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Dive Friends 
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It may be a minority opinion, but apparently Bonaire is a secret and I've yet to be let in on it. Topside, if your taste in lands... Full report |
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5/2009 |
Butch Fries and Kirby McBean
250+ Dives |
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Dive Friends - Yellow Submarine/ Emerald Princess
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Diving from Emerald Princess. Easy transfer from cruise pier to shop by boat. Boat was crowded with little room to move, especiall... Full report |
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4/2008 |
 Paul Lima
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Den Laman
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"Relaxing visit to Bonaire"
Bonaire: Den Laman and Dive Friends, October 16- 30, 2024
My wife and I recently made our eleventh visit to Bonaire, and like th... Full report |
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10/2024 |
 Craig A Wood
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Den Laman
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"A great visit, the corals have suffered "
My wife and I recently made our tenth trip to Bonaire and, like the last six visits, stayed at Den Laman and dived with Dive Frien... Full report |
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12/2023 |
Craig A Wood
1000+ Dives |
1 |
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Dive Friends Bonaire
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"Two weeks of shorediving and PADI AOW "
New Tourism Tax. No visa required from the US, but a flat rate Tourism Tax started in 2022. Be careful, as there are many non offi... Full report |
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9/2023 |
Joel Horie
250+ Dives |
1 |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Sand Dollar
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Sand Dollar |
"Diver's Paradise"
We were unable to arrange a connecting flight from Key West Airport (close to our home) to Miami via American. Instead we used th... Full report |
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11/2022 |
Joe and Edie Primavera
500+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Den Laman
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"Bonaire, fantastic again"
My wife and I made our ninth trip to Bonaire and, like the last five visits, stayed at Den Laman and dived with Dive Friends.
R... Full report |
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8/2022 |
Craig A Wood
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Port Bonaire - SereneDream
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North and South dive spots |
"Anniversary Trip. "
We go to Bonaire 1- 2 a year. As we get older just love the freedom of shore diving and Bonaire is awesome for Macro Photography, t... Full report |
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7/2022 |
 Gregory Honore
100+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Den Laman
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"Best of all worlds"
My wife & I just got back from a 2 week scuba diving trip to Bonaire. We did a package of diving, driving, & accommodations throug... Full report |
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5/2022 |
 Mark Thorne
500+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Port Bonaire - Serene Dream
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"Dive Fiends Bonaire/ Port Bonaire - Serene Dream VRBO"
Have been coming to Bonaire since 2013. Our plans got torpedoed because I needed to take part in daily webinars from work lasting ... Full report |
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3/2022 |
Gregory Honore
100+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Den Laman
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"No place like home"
It’s been a little over two years since our last trip report for Bonaire. This visit was scheduled for April 2020, we all know wha... Full report |
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10/2021 |
Craig A Wood
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Condo
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"8th Trip"
Our 8th trip to Bonaire and the first with our 13YO daughter and our first two- week trip (and my first report). Ran into issues ge... Full report |
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8/2021 |
Richard White
250+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Port Bonaire Condo's VRBO
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North and South |
"Just Perfect"
Bonaire is actually the perfect destination during Covid. Just my wife and I doing two weeks of shore diving. Early on it was her ... Full report |
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7/2021 |
Gregory Honore
100+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire
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"Bonaire- 2 weeks in January 2020"
My wife and I spent 2 weeks in Bonaire from January 17th to February 2nd. The first week was with a group of friends from Portland... Full report |
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1/2020 |
Gregory S Bruce
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ The Laughing Seahorse
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Hamlet Villas |
"Annual January Trip"
My husband is a Bonaire junky, mainly for the shore diving and the freedom of not catching a dive boat or being on a schedule. Th... Full report |
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1/2020 |
Barbara Cordaro
500+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ The Laughing Seahorse
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Hamlet Villas |
"Annual January Trip"
My husband is a Bonaire junky, mainly for the shore diving and the freedom of not catching a dive boat or being on a schedule. Th... Full report |
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1/2020 |
Barbara Cordaro
500+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Sand Dollar Condo.s
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Sand Dollar Condo.s |
"8-Day 30-Dive (all shore) Dive Friends/Sand Dollar Condo.s Trip"
Traveled alone for a solo shore diving trip. Corresponded with varied resorts via e- mail for an 8- day single traveler, Sat. - Sun. ... Full report |
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11/2019 |
Richard J Lunsford Jr
250+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire
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"Great Staff and friendly as well"
Dive friends Bonaire was a delight to do business with.
