resort. Overall resort operation was good, rooms clean and our needs attended to. Breakfast sele... Full report		5/2006	Joseph Stehn 100+ Dives
*Black Durgon Inn & Scuba Center*			My wife and I stayed at the Black Durgon Inn for eleven days and we had a fabolous time. Rona, Rick, and Al are the most gracious ... Full report		2/2006	Marco Accattatis <100 Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			Typical Bonaire dive conditions - easy access to easy sites, short boat rides, nice diving, lots of little critters. Typical dive ... Full report		12/2005	ken 250+ Dives
*Buddy Dive*			Our direct round trip flights from Indy to Bonaire and return were very comfortable. The departure was delayed 1 hour so we were ... Full report		12/2005	Jody and Stan Ortman <100 Dives
1			... Full report		8/2005	Junny <100 Dives
*Pam Cote*			We have been to Bonaire 5 times. This time we had the priviledge to dive with Bas ( you can get details about him on the Bonaire... Full report		7/2005	Pam Cote 250+ Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			Planning this trip through the resort's North American reservations agent, Maduro Travel, Inc. , was not without its problems. It ... Full report		7/2005	Mark Kimmey 500+ Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			The advertised internet service is provided by an outside vender. My computer had an Airport Card for wirlless service, so all I n... Full report		6/2005	Carole Mouton 250+ Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*		Kalendjik	True natives not all that friendly but translplants were extremely nice. Case in point, owner of Chat 'n Browse (from Connecticutt... Full report		6/2005	Rindy and Janet Clayton <100 Dives
*Buddy Dive*			We did 18 shore dives and 6 boat dives in 7 days. Wind reversal allowed diving at Wilemstoren Lighthouse, unaffected by 2004 hurr... Full report		5/2005	Robert Banker 100+ Dives
*Carib Inn*			We started going to Bonaire in 2001 and have gone every year since and this year was our fifth. We even booked our 2006 room whil... Full report		4/2005	Doug & Nancy Dellisanti 250+ Dives
*Buddy Dive Resort*			The good: The diving. We saw turtles on most dives, frog fish, sea horses, octopi, scorpion fish, a trunk fish that changed colo... Full report		3/2005	Marjorie 100+ Dives
*Buddy Dive*			This was our first trip to Bonaire. I searched the internet and "Trip Advisor" for comments on where to stay. Buddy Dive seemed ... Full report		3/2005	Colleen Kabat 100+ Dives
*Buddy Dive Resort*			The Good: The diving. There was complete freedom to dive when and where you wanted. The reef off the resort was quite nice. We... Full report		2/2005	Marjorie Griffing 100+ Dives
*Divi Flamingo/Larrys Wildside*			The diving in Bonaire was just great. We saw lots of vibrant corals and large numbers of tropical fish. The water was in the 80, ... Full report		11/2004	Judy Flagg 250+ Dives
*Capt Don's Habitat*			The dive crews and boat captains were great, as well as the staff. Packed WAY to many clothes! All you need is a couple pair of sh... Full report		11/2004	Bill Hitch 500+ Dives
*Larry's Wild Side Diving*			Larry, a former dive master on Bonaire, has opened a very exciting dive operation, making boat diving to the east coast of Bonaire... Full report		10/2004	Dawn Steedman 100+ Dives
*Capt. Dons Habitat*			A very fun trip. Capt. Dons Habitats' slogan is diving freedom. Was as advertised. Staff was great, tanks plentiful. nice set up ... Full report		9/2004	Joe Mellino 100+ Dives
*Capt. Don's Habitat*			We always have a great time in Bonaire. Were a little worried about the damage by recent hurricanes. The preliminary reports from ... Full report		9/2004	Dave Bridenbaugh 100+ Dives
*Buddy Dive*			Overall, the resort is very nice. As a group of nineteen, we stayed in several three- bedroom "apartments". All of the bedrooms are... Full report		5/2004	Marsha Stout <100 Dives
*Buddy Dive Resort*			Our 4th visit to Buddy Dive Resort in the past 3 years. We make Bonaire and Buddys an annual pilgrimage. Resort staff are friend... Full report		1/2004	James & Linda Dyer 250+ Dives
*Bon Binis*			Overall impressions of Bonaire: Plusses: · Convenience (can basically roll out your condo door into the ocean and swim 30 ya... Full report		1/2004	Mort Rolleston <100 Dives
*Carib Inn*			We arranged to rent the house at the Carib Inn. We thought it was waterfront. It is not but from a deck you can see the water. It... Full report		12/2003	M. Davis 100+ Dives
