Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in
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Divi Flamingo: "Good Diving", Nov, 2016, by richard s mcgowan, CT, US ( Reviewer 6 reports with 10 Helpful votes). Report 9396.
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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 our first trip to Bonaire. Some of the easiest diving we have done. Dive sites are no more than 20 minutes out at the longest. Little if any current. good vis. We boat dove in the a.m. (2 dives) x 6; then shore dove in the p.m. x 3. Aside from a family with teenagers, we were the about the youngest at 62. Dove in a rash shirt and shorts as water, top to bottom, was 87 degrees. Dive group was professional, usually 10-12 divers in a group which got a bit crowded at spots where the DM "showed something" but we worked around it. easy going; dives were generally 50-60 minutes and no pressure to come up before 60 minutes. Had 60 divers at the resort (that number was doubling the next week). Lockers at the dock so at most a 60 foot walk with gear to boat. BRING A SMALL LOCK - no crime but "keeps others from using the wrong locker." I bought one at the dive shop for $3 and hooked it but didn't lock it. Usual facilities. Camera tanks on board, with water and fruit in between dives. Tarpins (they don't get sharks), turtles, rays, eels, squid, seahorses, abundant fish, some beautiful corral. The summer hurricane surge did some damage to the corral (especially at a couple of Klein Bonaire sites) and "moved the fish around so we don't know where they are now" but still a nice time. Shore diving. Went south first. day 1 was nicest, though a little tough getting over the first 20 feet of bottom stone and shore rocks. Day 2 was tough. there were shore breaks and we ended up not doing second dive as too tough to get in and out. Day 3 pm was a washout. Day 4 was same as day 2. We drove north to check the dive sites and they seemed more difficult to get to than the southern ones (steps or climbing down rocks). So at that point we decided to boat dive in the p.m. You need a car to shore dive; the shop left tanks in a hut by the parking lot so eay p/u d/o. There is a small mart a block outside the hotel main entrance (just keep walking straight out the driveway) where you can buy soda, milk etc. Or a new large super market about 2 miles away that has everything. We took the breakfast meal plan; ate lunch in our room sandwiches or leftovers. We ate in town first couple of nights then, last 3 at the bar. It had just reopened after renovation (it is hidden behind the bathrooms) so there were some kinks but we were fine with happy hour and some burgers. Town is a 10 minute walk with plenty of restaurants. there is also a restaurant at the resort but we didn't go - they had usual menu plus all you can eat buffet that differed each night - i.e. one night was BBQ.
Websites	Divi Flamingo
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Roatan, Cozumel, Caymans, Bahamas, Key West
Closest Airport		Getting There	United direct from EWR on Saturdays
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	87-87°F / 31-31°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	75-90 Ft/ 23-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	max depth and time but they were flexible if they felt comfortable with you.
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
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 Divi Flamingo in Bonaire

Divi Flamingo: "Good Diving", Nov, 2016,

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Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in
Bonaire