They now have multiple locations on the island making tank swapping very ... Full report |
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11/2019 |
Reza Gorji
250+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Den Laman
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"Another great visit to Bonaire"
Sorry for the delay in filing this report
This was my wife’s and my fourth trip to Bonaire in the last year two years and seven... Full report |
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10/2019 |
Craig A Wood
1000+ Dives |
1 |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Sand Dollar
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"Bonaire Review"
It's been a long time since we stayed at the Sand Dollar and dove Bari Reef (house reef for Sand Dollar).
1st the Sand Dollar h... Full report |
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9/2019 |
Frank Hall
500+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Private Villa Lunt
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"A great anniversary"
My wife and I rented a villa (Villa Lunt) on Bonaire (Sebadeco which has good access to several shore dive sites) to celebrate our... Full report |
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6/2019 |
John E. Keith
500+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Courtyard by Marriott
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"DIVE FRIENDS – NOT DIVERS’ FRIENDS"
The Dive Friends locations on Bonaire are able to process divers like cattle, but they do not know how to provide customer service... Full report |
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5/2019 |
NEAL LANGERMAN
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Den Laman
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"Springtime on Bonaire"
This was my wife’s and my third trip to Bonaire in the last year and a half and sixth overall. We have stayed at Den Laman and div... Full report |
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4/2019 |
Craig A Wood
1000+ Dives |
1 |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Hamlet Oasis
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"First Timers in Bonaire"
After doing some research on diving conditions in Bonaire, our group of four decided to take a Shore Diving course at the DFB Sand... Full report |
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1/2019 |
Lindsay Krauss
100+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire
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"Courtyard Marriott/Dive Friends "
[In 2016 I attended the SCUBA Show in Long Beach, Ca. The Courtyard Marriott Resort (CM) had recently opened in Bonaire, I spoke ... Full report |
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10/2018 |
Bob Pennal
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ N/A
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"Three Incredible Shore Dives"
We had emailed in advance for advice, and they were spot on. We got off the ship with our personal gear (some of our group carrie... Full report |
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10/2018 |
David Speer
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire
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"Bonaire development everywhere"
This was our 6th trip to Bonaire, there was a ten- year gap since the fifth trip, and a twenty- year gap from the first trip. On our... Full report |
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8/2018 |
Casey & David Kneipp
250+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire
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"Relaxing dive trip to Bonaire, Den Laman and Dive Friends"
My wife and I spent 10 days in Bonaire in December 2017 and has such a good time staying at Den Laman and diving with Dive Friends... Full report |
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8/2018 |
Craig A Wood
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire
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"Nice diving at your own pace"
The best thing about diving in Bonaire is that you’re at your own pace; you just pick up tanks in the morning and head off in your... Full report |
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7/2018 |
SHARA NEIDELL
100+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Den Laman
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"Relaxing visit and wonderful diving in Bonaire"
My wife and I recently spent 10 days diving off Bonaire, staying at Den Laman and diving with Dive Friends Bonaire. We had been to... Full report |
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12/2017 |
Craig A Wood
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ BONAIRE EXCLUSIVE
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"Economy trip to Bonaire"
This was out 31st trip to this beloved island. We have stayed at Captain Don's Habitat on numerous occasions and it is always grea... Full report |
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9/2016 |
David Bridenbaugh
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Sand Dollar
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"Delightful Week with Dive Friends and Sand Dollar"
As other reviews reflect, Sand Dollar is a well- maintained, efficiently- operated condominium, with full modern kitchens containing... Full report |
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8/2016 |
Tom Murphy
250+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire
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"Shore diving at its best"
My dive buddy and I spent a week diving on our own. Arrange for a pickup truck, buy a marine park pass, pay for a week of tanks a... Full report |
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5/2016 |
Donald Greenberg
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Belafonte Chateau de la Mer
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"Great diving and staying in Bonaire"
We (14 of us) love Bonaire. This is our second trip and we stayed at a different hotel than the first time. The Belafonte does n... Full report |
