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Dive Review of Dive Friends Bonaire/Den Laman in
Bonaire

Dive Friends Bonaire/Den Laman: "A great visit, the corals have suffered", Dec, 2023,

by Craig A Wood, PA, US (Top Contributor Top Contributor 54 reports with 48 Helpful votes). Report 12864 has 1 Helpful vote.

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

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food N/A
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling N/A
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 5 stars
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Comments My wife and I recently made our tenth trip to Bonaire and, like the last six visits, stayed at Den Laman and dived with Dive Friends.

Reservations: We made all of our reservations online, Sunrentals Bonaire for Den Laman and our truck from PB Car Rental, Dive Friends, and American Airlines. Reservations worked flawlessly.

Travel: Our Philadelphia flights to and from Bonaire worked perfectly, with one stop in Miami. Our return through Miami was unexpectedly smooth, very glad we have Global Entry.

We picked up our truck from PB, based in one of the airport kiosks. Smooth, quick pick up and drop off, truck was fine.

We paid our Bonaire Visitor Entry online and breezed through the check prior to immigration. We obtained our STINAPA park tag online prior to travel also.

Accommodations: We stopped at Sunrentals on the way to Den Laman and picked up the keys to Flyingfish, a one bedroom ocean front on the third floor. We have ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites Dive Friends Bonaire   Den Laman

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, Cayman Brac, Bonaire, Curacao, Turks & Caicos, Bahamas, Roatan, Belize, Cozumel, Key Largo, SE Florida (Boynton Beach, Jupiter, West Palm...), Maui, Oahu, Cape Ann, San Diego, Costa Rica, Panama, Cocos Island, Red Sea, Galapagos, Revillagigedos, Malpelo
Closest Airport Flamingo, Bonaire Getting There American Airlines from Philadelphia, stop in Miami

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny, windy, dry Seas calm
Water Temp 81-83°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions Boats, loose one hour dive time, generally stay with guide
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 3 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

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

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments I did not take my camera on this trip. There are two large rinse tanks on the Tiki Diver and a tabl ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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