Dive Review of AB Dive/Water Vilas in
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AB Dive/Water Vilas: "Bonaire growth and coral disease", Oct, 2023, by Steve Dussault, NH, US ( Contributor 19 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 12692.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	This was my fourth trip to Bonaire and things are changing there. There now is a $75 Bonaire Tourism Tax per person that can be paid in advance or upon arrival. This tax replaces the room tax and rental car tax. Bonaire has been impacted with the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD). Due to SCTLD the marine park foundation now requires divers to disinfect SCUBA gear daily and limit what dive sites can be dived at. Be sure to check the marine park foundation web site for the latest information. The dive sites at Washington Slagbaai National Park have been closed. The marine park foundation web site says the entire park is currently closed. There is a lot of development/building happening in Bonaire resulting in increased traffic. While at Bonaire there were multiple island-wide power outages. Twice we arrived at restaurants that we had made reservations for only to find out they had no power and would not be serving dinner that evening. We used AB Car Rental and AB Dive. The company is very professional. If you book rental and dive together you receive a discount. The unlimited air package includes free NITROX. You drive to the dive shop, drop off your used cylinders, analyze your new cylinders and off you go in 5 minutes. The shore diving was easy and relaxing as usual. Dive on your own schedule! The dive sites on the southern part of the island appeared to be in better heath with more variety and quantity of fish than the northern sites.
Websites	AB Dive
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	US, Canada, Alaska, Caribbean, South America, South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia, Indian Ocean, Indonesia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	84-85°F / 29-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-90 Ft/ 15-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
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]

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Dive Review of AB Dive/Water Vilas in Bonaire

AB Dive/Water Vilas: "Bonaire growth and coral disease", Oct, 2023,

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Dive Review of AB Dive/Water Vilas in
Bonaire