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Dive Review of Dive Friends Bonaire/Den Laman in
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Dive Friends Bonaire/Den Laman: "Nice twelfth visit to Bonaire", May, 2025,

by Craig A Wood, PA, US (Top Contributor Top Contributor 56 reports with 49 Helpful votes). Report 13387.

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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

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Beginners 5 stars
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Comments Bonaire: Den Laman and Dive Friends, May 7-21,2025

My wife and I recently made our twelfth trip to Bonaire and stayed at Den Laman and dived with Dive Friends

Reservations: We made all of our reservations online, Sun Rentals for Den Laman and our PB truck rental, Dive Friends, and American Airlines. All our reservations worked perfectly.

Travel: We flew American Airlines from Philadelphia to Miami to Bonaire. Flights in both directions were perfect. PB Car Rental is in kiosk at the airport. Our paperwork was ready and it took only minutes to pick up our truck and be on our way. The truck was fine for the entire visit.

We paid our Bonaire visitor entry fee ahead of time and breezed though the checkpoint ... 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 Intl Airport, Bonaire Getting There American Airlines Philadelphia to Miami to Bonaire

Dive Conditions
Weather sunny, windy, dry Seas calm
Water Temp 82-83°F / 28-28°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M

Dive Policy
Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions On boats, loose 60 minute dive time, stay reasonably with the group
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 3 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

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Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities N/A
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
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