Bonaire. Divers paradise. Shore diving capital of the world. If diving is your thing then maybe you’ve already looked at our Dive Guide and blog posts. Not into diving? Want to do other things? Well it’s a good thing you found our Bonaire Guide then.
Bonaire Guide
Bonaire is not just about diving. While yes, a lot of tourism is dive industry related, the hotels on Bonaire reportthat half of their guests are not divers and then we also have these enormous cruise ships visiting too.
Here’s our run down of our favorite things to do while on Bonaire, diver or not.
| Diving | Bonaire has great diving…but you know this already | Dive Guide |
| Snorkeling | All the beautiful water is not just for the benefit of certified divers. Bonaire boasts some of the world best snorkel sites too. Oh and there are caves in Bonaire, with water in them. You can snorkel in some of the caves too. How unique! | Flow |
| Kitesurfing | A proportion of tourists visiting Bonaire do so for the wind and the kite surfing opportunities that brings. Why not give it a go? | |
| Windsurfing | It’s one of the main attractions in Lac bay. Oh yes, it is! | |
| Freediving | FreeDiving is a fast growing popular alternative to Scuba. If you want to learn about freediving you might be interested in visiting Bonaire because we have the worlds best FreeDivers here and they run a world class operation. | Deep Sea Bonaire |
| Donkey Sanctuary | One of the most popular attractions in Bonaire. The Donkey are cute. Take a scenic drive through the sanctuary and see | See our video here |
| Goat Farm | Visit the Aletta’s Semper Kontentu Goat Farm. Meet Ben and pet other goats. Hopefully Aletta will make the highly sought after cheese once again soon. | Semper Kontentu |
| Beach | Bonaire has some wonderful scenic and varied beaches to suit all tastes. | |
| Parrots | See Bonaire’s beautiful Parrots…we’ve seen them in the gardens at AquaVilla and you will see them about the island. But there is also an eco-tour. | Echo Parrots and People |
| National Park | Drive Washington Slagbaai National Park. Go early enough to do the full or short drives. See the scenery, the wildlife and take a picnic for the remote beaches. | Washington Slagbaai National Park |
| Go Caving | Bonaire is home to 500 caves, many of which are not mapped. You can Snorkel in some of them. | |
| Cadushy Distillery | Have you ever drank Cactus? Learn about how Cadushy Distillery makes their wonderful liquors. Have a shot…but don’t drink and drive. You can buy it to take home. |
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| Food | There are many many great restaurants on Bonaire. | |
| Shopping | The arrival of cruise ships will see many of Bonaire’s vendors set up in the square. When the cruise ships are not docked, downtown Kralendijk has many lovely stores to browse on the charming main street. | |
| Kayaking | You can rent an Ocean Kayak and explore Bonaire’s beautiful oceanfront and beaches. There is also the mangrove center. | |
| Boating | Don’t forget there is a boat dock right in front of AquaVilla. | Bonaire Boat Rental |
| Birding | Bonaire is famous for its Pink Flamingo birds and it’s Parrot. | |
| History/Culture | Visit the Slave Huts and learn about Bonaire’s important history | |
| Hiking | Plenty of Hiking opportunities, especially in the national park. Take water…Bonaire’s Hiking is ‘remote’ and bear in mind a tour operator/guide is going to get you to the most rewarding hikes, quicker. | |
| Biking | Rent a motorcycle. | Motorcycle Shop Bonaire |
| Cycling | Plenty of road opportunities, sport as well as touring and sight-seeing. There are also mountain biking opportunities. | |
| Climb or Rappel | There are places to climb. There are places to abseil. | Outdoor Bonaire |
| Horse Riding | The nice thing about Horse Riding in Bonaire is that you can enjoy the unique experience of riding a horse in the water! | |
| Golf | It’s a sport you may have heard of. | Piedraso |
| Sailing | Plenty of options, plain sailing, snorkelling and dinner cruises, etc. | Compass Sailing |
| Fishing | While the Marine Sanctuary is protected there are operators to serve your fishing needs. | |
| Spa | Many of the hotels offer day spa services and massage. |
Youtube
No, we’re not suggesting you come to Bonaire to watch youtube (although you can do that from AquaVilla if you wish) but as we experience many of the above adventures we are starting to document them from our Youtube channel.
Disclaimer
The links on this page are not paid advertising and are provided as a service to our guests and to help promote Bonaire. We have participated in some of the above activities and our participation is always paid for by us and the providers are not informed of our intent to blog or youtube where we have done that. If any providors want to be included or removed from the above list they can reach out to us at aquavillabonaire@gmail.com. Guests take part at their own risk and we do not endorse any particular provider or service.