Klein Bonaire
Netherlands · Southern CaribbeanNear Bonaire
An uninhabited islet a kilometre off the leeward coast, ringed by a good twenty dive sites free of sedimentation and run-off. Receiving fewer visits, its reefs are in better condition.
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
30 USD / dive
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
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (Bonaire National Marine Park); bonaire.com; STINAPA; Scuba Diving Magazine; bonairepros.com
Location
See on the interactive map1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.
7 species documented in Klein Bonaire
Critically EndangeredCoral cuerno de alce
Acropora palmata
Data DeficientLangosta espinosa del Caribe
Panulirus argus
Least ConcernMorena verde
Gymnothorax funebris
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Carabela portuguesa
Physalia physalis
Least ConcernDelfín mular
Tursiops truncatus
Ecosystem
Nearby parks
What is there to see on land, near this site?
Bonaire
4 km away
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