ANA PINEDA
PADI INSTRUCTOR SINCE 2023 · TRIP LEADER · FOUNDER
DUTCH CARIBBEAN
BONAIRE
SHORE DIVING · OSTRACODS · FREEDOM TO EXPLORE
Unlimited shore diving, 2 guided dives a day and an ostracod night.
DISCOVER THE EXPEDITION ↓HERE, THE ROAD ENDS AT THE SEA.
Load the tanks. Choose a spot on the map. Drive to the coast and enter the water.
Bonaire is not experienced by following a diving timetable. It is experienced by finding your own rhythm.
VIEW EXPERIENCES & RATES →BONAIRE
DUTCH CARIBBEAN
JUN · 2027
YOUR TRIP LEADERS
PATRICIO RIVAS
PADI INSTRUCTOR SINCE 2015 · TRIP LEADER · CO-FOUNDER
BEFOREYOUENTER THE WATER
PHYSICAL CONDITION
Bonaire is experienced from the shore. Many dive sites require walking with your equipment, carrying your own tank and entering and exiting through uneven fossil-coral shorelines.
You don’t need to be an athlete, but you should be comfortable with a moderate level of physical effort.
BONAIRE + NITROX
Bonaire’s diving rhythm makes Nitrox especially useful for many divers.
NOT NITROX CERTIFIED YET?
You can complete the academic / eLearning preparation before the trip.
NITROX AVAILABLE FOR CERTIFIED DIVERS
YOUR TRIP, DAY BY DAY.
20—27 JUN 2027
01
ARRIVING IN BONAIRE
Arrival · Transfer · Check-in · Welcome dinner
DETAILS +Airport arrival, transfer to Buddy Dive Resort, check-in and trip briefing. Welcome dinner with the group.
02
CHECK DIVE
Orientation · Check dive · Shore diving
DETAILS +Breakfast and Marine Park orientation. Check dive with the group and first shore dives.
03
BONAIRE FROM THE SHORE
Guided dives · Dives on your own
DETAILS +Breakfast and 2 guided dives with the group. All other shore dives are up to you: with your buddy, whenever you like.
04
OSTRACOD NIGHT
Shore diving · Night dive
DETAILS +Breakfast and shore dives. At dusk, a guided night dive to see the ostracods, on the night we chose by the lunar cycle. Seeing them depends on nature and on the day’s conditions.
05
WASHINGTON SLAGBAAI
Island exploration · Shore diving
DETAILS +Breakfast. We explore Washington Slagbaai park and dive its shore.
06
BONAIRE AT YOUR PACE
Guided diving · Boat in the Full plan
DETAILS +Breakfast and 2 guided dives. In the Full plan you have one boat trip to Klein Bonaire with 2 dives during the week; the exact day depends on the operational plan.
07
SLOWING DOWN
No diving · Farewell dinner
DETAILS +Breakfast. A no-dive day before your flight, for safety. Free time and farewell dinner.
08
HEADING HOME
Check-out · Transfer · Departure
DETAILS +Breakfast, check-out, airport transfer and departure.
CLEAR FROM THE START.
BASIC PLAN
USD PP
For those who want to dive at their own pace and find their own places to eat on the island.
CHOOSE BASIC- Included: 7 nights with breakfast
- Included: 2 guided dives a day + diving on your own
- Included: Truck, transfers and DiveAssure insurance
- Included: Guided ostracod night
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- Included: 7 nights at Buddy Dive Resort · 3-bedroom apartment, 2 per bedroom
- Included: Breakfast every day
- Included: 2 guided dives a day with the group
- Included: Shore diving on your own · unlimited tanks · Nitrox if certified
- Included: Dive truck and airport–resort transfers
- Included: 2 instructor Trip Leaders
- Included: DiveAssure dive and travel insurance (Dive & Travel)
- Included: Welcome and farewell dinners
- Included: Guided ostracod night dive*
- Included: Alpha kit
- Not included: 5 lunches
- Not included: 5 dinners
- Not included: Boat trip to Klein Bonaire · 2 dives
FULL PLAN
USD PP
For those who want to stop worrying about meals and add a boat dive day at Klein Bonaire.
CHOOSE FULL- Included: Everything in the Basic plan
- Included: 5 lunches and 5 dinners
- Included: Boat trip to Klein Bonaire · 2 dives
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- Included: 7 nights at Buddy Dive Resort · 3-bedroom apartment, 2 per bedroom
- Included: Breakfast every day
- Included: 2 guided dives a day with the group
- Included: Shore diving on your own · unlimited tanks · Nitrox if certified
- Included: Dive truck and airport–resort transfers
- Included: 2 instructor Trip Leaders
- Included: DiveAssure dive and travel insurance (Dive & Travel)
- Included: Welcome and farewell dinners
- Included: Guided ostracod night dive*
- Included: Alpha kit
- Included: 5 lunches
- Included: 5 dinners
- Included: Boat trip to Klein Bonaire · 2 dives
NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER PLAN
- Flights
- Bonaire fees (USD 115)
- Dive gear
- Meals outside your plan
- Tips
- Cancellation cover (optional extra)
*Seeing them depends on nature and on the day’s conditions. Bonaire fees (STINAPA Nature Fee USD 40 and Visitor Entry Tax USD 75) are paid online by each traveller. Gear rental is arranged with the Dive Shop, subject to availability. Local taxes (ABB) on included services are already in the price.
MAKE IT YOUR OWN.
THREE PATHS TO EXPERIENCE BONAIRE.
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I’M ALREADY CERTIFIED
You’re already certified. Explore Bonaire its own way: road, tank, coast and water.
2 GUIDED DIVES A DAY + INDEPENDENT SHORE DIVING · BOAT IN THE FULL PLAN
VIEW EXPERIENCE & RATES →REQUIREMENT: OPEN WATER DIVER OR EQUIVALENT
BONAIRE + NITROX
Prepare before the trip and arrive in Bonaire ready to use the Nitrox included in the diving experience.
ELEARNING / ACADEMIC PREPARATION · PADI ENRICHED AIR DIVER CERTIFICATION · NITROX DURING THE EXPEDITION
VIEW EXPERIENCE & RATES →I WANT TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION
Keep developing your skills while exploring Bonaire.
BONAIRE + ADVANCED
NITROX + ADVANCED
SPECIALTIES: DEEP · PHOTOGRAPHY · PPB
CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE.
The same island. Your way to experience it.
WHERE YOU STAYBUDDY DIVE RESORTVIEW DETAILS +
An apartment shared with the group: you and your travel companion have your own bedroom, and the living room and kitchen are shared.
- 3bedrooms
- 6people
- 2per bedroom
TRAVELLING ALONE?
You share a bedroom with another person of the same gender.
MORE PRIVACY?
You can ask for a private apartment, subject to availability and at an extra cost.
MESSAGE US ↗WE TRAVEL WITH GREAT PARTNERS.
JOIN THE CREW.
This is Alpha too: roads, tanks, ocean, and the people we share the journey with.
