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Captain Don's Habitat: "Great Bonaire Trip", Jul, 2015, by Linda Cober, PA, US ( 1 report). Report 8695.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
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Comments	Very good dive operation with friendly, knowledgeable divemasters who were always ready to lend a hand if needed. Nitrox was readily available. Good diving and snorkeling right in front of Habitat as well as to the south toward Bari Reef or north toward Cliff. There is no need to go on a boat for night diving as night dives right off the dock are great. The big silver flash at the edge of your vision at night is a tarpon, not a shark. :) It is worth doing boat dives during the day, though, as Klein Bonaire has very good dive sites accessible only by boat and others, such as Rappel, are also accessible only by boat. While I was there, I heard about a newly renovated cottage on the Habitat property with 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths along with gated private parking. This would be perfect for a group of friends or a family, and I am going to look into booking it for my next trip.
Websites	Captain Don's Habitat
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman, Florida Keys
Closest Airport	Bonaire	Getting There	United direct flight through Houston
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Habitat suggests maximum depths but lets divers plan their own dive profiles. The only dive where we were told to observe time limits was the Hilma Hooker wreck dive. Those who were using dive tables rather than meters were limited to 20 minutes since the depth on the sand was 100 feet.
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Boats all had space for camera rigs as well as big water tubs for dipping cameras. There was also a cameras only tub on the dock. I was using a GoPro and video light rig, but others had housed DSLR's with two strobes. We could all safely stow our cameras on the boats. There is no longer a photo shop on the premises, however, so if you need accessories, you will have to visit town.

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Dive Review of Captain Don's Habitat in Bonaire

Captain Don's Habitat: "Great Bonaire Trip", Jul, 2015,

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Dive Review of Captain Don's Habitat in
Bonaire