Dive Review of Toucan Diving/Plaza Resort in
Bonaire

Other dive reports on Plaza Resort Bonaire

Other Bonaire reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

Toucan Diving/Plaza Resort, Feb, 2004, by Mark Goodman, NJ, USA . Report 928.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Toucan Divers and the Plaza Resort offer a first class diving experience in Bonaire. Our package included a dual cab pickup truck and unlimited air. (Unlimited nitrox available at an additional charge.) Bonaire law requires a resort orientation which consisted of a video and shore dive. Some folks in our orientation group were not aware that once your bouyancy is confirmed you are free to complete the rest of your tank as a regular dive with your buddy. It's well worth the time as the coral and fish at the Plaza's dive site is quite nice. Toucan is a 5 Star PADI facility. On this trip my wife and I completed the Enriched Air Nitrox course. Our daughter completed the open water diver class. We were all very satisfied with the instructors and facilities. The best part of Bonaire is the shore diving. Buy the latest edition of "Shore Diving Made Easy" to help select dive sites suitable to your ability and interest. Load the tanks in your truck and go - day or night. (The Town Pier dive requires a local dive master, the Salt Pier dive requires the Harbor Master's permission.) On this trip we really enjoyed Karpata, Andrea II, 1000 Steps and Hilma Hooker. The visibility, quality of reef and abundance of life were all good. We also enjoyed the boat diving on Klein Bonaire. We were disappointed in our night dive to Salt Pier and with the visibility at Margate Bay. We did a night dive at the Plaza and were accompanied by a tarpon using our lights to find supper. It would have freaked us out if we hadn't been warned. Aqua Kids for the younger set is highly recommended. The kids learn snorkeling, fish identification, and respect for nature. My son's group had the rare opportunity to see four sea turtles make their first trip to the water! Don't forget the insect repellant and cortizone cream. It's been wet lately and the mosquitos are out and biting.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	51-100 dives
Where else diving	Florida Keys
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy	Seas	calm, noCurrents
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-100 Ft/ 12-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Mandatory Marine Park orientation video & dive. Bonaire is known for its shore diving. Park your rental pickup truck at one of the many dive sites and dive at your leisure. No restrictions on depths or time.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 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	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 580 dive reviews of Bonaire and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

Other dive reports on Plaza Resort Bonaire

All Bonaire Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to Bonaire
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Featured Links from Our Sponsors
Interested in becoming a sponsor?

Reef & Rainforest, Let our experience be your guide -- Reef and Rainforest

Reef & Rainforest, Dive & Adventure Travel A full service dive travel agency that specializes in Bonaire. We know the best Caribbean and Pacific diving

Want to assemble your own collection of Bonaire reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.1 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

Dive Review of Toucan Diving/Plaza Resort in Bonaire

Toucan Diving/Plaza Resort, Feb, 2004,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Toucan Diving/Plaza Resort in
Bonaire