Top Scuba Dive Shops in Bonaire

Ready to check out the best shops in Bonaire for scuba diving, snorkeling, shore diving, free diving or other ocean activities? Zentacle has 22 dive shops where you can rent equipment, book dives, and get guided tours. Discover hand-curated maps, along with reviews and photos from nature lovers like you. No matter what you're looking for, you can find a diverse range of the best ocean activities in Bonaire to suit your needs. Beautiful Bonaire, in the southern Caribbean Sea, provides an ecological paradise for nature lovers above and below the water! The entire coastline is protected as the “Bonaire Marine Park” (up to depths of 200 feet), encompassing reef systems that provide excellent snorkeling and shore diving locations. Aside from Diving, salt production is Bonaire’s biggest industry and is quickly observed in the South. The stunning salt beds of Pekelmeer are also home to one of the hemisphere's great populations of flamingoes. In addition, neighboring excellent shore diving and snorkeling sites, are historical landmarks to Bonaire’s repressive past: African slave huts. These huts still stand in the area around Rincon and along the saltpans of South Bonaire.
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Saba Divers

#1 - Saba Divers

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Saba Divers offers diving on Saba - belongs to TOP 10 diving spots on the planet. Marine park protects 25 years beautiful underwater world with more than 250 species of fish, sharks, turtles, rays and coral! We are not your typical Caribbean "Walmart Style" dive center.  We operate a family atmosphere in very small groups (max 4 divers) each lead by their own PADI certified professional.  Saba divers is owned and operated by dive enthusiasts and all of our staff actually dive!  We know you will enjoy diving with us because we enjoy diving and that is why we are here!!


Check TripAdvisor for some reviews from our guests, we aren't rated number 1 on Saba for multiple year running for no reason!


  SABA DIVERS TEAM

Flamingo Premium Diving

#2 - Flamingo Premium Diving

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Bon bini na Flamingo Diving,


Step into our luxury, family-owned oceanfront dive shop and start the diving vacation of your dreams. 

Guided dives
Design and book your perfect trip together with our concierge. Whether you're looking for relaxed or challenging guided dives, private or in a small group, we will create the perfect trip together. Our expert dive guides will show you around the best sites of Bonaire and take you off the beaten path.

Courses
Small classes or fully private courses are hosted from either our beautiful oceanfront location or from the comfort of your own oceanfront villa. Full-length courses, no compromises as envisioned and supervised by our founder, PADI Master Instructor Fred Ooms through his close to 50 years of diving experience.

Gear
Expert divers feel at ease and travel light. We offer the best rental gear available in the Caribbean complete with balanced regulators, integrated weight systems and nicely topped-off 80cft aluminium tanks with a free upgrade to Nitrox. Feel at ease, no need to bring your own heavy stuff.

Xprodiver Bonaire

#3 - Xprodiver Bonaire

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Xprodiver was created 10 years ago by people passionate about the underwater world with the aim of sharing our knowledge and vision about this activity in a safe environment, with personalized attention and quality.


The first diving center with a retail shop and diving school was inaugurated in Caracas-Venezuela in 2008. From this location we organized many trips inside and outside our borders. Now a days with lots of experience we expanded our special vision of scuba diving practice to Bonaire and Chile. Our flag is the exclusivity and dedication to our students. With us you can rest assure you'll learn to dive with professional instructors who have been endorsed by the most recognized international diving agencies teaching courses that range from beginner to professional and technical levels, including the handling and diving of Rebreather equipment, which is the most advanced technology underwater.

In all of our branches you will find only equipment that meets the highest standards of quality and performance, with innovative and cutting-edge brands. In particular, the Bonaire diving center is staffed by its owners and was designed to help you explore and enjoy this paradisiacal Caribbean island to the fullest, through guided tours to the best dive sites, both from shore and off shore with our boat "Chelonia Mydas" (green turtle) which provides an exclusive, safe, comfortable and fast service to unexplored points of the island; our motto: few divers, more dives!

VIP Diving

#4 - VIP Diving

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VIP Diving is more than just diving. Showing off our beautiful island, tailoring the perfect dive trip exactly to your needs, introducing new divers to the wonders of the ocean and make diving as safe, convenient and fun as possible. It's not just our job, it's our passion! 

