Dive Review of Great Adventures Diving/Harbor Village in
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Great Adventures Diving/Harbor Village, Jun, 2008, by Mike Elliott, CA, USA ( Reviewer 3 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 4527.
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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	We go to Bonaire and stay at the Harbor Village because it is such a nice resort and it is where we learned to dive - sentimental I know. The house reef is pretty nice with a small wreck (El Confidance) and the entrance to the harbor we sometimes never go anywhere else. Also there is a decent site called "Something Special" just across the harbor that can be reached if you ignore all the photo ops along the way. We have tried many times only to find we got half way there and need to turn around. We would do 90~100 minute dives easily, do an interval and return for more. The dive operation is convenient and laid back which fits our dive style. Assuming of coarse you get a room near the shop. Don't go there expecting to be catered to although they do help move gear about a little. Nitrox when the manager feels like fetching O2 tanks from the Town Pier. Aluminum 80's. Decent rental gear clean and maintained - although we bring our own I have looked at it carefully and talked to other guests. Food at the resort is pitiful except for lunch when they make a good sandwich. But ah the food on the island more than makes up for it... Capriccio's, Donna & Georgio's, Papaya Moon, and La Guernica to name a few. Be prepared to fight the bulge. Always a favorite is doing a bit of shore diving - we used to rent a pickup and explore. Many have praised the ease of diving here so I won't say any more than its the best value! However these days we choose boat diving because of our photo & video gear which is heavy and difficult to carry in/out of the shore break. We have visited the other resorts like Captain Don's, Divi Divi, Sand Dollar, The Plaza and talked to divers who stayed there. I guess I am biased but from what I have seen/heard pick either Divi Divi or The Plaza. One really good way is to rent a condo for a week or two then fill at Captain Don's - apparently a good value. You rent a truck and get all the dive sites, cheap fills, and eat at all the best restaurants. Still if we were to return to Bonaire (we have been there 6 times) it would be to our favorite resort. These days though we go to Indonesia. The cost for airfare, the time it takes, and the variety of life in Bonaire vs Indo and it is an easy pick - go to Indo, we do! The Philippines is a great pick. But then again so is Bali, Lembeh Straits, Komodo and Raja Ampat. Do the math, stay at least 2 weeks you will never be sorry. Still we love Bonaire and have many friends there so will return someday. If you want casual diving and great food go.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	in 2008: Dumaguete Philippines, Komodo and Lembeh Straits Indonesia. Earlier years: GBR, PNG, Exhuma Is, PG in Philippines, Belize, Raja Ampat, Monterey & Carmel, Wakatobi
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-80 Ft/ 12-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Depending on other divers: 60~80 minutes, depth recommendations only usually 60' max, could choose dive site. New divers were asked to follow guides.
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	No accommodations for photographers other that a clean but small rinse tank on the boat. Large rinse tank at the dive shop but not always fresh water. There is a secure table on their large boat to put cameras but no shade, the small boat had nothing so it was on the deck.

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Dive Review of Great Adventures Diving/Harbor Village in Bonaire/Netherlands Antilles

Great Adventures Diving/Harbor Village, Jun, 2008,

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Dive Review of Great Adventures Diving/Harbor Village in
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