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Divi Flamingo: "Another good, not great trip to Divi in Bonaire", Jan, 2023, by G. Tripp Jones MD, SC, US ( Top Contributor 72 reports with 29 Helpful votes). Report 12326.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	Our group of about 18 divers from Wateree Dive Center in Columbia, SC returned for another New Years trip to Bonaire. The main dive pier was damaged in a storm so the boats left from another older pier on the property. The temporary dive lockers were pretty poor, all in a small room that last year was a health clinic room. The staff was working on more good lockers, and we secured one for the last few days. The repairs for the pier are apparently bogged down in a bureaucratic Morass. We went a year ago and Covid shut us down midweek and 11/44 had to remain behind in Bonaire for up to a week until they tested negative. Fortunately that was in the past. We could not leave our room or even sit on the porch. Totallly frustrating! The fireworks were noticeably less than previous years. The hotel is older, but they are making renovations. The staff is stable and we were recognized by many workers. The breakfast buffet is good, and we ate once at the Chibi Chibi and another night at Pure Ocean on the property. The diving was good, with the corals in somewhat better shape than a year ago. There were a good many juveniles and small critters, a few spotted Eagle rays, Cubera snappers, a few turtles, but not a plethora. Lionfish seemed to be well controlled for the most part, except at Petrie’s Pillar, where there were 6. The dive team is good. The schedule for the divemasters is different, with a different group on the first and last days. For us. Denise, Rudd, Laurel and Orlando were excellent as always. We really miss Serge the former longtime dive operations manager and Alvin is retiring soon. The “new” manager has been on the job for only a short time. The last two to follow Serge didn’t last long. Be sure to make reservations for restaurants in town early. Capriccio’s is still our favorite. Cuba Compagnie was good, but the manager was arrogant and when we asked for 6:00 pm reservations 2 days before, he said “OK, but you have to leave by 7:30 pm. “. Don’t worry, we were out in a hour. Really! All in all, a good return trip to a place we’ve been a total of 24 times.
Websites	Divi Flamingo
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	All over Caribbean, Truk, Australia, etc.
Closest Airport	1 mile	Getting There	AA CLT> MIA> BON 2 hours late leaving BON, tight connection thru security in MIA > CLT
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	20-70 Ft/ 6-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Few
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	My wife, the photographer, had no complaints.

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Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in Bonaire

Divi Flamingo: "Another good, not great trip to Divi in Bonaire", Jan, 2023,

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Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in
Bonaire