Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in
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Buddy Dive Resort: "Post-COVID Bonaire is very congested", Sep, 2023, by David Owens, CT, US ( 1 report). Report 12604.
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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
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
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Comments	After diving in Bonaire for almost 20 years, it appears that the freedom and accessibility of shore diving, which is what makes this island so special, is on its way out. If you haven't returned to Bonaire since pre-Covid, you will be surprised by the amount of congestion and limited access to popular shore dives due to construc ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Buddy Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Northeast US, Cozumel, Dominica, St. Lucia, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Roatan, Bermuda, Indonesia
Closest Airport	Flamingo	Getting There	LGA-ATL-BON
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, dry	Seas	choppy, surge
Water Temp	88-91°F / 31-33°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Red, Yellow and Green status for reef virus levels at each dive site had to be followed.
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
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Very small size and quantity of rinse tubs for cameras at Buddy Dive. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in Bonaire

Buddy Dive Resort: "Post-COVID Bonaire is very congested", Sep, 2023,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Buddy Dive Resort in
Bonaire