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Best Bonaire resorts with easy shore snorkel/scuba
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09/17/2013 06:52 PM
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My husband and I've heard Bonaire is the place for diving, but we need help with resort recommendations from the resort itself standpoint. We don't want a musky old dive shop for a resort. Is it better to stay one place and dive another? Snorkel is equally important as scuba to us as we like the jump-in,snorkel equipment freedom. Also, is Bonaire open to topfree/co at any particular resorts/beaches.
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Re: Best Bonaire resorts with easy shore snorkel/scuba
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09/17/2013 08:18 PM
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There is a great Bonaire forum I can't remember the name, google Bonaire forum. Used to be very active with lots of info and helpful folks.
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Re: Best Bonaire resorts with easy shore snorkel/scuba
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09/18/2013 07:44 AM
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The Bonaire chat board is http://www.bonairetalk.com. Resorts range from top of the line to smaller facilities. Walk-in snorkeling is possible just about anywhere and there is one very good boat trip - the Woodwind catamaran. As for clothes optional, sorry but there really is none. Sorobon Beach resort went textile about 3 years ago. I've heard that some very small guest houses may be c/o but a web search normally comes up empty. I'm a seven-time visitor and past guest at the "old" Sorobon. If you're divers, I feel the best independent (not captive to a resort) dive shop is Dive Friends Bonaire. Headquarters is the Yellow Sub location. They'll take excellent care of you.
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Re: Best Bonaire resorts with easy shore snorkel/scuba
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09/20/2013 12:11 PM
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They're both Dutch. That's the only similarity. Outside of that, two completely different islands.
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Re: Best Bonaire resorts with easy shore snorkel/scuba
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09/20/2013 12:19 PM
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As 2fingers said, totally different. Check out some pictures online of Bonaire. It's physically much more similar to Aruba than SXM, very flat, just scrubby brush for vegetation. Bonaire has outstanding diving and snorkelling opportunities. Bonaire is not built up at all, very little development there.
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Re: Best Bonaire resorts with easy shore snorkel/scuba
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11/05/2013 09:23 PM
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TripAdvisor has some great reviews of Bonaire accommodations. Give it a shot as the reviews really give you a feel for each place along with a rating system. Anonymous said: My husband and I've heard Bonaire is the place for diving, but we need help with resort recommendations from the resort itself standpoint. We don't want a musky old dive shop for a resort. Is it better to stay one place and dive another? Snorkel is equally important as scuba to us as we like the jump-in,snorkel equipment freedom. Also, is Bonaire open to topfree/co at any particular resorts/beaches.
"All of us have in our veins the exact same percentage of salt in our blood that exists in the ocean...And when we go back to the sea...we are going back from whence we came." >((((º>
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