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Divi Flamingo: "Still my happy place", Feb, 2017, by Kevin Smith, PA, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 9850.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	I have been going back to Bonaire every year for the past six years and have enjoyed it almost every time. About three years ago the government changed the currency from Dutch Florens to the US Dollar that made everything more expensive especially for the people who live and work on Bonaire. There has been a feeling of unhappiness among the people and you really can’t blame them. Having said that I love the people there as they are not pretentious or unfriendly. We have never felt unsafe there, I have had my kids there with us and never had a problem. We have always stayed at the Divi Flamingo resort in the timeshare residence although we do not have a timeshare. (We have also never had the high pressure sales pitches) The dive operation is top quality five boats with all the safety gear you would expect. The crew are all dive masters and are fun, knowledgeable, approachable and helpful. The rental equipment is cared for and pretty up to date. A boat trip to almost any dive site is not more than 45mins. away and most are considerably less. Expect to see parrot fish, lion fish, green Morays, Octopus, seahorse, beautiful corals, fans. Divi dive is reasonably priced operation I highly recommend it.
Websites	Divi Flamingo
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Red Sea,
Closest Airport		Getting There	Direct flight from Newark airport.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	75-80°F / 24-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	50-100 Ft/ 15-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Dive briefing suggestion was 75’ 50 min max for the first dive of the day followed by 45’ 50min second dive after surface interval based on last river to the boat.
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
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Boats have separate tanks for cameras although you have to pay attention because there is almost always someone who will try to clean their mask in that tank.

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Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in Bonaire

Divi Flamingo: "Still my happy place", Feb, 2017,

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in
Bonaire