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Divi Flamingo, Jul, 2014, by Jeanne Downey, PA, US ( Top Contributor 54 reports with 17 Helpful votes). Report 7662 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
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Advanced
Comments	We recently had a group of 12 divers staying at Divi Flamingo. The rooms are good-sized, although a bit worn, but perfectly functional. The AC worked great and was quiet; the LCD TV had lots of channels. There was a refrigerator and coffee maker.The bathroom had a combination tub/shower and lots of counter space, always a positive for me. We had an oceanview room and it was nice and quiet at night. The in-room Wifi was pretty fast, although the entire resort lost their internet for a day. There are two pools on the property. The buffet breakfast was part of our dive package and there were lots of choices ranging from ceral to eggs to pancakes. Themed dinner buffets, such as pasta and taco, were offered, as well as regular menu items. The food there was tasty and my husband and I split many meals. The resort was handy to town where shopping and dining were readily available. There is a small casino on the property. Shore diving in front of the resort was decent, with shallow and deeper water available. Night dives from the dock were easy and we saw octopus and eels; tarpon used our dive lights to hunt, which was a pain. It was handy having the dive lockers on the dock to load gear onto the boat and for jumping into the water to shore dive. There were also two sets of stairs for entering and exiting the water. Our dive boat was roomy, the dive guides were great, and boarding and checking Nitrox was efficient. Our boat dives were a nice mix of Klein Bonaire plus other sites, including one 100' wreck. We saw a huge school of dolphins on the way to one dive site. Underwater we saw a few turtles, a couple seahorses and frogfish, lots of cleaning stations, healthy soft corals, and one impressive loggerhead turtle. Not too many lionfish, but lots of smaller schooling fish. This is fantastic diving for beginners, great diving for experienced divers, and good diving for us old-timers that have been everywhere. Check into turtle hatching opportunities if you have a rental car. My only complaint the entire week was that our hot water disappeared towards the end of the week and telling the front desk didn't seem to have any effect.
Websites	Divi Flamingo
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Bahamas, Caribbean, Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bikini, Cocos Island, Socorro, Guadalupe, Micronesia, etc.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	83-83°F / 28-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	70-100 Ft/ 21-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depth limits were recommended, but follow your computer. Fifty minutes max, but we went over a few times.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	No camera table or rinse bucket on the boat, but boat rides were short. Three rinse buckets on the dock plus fresh water hose.

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Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in Bonaire

Divi Flamingo, Jul, 2014,

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Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in
Bonaire