Sloping reefÁrea Marina Protegida

1000 Steps (Bonaire)

Netherlands · Southern Caribbean

Near Bonaire

Profundidad: 5–40 mNivel: Open WaterAll year round

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Bonaire's most iconic dive site; despite the name, only 67 steps lead down to an exceptional coral reef.

Depth

5–40 m

Recommended level

Open Water

Average visibility

30 m

Water temperature

27 °C

Current

Weak

Access

Shore

Best time

All year round

Recommended certification

Open Water

Approx. price

20 USD / dive

Ocean Marine protected area

Plan your dive

Best time: All year round
Approx. price: 20 USD / dive

Nearby park (5 km away)Bonaire

Protection status

Parque Nacional Marino de Bonaire (STINAPA), creado en 1979 y con rango de parque nacional desde 1999; abarca las aguas desde la línea de pleamar hasta los 60 m de profundidad. Klein Bonaire se incorporó como reserva natural protegida en 2001

Did you know

Los escalones no son mil: son bastantes menos, pero cargando el equipo lo parecen. De ahí el nombre.

Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Bonaire National Marine Park); bonaire.com; STINAPA; Scuba Diving Magazine; bonairepros.com

Location

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1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.

7 species documented in 1000 Steps (Bonaire)

Critically Endangered

Coral cuerno de alce

Acropora palmata

Data Deficient

Langosta espinosa del Caribe

Panulirus argus

Least Concern

Morena verde

Gymnothorax funebris

Critically Endangered

Tortuga carey

Eretmochelys imbricata

Endangered

Tortuga verde

Chelonia mydas

Not Evaluated

Carabela portuguesa

Physalia physalis

Least Concern

Delfín mular

Tursiops truncatus

Ecosystem

Arrecife

Nearby parks

What is there to see on land, near this site?

Bonaire

5 km away

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