*Buddy's Dive Resort*			Our first trip to Bonaire. Hard to imagine that any operation can be any more accomodating to serious divers than Buddy's Dive Res... Full report		12/2003	Michael Ewing <100 Dives
*Divi Flamingo Beach*			RETURN VISIT AFTER 18 YEARS. SADLY, AS IN SO MANY OTHER PARTS OF THE CARIBBEAN, BONAIRE IS A SHELL OF ITS FORMER SELF OF 18 YEARS ... Full report		11/2003	TOM LOPATIN 1000+ Dives
*Harbour Village*			Flew down via American for two days Nitrox diving. Resort enforces an orientation dive which took up precious time - not all ops ... Full report		10/2003	Ezra Lunde <100 Dives
*Buddy Dive*			First trip to Bonaire, will come back. Really enjoyed the shore diving. No crowds, take as many tanks as needed. Town Pier nig... Full report		10/2003	Mike Hill <100 Dives
*Capt. Don's Habitat*			We were prepared to spend some time touring the island. Was something that could have been done easily in a day. Not much to see. ... Full report		9/2003	Dave Bridenbaugh <100 Dives
*Capt'n Dons Habitat*			The Home of Diving Freedom lived up to its name. We signed up for unlimited nitrox diving and it was very easy to dive on t... Full report		8/2003	Michele Kondras 100+ Dives
*Larry's Wildside Diving*			Larry takes you where you go and when you want to go there. Larry is safety oriented without being a mother hen. Excellent with ... Full report		6/2003	Terry Ekdahl 100+ Dives
*Captain Don's*			We have be going to Captain Don's for years. We always have a great time. The rooms are nicer than the larger units. Dive... Full report		6/2003	Dennis Munden 1000+ Dives
*Divi Flamingo*			Lots of good places to eat in walking distance to town. Resort is re- doing eating facilities and should be completed by now. A lot... Full report		6/2003	David Smedley 1000+ Dives
*Buddy Dive Resort*			The Bad: Dutch Caribbean Airlines (DCA) was terrible and cost us a day and a half of diving due to passenger delays and even longe... Full report		6/2003	George Wilkens <100 Dives
*Larry's Wildside Adventure's*			This was our second trip to Bonaire, first one was April 2003. We stayed at Happy Holiday Homes. . . . accommodations were as expecte... Full report		6/2003	Gary Mazzurco <100 Dives
*Larry's Wildside Adventure's*			This was our second trip to Bonaire, first one was April 2003. We stayed at Happy Holiday Homes. . . . accommodations were as expecte... Full report		6/2003	Gary Mazzurco <100 Dives
*Larry's Wildside Adventure's*			This was our second trip to Bonaire, first one was April 2003. We stayed at Happy Holiday Homes. . . . accommodations were as expecte... Full report		6/2003	Gary Mazzurco <100 Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			The good: Just about everything. The people are friendly, the dive operation is run very efficiently, boats are clean, well cared ... Full report		4/2003	Karin & Glenn Butler 100+ Dives
*Divi Flamingo Beach*			This is a comfortable resort with a good dive shop and staff. Only one boat dive we had an overloaded boat, 19 divers. Rest of t... Full report		4/2003	Rich Gettmann 250+ Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			All I had read prior to my leaving were bad reports about the resort, but surprisingly, I found the room to be extremely clean wit... Full report		4/2003	Jackie Sax <100 Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			This was my second trip to Bonaire and I love the place even more. The diving is great; lots of small to medium sized fish and g... Full report		3/2003	Paul McFall 100+ Dives
*Divi Flamingo*			Everythinbg about the trip was good except for the deceit concerning accomodations. I own a dive store and make it a priorty to s... Full report		3/2003	Michael Tyzbir 1000+ Dives
*Buddy Dive*			Huricane damage from Nov. 2000 is apparent from 0 to 30 feet. The sites in Washington Park were badly damaged. The sites alon... Full report		2/2003	Mark S. Reckman 250+ Dives
*Captain Don's Habitat*			It was all good! The resort and it's staff was wonderful and very helpful in all areas (i. e. resort, restaurants, diving and dive... Full report		1/2003	Esther Kuznetz 500+ Dives
*Capt. Dons Habitat*			We stayed 12 days. Bonaire has good reefs. Capt. Dons: average rooms/ average housekeeping service. Maintenance problems ... Full report		12/2002	Sandy Ruffin 250+ Dives
*Divi*			Had we known, we would skip the meals included package, service was horribly slow at lunch & dinner. Short walk into town for man... Full report		11/2002	Peter Golitzen 250+ Dives
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