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Dive Friends Bonaire/Belafonte Chateau de la Mer: "Great diving and staying in Bonaire", May, 2016, by Don Jennings, CA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 9418.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food	N/A
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation	N/A	Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	We (14 of us) love Bonaire. This is our second trip and we stayed at a different hotel than the first time. The Belafonte does not have an on-premise dive shop, but it is a very short drive to the shop associated with them. We did nothing but shore diving and found the walls right off the resort to be spectacular. One of the great features is a large net that runs down the wall from the drop off that makes it very easy to locate the resort when you are ending your dive. Very nice dock and steps to the dock to leave the water. The rooms are very nice, we stayed on the ground floor and kept our equipment on the patio. Suited up and walked to the dock and dropped into the water. Some of us did not wear wetsuits the whole week, others wore 3 mils.
Websites	Dive Friends Bonaire Belafonte Chateau de la Mer
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	California, Mexico, several Carribean Islands, several Hawaiian Islands, Florida
Closest Airport	Flamingo International Airport	Getting There	No difficulties
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	80-85°F / 27-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	The only restriction is for all of Bonaire. You have to pass a buoyancy test if you have not dove in the past year.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
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	[None]

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Dive Review of Dive Friends Bonaire/Belafonte Chateau de la Mer in Bonaire

Dive Friends Bonaire/Belafonte Chateau de la Mer: "Great diving and staying in Bonaire", May, 2016,

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Dive Review of Dive Friends Bonaire/Belafonte Chateau de la Mer in
Bonaire