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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in
Bonaire

Buddy Dive Resort: "Meh!", Oct, 2018,

by timothy g warner, IL, US (Contributor Contributor 12 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 10752 has 1 Helpful vote.

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

Accommodations 3 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 3 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 4 stars Shore Diving 5 stars
Snorkeling 5 stars
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 5 stars
Advanced 3 stars
Comments Large operation with decent accommodations. On site restaurant does a nice job. Vehicle quality was rough. Although there seem to be better trucks for others. Not sure how that works. They would not replace friends UNSAFE truck. Availability of boats is directly related to sign up board and how many private charters are going on. Lockers are adequate for one but may be tight for two. There was one dive master for the whole boat. Which was 12-14 divers. However, the conditions were completely calm.

Some hard corals were thriving, some were not. Soft corals seemed sparse. Some sights are better that others. But overall, it is similar to the conditions elsewhere in the Caribbean.

I would try Captain Dons next door for accommodations and food. I ate at both resorts and the operation seems better at Captain Dons.
Websites Buddy Dive Resort   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Truk Lagoon, Maldives, Egypt, Jamaica, Cozumel, Turks, Costa Rica, Grand Cayman, Cocos, Galapagos, Raja Ampat, Bonaire, Belize
Closest Airport Getting There If you don't have a direct from the states on "certain" days you have to connect through Curacao or Aruba.

Dive Conditions

Weather dry Seas calm
Water Temp 80-82°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 75-150 Ft/ 23-46 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Common sense and fear of death.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles 1 or 2 Whales None
Corals 2 stars Tropical Fish 2 stars
Small Critters 2 stars Large Fish 1 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

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

Subject Matter 2 stars Boat Facilities 1 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 2 stars Shore Facilities 3 stars
UW Photo Comments Little in the way of a camera table. Maybe the chartered boats had better facilities.
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