But it's home to a large fringing reef (a type of reef that grows directly on an island's shoreline) that supports a healthy, thriving marine ecosystem and 87 dive sites. Bonaire National Marine ...

Susan Campbell Today, thanks to Bonaire's strict marine conservation programs, the island is one of the Caribbean's top diving and best protected marine destinations. Not only does the island ...

Bonaire is a small Dutch island in the Caribbean just 50 miles off the coast of Venezuela. Despite not being well-known ...

KRALENDIJK, Bonaire - This southern Caribbean island is one of the most highly regarded scuba diving destinations in the world, surrounded by azure water clearer than glass and reefs that stretch ...

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Susan Campbell One can’t speak about Bonaire’s popularity as a dive destination and a pioneer in protecting its reefs and surrounding waters without mentioning the name Capt. Don Stewart.

Sometimes it only takes one visit to convince visitors to pack up their belongings and move to Bonaire permanently. Susan Davis lived in Chicago her entire life before taking a scuba diving trip ...

Best tourist destination: Lizard Island, Australia Best for biodiversity: Raja Ampat, Indonesia Best for shore diving: Bonaire Best for beginners: Key Largo, United States Best for advanced divers ...

Most visitors come for the sea life. Encircled by a marine reserve, Bonaire is a scuba hot spot. I pitched in on a reef-renewal dive, scrubbing algae off PVC hung with regenerating coral fragments.