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Divi Dive Bonaire/Divi Flamingo, Jul, 2009, by Tripp Jones, SC, USA ( Top Contributor 72 reports with 28 Helpful votes). Report 4990.
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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
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Comments	This was about our 7th trip to Divi Flamingo with our dive shop, Wateree Dive Center in Columbia, SC. Thank goodness Delta flies from Atlanta directly and we don't have to go through Montego Bay, which is #1 on my list for "hassles while traveling." The rooms are adequate, but clean. The service at Divi Flamingo is generally good. We ate breakfast and lunch at the resort and dinner downtown, which is only a short walk from the resort. Capriccios remains excellent. The dive operation is good and some of the divemasters have been there a long time. We asked for two or three particularly, but for whatever reason, this did not happen. The diving remains quite good. The corals are still overall in good shape, with good fish life. We saw multiple seahorses, frogfish, and a diverse fishlife. Compared to a lot of places, I think the diving is still quite good. Fortunately, no lionfish have been seen in Bonaire, from what I know. The boats are good and reliable, although some show their age. Klein Bonaire really has nice corals and fishlife. The Hilma Hooker is still an OK wreck, but after a quick tour, we went over to the reef and saw plenty of lobster, and a nice spotted eagle ray. This continues to be a great dive destination, and with Delta flying nonstop from Atlanta, it really helps. The only problem was that none of our luggage got back to Columbia Saturday night and did not arrive until Monday AM. The small jet did not handle the gear and we had to wait for it to make it to Columbia. This a recurring problem from Atlanta to Columbia and it gets kinda old. This is a "Delta" problem, however. We'll keep returning to Bonaire.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Truk, Belize, St. Kitts, Roatan, Caymans, St. Lucia, Grenada
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, surge, no currents
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-70 Ft/ 15-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Computer limits.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	1 or 2	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	OK.

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Dive Review of Divi Dive Bonaire/Divi Flamingo in Bonaire

Divi Dive Bonaire/Divi Flamingo, Jul, 2009,

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