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Bonaire is a small island located in the Southern
Caribbean. It is known for its pioneering role in the preservation
of the marine environment, and for its excellent scuba diving, snorkeling
and windsurfing. Bonaire has a fringing reef that surrounds the
entire island. The shallow terraces are a true paradise for snorkelers
and divers alike, the divers can also enjoy the deeper reef slopes.
The reef system is a national park protected to a depth of 200 feet.
On the leeward Western side of Bonaire there are many places where
it is easy to just walk in the water from the shore and dive, or
snorkel! That is one of the reasons why Bonaire was voted Best Shore
Diving Destination in the World - Again!
Bonaire Dominates With Nine #1 Ratings
Including #1 Dive Destination in the Caribbean/Atlantic
Once again the island of Bonaire has swept top honors
while continuing its reign as one of the world’s top dive
destinations: For the seventh consecutive year , Bonaire has been
rated the Top Dive Destination Overall (Caribbean/Atlantic)
in Scuba Diving magazine's Readers’ Choice Awards 2008.
Bonaire also received the #1 rating in eight other
Caribbean/Atlantic categories: Top Marine Life, Top Marine
Environment, Top Macro Life, Top Shore Diving Destination, Top Destination
for Underwater Photography, Top Destination for Beginners, Top Value,
and Top Snorkeling.
Our thanks to all of our guests who submitted their
opinions to the magazine this year. To send your opinions in to
the magazine, simply go to http://www.scubadiving.com/readerratings
Especially for shore diving, Bonaire developed the
unlimited tank fill packages. Dive as many times a day as your body
can take for about $24.00 a day.
For snorkelers Bonaire created the Bonaire Guided
Snorkel Program, a program that has been forgotten for a couple
of years, but is being revived by the naturalists of Bonaire Dive
and Adventure. Read
more...
Klein Bonaire, a small island half a mile West of
Bonaire, also has a beautiful fringing reef. Only accessible by
boat, like a few of the dive sites on the bigger island, but absolutely
worth your while.
But diving and snorkeling are not the only attractions
of Bonaire. For more information on Bonaire, see www.tourismbonaire.com/
Please click
here if you are interested about Bonaire's
history.
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