Dive Review of Belmar Bonaire in
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Belmar Bonaire: "R.I.P. Bonaire", Mar, 2025, by Joel Snyder, AZ, US ( Top Contributor 31 reports with 30 Helpful votes). Report 13376.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I'm sorry to report this, but Bonaire has fallen from the great pinnacle of "incredible cannot be believed" diving to, basically, "meh." It is absolutely not the fault of the resorts, restaurants, and dive operators---if anything, they are all running at 5-star level and delivering an incredible level of s ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Belmar Bonaire
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Asia; Carib; Mexico; Hawaii; Red Sea
Closest Airport	BON	Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	From boat, time restriction to 60 minutes. From shore/dock, no restrictions.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
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Subscriber's Comments

By Russ Lido in MI, US at May 20, 2025 17:59 EST

That’s about what I expected to hear from this experienced diver. Reefs are taking a beating. My granddaughter going in June. It’s still a great place to dive for inexperienced divers and better & safer than many dive destinations.

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Dive Review of Belmar Bonaire in Bonaire

Belmar Bonaire: "R.I.P. Bonaire", Mar, 2025,

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Dive Review of Belmar Bonaire in
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