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5/2016 |
Don Jennings
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Goood Resort, Bamboo Bali Bonaire
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"A good place to get back into Diving"
My wife wanted to get back into diving after a 10 year hiatus raising the family. I hoped that the shore diving experience of Bon... Full report |
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10/2015 |
 Blake Hottle
250+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ VRBO
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"Great Dive Operator, Sparse Marine Life and a Healthy Crime Rate"
We just spent a week diving in Bonaire and can't say enough about the very unique and convenient approach with which Dive Friends ... Full report |
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9/2015 |
Kent O. Bonde
1000+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ VRBO
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"Bonaire 3 years in a row"
This was my third trip in three years. We stay at a condo we found through VRBO. My wife is not a diver so she wants a nice plac... Full report |
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6/2014 |
Richard Rigg
250+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Private Residence
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This was our 10th trip to Bonaire and it was the best of all. Dive Friends Bonaire, they were great. Always full nitrox tanks. We ... Full report |
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9/2013 |
Matthew R Collins
250+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Djambo
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The good: Djambo has become our home on Bonaire. We get up each morning and turn off the bedroom a/ c and open up a complete thru... Full report |
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1/2013 |
Faithe Evans
250+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Private Home
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We rented a privately owned condo from Dec. 10, 2011- Jan. 7, 2012 (4 weeks) on the water at Lighthouse Beach Resort. The only amen... Full report |
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1/2012 |
Peter and Mary Pinkerton
500+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire/ Bellafonte Chateau de la Mer
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We found Dive Friends to be adequate. We joined them for 3 two- tank morning dives to Klein Bonaire, as well as one night dive to ... Full report |
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4/2009 |
Kimberly Krebs
100+ Dives |
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Dive Friends Bonaire & Toucan@Plaza/ rented LBR#2 thru Bonaire Partners
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Can there be a best and worst of Bonaire? YES. Dive Friends of Bonaire is a definite best. Osco and his staff are class- acts in ke... Full report |
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7/2008 |
Barbara Soucy
500+ Dives |
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Dive Friends/Yellow Submarine/ rented condo (Yellow Crown Villa)
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Western side |
After both some advance internet(s) research, and some local reconnoitering upon arrival, we settled on the Dive Friends operation... Full report |
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1/2009 |
william wittman
250+ Dives |
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Photo Tours/ Windsock
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[My Dive buddy and I(My buddy's 43 and I am 44 years old) had bad intel for the trip, did not do enough research via web or other. ... Full report |
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11/2004 |
Trevor Cramer
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Photo Tours/ Sorobon Beach Resort
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This is a relatively undiscovered and undeveloped island for the general tourist trade. Virtually all the tourists are divers wit... Full report |
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11/2003 |
Pat Aderman
100+ Dives |
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Photo Tours/ Hamlet Oasis
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This was our fifth trip to Bonaire, and it was delightful, as usual. The diving was superb. We made 25 dives over 8 days. We spok... Full report |
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10/2003 |
Bob & Carolyn Smith
100+ Dives |
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Photo Tours/ Happy Holiday Homes
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Currenlty, there is a lot of chatter about poor local response to increasing crime. Although we didn't experience any problems, w... Full report |
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3/2003 |
Frank Crosby
250+ Dives |
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Photo Tours Divers/ Ocean View Villas
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Photo Tours Divers ( [. . . ] ): The classic Bonaire arrangement- - unlimited shore diving for a flat daily fee, two- tank... Full report |
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7/2005 |
Robert and Rhonda Fleming
100+ Dives |
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PhotoTours/ caribbean court
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excellent dive shop that pays attention to every individual & does their best to customize a dive package that fits the needs & ab... Full report |
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5/2002 |
mimi
100+ Dives |
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Yellow Submarine/ Eden Beach
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We started at the Bonaire Fun Apartments but moved out after one night. No internet access, no hot water and the couch was made o... Full report |
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10/2007 |
W Westman
250+ Dives |
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