Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in
Bonaire/southeast coast

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Divi Flamingo, Feb, 2008, by Charlie Wallace, KY, U S A . Report 3897.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Probably the easiest diving format I've ever experienced in a resort. Dive lockers right on the pier were fantastic. Boats were never loaded to the max or crowded - even though it was high season and resort was full. Boat ride times were usually kept to a minimum, but Bonaire is that way! I would not have minded to got o Klien Bonaire - just off our dock every day! I was so "busy" with the easy diving on the boats of the dive shop, that I did not get a chance to do much shore diving. Maybe next visit. Negatives: with more large cruise ships coming in, there is less time/slots available to dive the downtown pier, so since you have to have a resevation to dive the pier now, I did not get a chance to do that. There were four VERY lARGE ships (only one at a time) the week we were there. Locals are starting to complain about the influx of these "cruisers". No other effect on diving. Overall, one of the easiest trips I ever had and great chance to work on photography skills with the lack of current and plenty of great subjects in the water. We rented a truck all week, so visited all kinds of restaurants rather than eat at the Flamingo resort all week. Always had a wonderful 7 AM breakfast buffet before the moring dive and usually ate lunch there.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	PNG, Belize, Roatan, Caymans, St Maarten, Fiji, Bahamas
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	78-80°F / 26-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	0
Water Visibility	60-80 Ft/ 18-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No touching any living thing - which I completely support. The Hilma Hooker wreck was a conservative restriction at 25 minutes, which was OK with me
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
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		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Used some very helpful advice from Brenda York, manager of the on-site Capture Photo facility. Full-service photo shop, video, instruction, analysis. They hold a weekly customer photo contest, great support to the dive operation without getting in the way. Boat staff were all very protective of camera gear, dive masters were very helpful in pointing out critters, handing you equipment. Overall, Bonaire is a photographer's delight, and Capture Photo and the staff at Divi were all wonderful.

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Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in Bonaire/southeast coast

Divi Flamingo, Feb, 2008,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in
Bonaire/southeast coast