Bonaire, a small Caribbean island, is renowned for its exceptional diving experiences. With a well-preserved fringing reef and 87 dive sites, the Bonaire National Marine Park offers some of the best diving conditions in the area. The island's leeward side features calm waters, ensuring accessibility to most dive sites from the shore. Notable sites like the Salt Pier present unique underwater landscapes teeming with diverse marine life, making Bonaire a top choice for scuba divers seeking both adventure and natural beauty.
One of the best-known sites on Bonaire is the Salt Pier, which is actively used by the island's sea salt industry. The pillars of the massive pier have formed artificial vertical reefs underwater, and diving here almost feels like entering a science fiction world, with alien-like tree formations and coral growths blossoming out from the supports.
Bonaire National Marine Park, established in 1979, protects the surrounding waters and is one of the oldest marine reserves in the world. It's a must-visit destination for many scuba divers.
On Bonaire's westerly, leeward side, calmer wind and water conditions offer more favorable diving conditions. There's a string of over 60 consecutive dive sites off the west coast of the main island, plus two dozen more sites around the smaller, uninhabited islet of Klein Bonaire.
Many sites are simply marked by yellow rocks located just off the shoreline. Dive shops often use trucks, not boats, to get to them.
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