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Buddy Dive Resort: "Great Trip to Bonaire", Jul, 2019, by VickiSingley, TX, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 11209.
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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	I went to Bonaire on a trip with Kids Sea Camp with my son and his family. This was our fourth trip with KSC. My two grandsons have been learning to dive with KSC for the past few years. Their trips are always great, and I know they get special attention from the resorts that they use, so I can only comment on Buddy Dive from that perspective. In general, the dive operation was really good, but it is not a concierge-type operation. The kids, who have their own boat, had great dive masters and instructors. The adults dive on a separate boat. One of our dive masters was not very good. He was hard to understand, mostly joked around in his briefings instead of giving actual information, and didn’t bother to point out interesting critters. However, the other two dive masters on the adult boat were excellent, so we just made sure to stick with one of them. In general my family prefers Pacific diving, so I was concerned that they wouldn’t really like the diving in Bonaire. There’s definitely not much big stuff to see, but there’s loads of interesting smaller critters, and we DID see the biggest lone barracuda any of us had ever seen! And, of course, the tarpon. But I was extremely impressed with the condition of the coral in Bonaire. They have done a terrific job with their marine park. We did a little shore diving but not much, since the KSC dives were all boat dives. The calm conditions in Bonaire made it a perfect place for my two grandsons (15 and 12) to get their advanced certifications. So the diving was a big success. We stayed in a 3-bedroom, 2-story condo that was nice but not luxurious. Very basic but clean and a good set-up for 5 people. The food was good but got kind of repetitive. We all got tired of the same lunch menu. At dinner they would have a couple of different main course options each night, but the other buffet entrees and sides and desserts were pretty much the same each night. We did eat in Buddy Dive’s more upscale restaurant, Ingridients, one night, and it was excellent. Overall, this trip was a big success for my family. We had a great time.
Websites	Buddy Dive Resort [same]
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Thailand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Bonaire, Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Roatan, Cozumel, Belize, Flower Gardens, Philippines
Closest Airport	Bonaire International Airport	Getting There	I love in Houston, and there are non-stop flights, so easy to get there.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	80-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth and time[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
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	I am not a photographer so I can’t evaluate this.

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in Bonaire

Buddy Dive Resort: "Great Trip to Bonaire", Jul, 2019,

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in
Bonaire