Bonaire Dive Sites – South of Slave Huts plus Lac Bay
With its healthy coral reefs and rich marine life, Bonaire is one of the best (Top 3) islands in the Caribbean for Scuba Diving! The island is encircled by coral reefs that provide an amazing biodiversity of colourful fish, coral, sponge and more – Over 50 varieties of coral and 350 species of fish have been recorded. Bonaire diving is world renowned for an abundance of easy access shore diving (marked with yellow stones), and there are a number of boat operators who can take you to dozens of scuba diving locations in Bonaire’s Marine Park. There are plenty of dive sites, some in relatively shallow waters and others have steep walls that plunge into the deep dark sea. If you’re looking for drift diving, wreck diving, freestyle and technical diving or underwater photography, Bonaire diving has got it all…
The best Bonaire diving can be found off the west coast… Some, Near / South of Slave Huts… See dive site locations below:
- Salt Pier / Salt City (Saliña Abou)
- This spot is shore accessible! This dive site ranges in depth from 30 to 90 feet (9-27m) and features a double reef with coral, turtles and rays.
- Invisibles
- This spot is beach accessible with a depth ranging from 20 to 100 feet (6-30m) with a double reef and eels in the shallows
- Tori´s Reef
- This spot is shore accessible with a depth ranging from 20 to 100 feet (6-30m) and offers various coral along with a very large diversity of fish along with crabs, shrimp and eels
- Pink Beach / Kabayé
- This shallow spot is beach accessible! For advanced divers only, this dive site ranges in depth from 25 to 90 feet (8-27m) with bonefish and rays near the sandy bottom
- White Slave
- For advanced divers only, this dive site ranges in depth from 20 to 100 feet (6-30m) and offers views of turtles, rays and sharks
- Margate Bay
- This spot is beach accessible! This dive site ranges in depth from 20 to 100 feet (6-30m) and features a steep drop-off with corals, and a large variety of fish including snapper (black margate), doctor-fish, parrot-fish, angelfish, trumpet-fish, grunt, butterfly-fish and barracuda as well as turtles and rays
- Red Beryl
- This spot is beach accessible and is for the advanced diver looking for a technical dive. This dive site ranges in depth from 30 to 100 feet (9-30m) and offers schools of fish along with turtles and rays
- Atlantis
- This spot is beach accessible and is for advanced divers only. This dive site ranges in depth from 30 to 100 feet (9-30m) and offers views of corals, large fish as well as turtles
- Vista Blue
- For the advanced diver looking for a technical dive, this dive site ranges in depth from 30 to 100 feet (9-30m) and offers views of large fish as well as turtles and rays
- Sweet Dreams
- For advanced divers only, this dive site ranges in depth from 30 to 100 feet (9-30m) and offers views of corals, gorgonians, anemones, small and large fish as well as turtles and rays
- Red Slave / Peleké (shipwreck of the HMS Barham)
- For the advanced diver looking for a technical dive, this dive site ranges in depth from 20 to 80 feet (6-25m) and features the remnants of the 19th-century wreck along with schools of small fish along with large fish, dolphins, sharks, whales as well as turtles and rays
- Willemstoren Lighthouse (shipwrecks)
- This spot is beach accessible only! For the advanced diver only, this dive site ranges in depth from 20 to 80 feet (6-25m) and features a large reef, the remnants of many wrecks, along with sponges, schools of fish, large fish, sharks and whales as well as turtles, lobsters and eels. A good location for drift diving.
- The Chairs
- This spot is ideal for advanced divers to drift dive. This dive site ranges in depth from 15 to 70 feet (5-20m) and features coral, sea fans, schools of tarpon and turtles.
The Mangroves of Lac Bay
- White Hole / Blue Hole / Sorobon Reef (south opening of Bay near Sorobon Beach)
- This spot is shore accessible only and is for advanced divers only. This dive site ranges in depth from 15 to 100 feet (5-30m) and requires a walk through the shallows before encountering the drop-off and features large fish including tarpon, rays and the occasional turtle and shark
- Baby Beach (south of the Bay and Sorobon Beach)
- This is a good spot for advanced divers to drift dive and see big fish, sharks, turtles and rays. Coral and lobsters can also be found around 50 feet (15m) deep.
- Funchi (centre of Bay opening)
- This is a good spot for advanced divers to drift dive and see healthy coral in water well over 100 feet (30m) deep. There’s also an opportunity to view sharks, turtles and rays.
- Cai (north opening of Bay)
- For the advanced diver only, this dive site ranges in depth from 30 to 100 feet (9-30m) and features schools of large fish as well as rays and eels
Planning a Bonaire Scuba Diving vacation? Go back to Bonaire Diving for a list of local Boat / Tour Operators who will take good care of you
Also check out Scuba Diving in Bonaire: North of Kralendijk; South of Kralendijk; and Klein Bonaire as well as Bonaire Snorkeling
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