Dive Sites
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#48 Jeannie's Glory
This is another easy shore or boat dive for all skill levels, due to its mild to moderate currents and depths ranging from 30-100 feet. There are lots of soft corals in the shallows and a sandy bottom for rays to hide in. Turtles are often seen along these southern dive sites.
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 Photo/Tim Peters | #49 Salt Pier
This site is at the end of the salt conveyer system. Diving should not be attempted when a ship is in the process of loading. Depth is 15-50 feet, with very little current. There is easy entry from shore. This is a great site for novice divers and photographers. The pier's pillars are fully encrusted with sponges and soft corals.
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#50 Salt City
Still part of the double reef system, Salt City is a shore or boat dive with depths of 30-100 feet. Mild currents offer the beginning to intermediate diver the chance to see eagle rays and sea turtles.
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#51 Invisibles
With depths ranging from 20-100 feet, this is one of the few places divers can see Garden Eels in shallow water. One of the last of the double reef dives, beginner to intermediate divers will have a chance to see "islands" of coral separated by sand chutes. The currents are generally mild to moderate.
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Photo/Julie Morgan | #52 Tori's Reef
A shore or boat dive, Tori's Reef runs from 20-100 feet. All levels of divers can enjoy shallows that have large stands of Elkhorn Coral and a sandy bottom where rays lie camouflaged. Located directly opposite the outflow from the salt works, the shore entry is fairly easy.
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 Photo/Tim Peters | #53 Pink Beach
A shore or boat dive, Pink Beach lies just off one of Bonaire's most famous beaches. The depth is 25-90 feet, with easy entry for shore divers. Intermediate skill level is required here due to strong currents. There are lots of corals in the shallows, and stingrays are often seen along the sandy bottom.
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 Photo/Tim Peters | #54 White Slave
A shore or boat dive, the currents can be moderate to strong. The intermediate diver will enjoy this dive, since turtles are almost always spotted. The depth ranges from 20-100 feet. The site is named for the white pinnacle and slave huts that are on the shore opposite the mooring.
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Photo/Julie Morgan | #55 English Gardens (Margate Bay)
A shore or boat dive that has mild to moderate currents and a depth of 30-100 feet, divers of all levels will enjoy this site. There are schools of Black Margate swimming at the top of the reef, and pristine corals abound. This is another site at which turtles are almost always seen.
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#56 Red Beryl
This shore or boat dive has moderate currents and a depth of 30-100 feet. Intermediate dive skills are required for this site. Turtles, rays and large schools of fish feeding near the surface are generally encountered.
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#57 Explorer
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#58 Atlantis
This is a shore or boat dive with moderate to strong currents. Intermediate skill levels are required, with depths ranging from 30-100 feet. Turtles and larger species of fish are generally seen in this area.
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#59 Vista blue
Intermediate to experienced skill levels are required for this shore or boat dive with moderate to strong currents. Turtles and rays are sometimes seen in this area, which features depths of 30-100 feet.
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#60 Sweet Dreams
Accessed from shore or boat, this site can have strong currents. Advanced skill levels are recommended at this site, which features depths from 30-100 feet. The corals on this dive are generally lush in the shallows, with larger formations of stony species in the depths.
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 Photo/Tim Peters | #61 Red Slave
Lying adjacent to the second set of slave huts, this shore or boat dive has depths of 20-80 feet and moderate to strong currents. Advanced diver certifications are recommended. Horse-eye Jacks and turtles are often seen.
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 Photo/Tim Peters | #62 Willemstoren Lighthouse
Located at the island's southern tip, there is shore diving only, with depth ranges of 20-80 feet. This site is recommended for advanced divers only, because its moderate to strong currents can cause a rough entry. Lots of schooling fish and, at times, Tarpons and sea turtles.
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Photo/Julie Morgan | #63 White Hole
This is a shore dive for advanced divers only. It lies off Lac Bay and requires a long walk in shallow water to the drop-off. The dive begins in 15 feet and slopes down to 100 feet. Numerous Tarpon are found here, and rays and sharks are sometimes seen.
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