Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in
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Divi Flamingo, Jul, 2012, by G. Tripp Jones MD, SC, US ( Top Contributor 72 reports with 28 Helpful votes). Report 6599.
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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
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Comments	This was Wateree Dive Center of Columbia, SC's annual trip to Bonaire. My wife and I have returned for our 11th consecutive year and we brought 49 divers from South Carolina to Divi Flamingo. This is an excellent dive resort with rooms very nice and appropriate for divers. The food is very good and there are many restaurants to choose from for dinner. The walk to town is only about 12 minutes or so and there are several restaurants (Unbelievable, At Sea, and Carpaccio's only 5 minutes or less from the resort. It Rains Fishes continues to be excellent also. The dive operation is excellent. Alvin and Ruud were our dive masters along with Laurel, Luis, Orlando and Enrique for the other boats in our group. The fish life was excellent and we saw far fewer lionfish this year than in previous years. Most divers also commented on seeing more juveniles than in prior years, which I think could be to controlling the lionfish population moreso. We saw more Green morays than in previous years, along with more Golden, Spotted, and Chain morays also. I also saw the largest loggerhead that I had ever seen in the caribbean. All in all, we really enjoy coming to Divi Flamingo and Bonaire. All 49 divers were happy and we plan to return. We flew Insel Air from Charlotte, changing in Curacao and then to Bonaire by an 18 minute flight. The return flight required us leaving the resort at 5:15 AM and we were back in Charlotte by 2:00 PM. This was a great trip.
Websites	Divi Flamingo
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Truk, Australia, all over Caribbean, etc
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Back to boat with 500 lbs.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	1 or 2
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	[None]

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Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in Bonaire

Divi Flamingo, Jul, 2012,

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Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in
Bonaire