Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in
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Buddy Dive Resort: "Nice Resort with Easy CaribbeanDiving", Sep, 2025, by John Crossley, FL, US ( Top Contributor 31 reports with 13 Helpful votes). Report 13541.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Comments	Nice Resort with Easy Caribbean Diving If you want easy Caribbean diving at a nice resort during the fall hurricane season, Buddy’s Dive Resort in Bonaire is a good choice. I had six days of diving in great conditions in mid-September. Bonaire is outside the usual hurricane belt, so seas were calm with 84 degree water, little or no current, sunny skies, and great visibility. Diving in the marine park featured lots of colorful fishes, including an amazing frequency of different types of parrotfish. There were also numerous butterflyfish, angelfish, snappers, scrawled filefish, hawkfi ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Buddy Dive Resort [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Fiji, Truck, Yap, Palau, Bali, Lembeh, Hawaii, Florida, Red Sea, Soloman Islands, PNG, Caymans, Bonaire, BVI, Philippines and others
Closest Airport	Bonaire	Getting There	Connections from Miami, Dallas and others
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	83-85°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	1
Water Visibility	60-90 Ft/ 18-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	No dives deeper than 100 Ft and limit of 60 minutes.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Dive boats had only one 3 ft round water tub for cameras. Not enough for more than two cameras. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in Bonaire

Buddy Dive Resort: "Nice Resort with Easy CaribbeanDiving", Sep, 2025,

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in
Bonaire