Bonaire is known as the shore diving capital of the world, so that is what we are all about. Because we only dive in small groups, typically with a maximum of four people, we can offer every diver, from beginners to the most experienced, the personal attention he or she requires. 

We believe this results in more fun and better diving. From the moment you book your dive package, till the last time rinsing gear, our professional staff makes sure that you will experience a perfect dive holiday. 

Toucan Diving

#5 - Toucan Diving

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Toucan Diving Bonaire is part of Plaza Beach Resort Bonaire which is an all inclusive Resort located in the warm waters of the Caribbean. Toucan Diving Bonaire proudly offers our guests the opportunity to experience the infinitely colorful underwater world of Bonaire. Divers of all skill levels - from absolute beginners to highly advanced, from children to adult - will feel right at home at Toucan Diving Bonaire: a five-star PADI diving center at the Plaza Beach Resort Bonaire. We offer snorkel tours,boat dive packages, shore diving packages, courses, shopping and services to suit all tastes and experience levels. Please email us for more information and tailor-made dive packages. info@toucandiving.com
Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn

#6 - Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn

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Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn is a resort dedicated to the needs and requirements of travelers who want a diving vacation. By focusing on diving, specialized personnel maintain quality throughout the resort. Although diving is featured at the Carib Inn, many guests come just to relax and enjoy Bonaire.All employees in the dive shop are PADI certified instructors and divemasters. This gives every customer the best possible commitment to professional instruction, advice in equipment purchases and any diving topic. The Carib Inn's retail store offers exceptionally good prices on all equipment sales but does not compromise on quality. A large selection is available from nationally known brands.The Carib Inn also has the highest return guest perc
Beyond the Corals

#7 - Beyond the Corals

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In the heart of Bonaire, divers paradise! We are a 5 star PADI Dive Resort passionate about ocean conservation and giving our guests a personal experience. We have a big onsite training pool and a gorgeous house reef right in front of our doorstep. 

Divefactory Bonaire

#8 - Divefactory Bonaire

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Divefactory Bonaire is a small, friendly, and welcoming dive shop inside the courtyard village resort in the beating heart of "Diver's Paradise" Bonaire.

We offer small groups, high quality, and personal attention on every level of PADI courses, from beginner to pro-level courses.

Our diving team is highly experienced and has a sharp eye for detail, ready to cater to all your specific diving needs.

Saba Deep Dive Center

#9 - Saba Deep Dive Center

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Saba Deep Dive Center is a resort dive shop located in The Bottom, Saba. The shop has classrooms and trainings in .
Wannadive Bonaire

#10 - Wannadive Bonaire

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Dear guest, thank you for taking a little time to visit our website, offering us an opportunity to present ourselves. Wannadive Bonaire started literally from a backyard, more than twenty years ago with a few chunks of barely functioning dive gear, we set out to try and become the best, the most comprehensive, safest, progressive and fun dive operation on Bonaire, providing service with a smile. With two full service dive shops, one located south of town and another north of town we are able to offer a dive experience that is second to none. No matter where you stay, no matter where you sign up, both shops are available to you, providing you with the best opportunity to enjoy the very feature that sets Bonaire apart as a world class dive destination: it’s incredible shore diving. At the same time Wannadive, a five star PADI IDC dive center, offers every dive service imaginable. Diver education, from the very first steps to dive instructor, competitive retail shop, an enormous dive equipement rental stock, expert equipment repair, dive drive in stations, with a huge stock of tanks in every possible configuration, we offer boat and guided diving, as well as ample parking, storage rooms, showers, rinse basins, you name it, we got you covered! We invite you to have a look around on our website, please have fun and do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Scubaqua Dive Center

#11 - Scubaqua Dive Center

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Scubaqua Dive Center has been active since 1997. Located at the Lower Town Oranje beach in a beautiful renovated 18th century building, transformed to meet all the modern diver needs. Scubaqua offers a two-tank dive in the morning but also run a third dive in the afternoon. They dive in small groups (6:1 max) and before every dive they give you a detailed briefing about the dive site and plan. Scubaqua Dive Center provides unlimited dive time and for those with a Nitrox certification is Nitrox free of charge. Their multilingual team offer customer service and looks forward to showing you the fantastic dive sites of St. Eustatius. Feel welcome to soak up the Caribbean atmosphere after the dive with a cold drink on their terrace while enjoying the best sunset St. Eustatius has to offer. “Our guests are treated the way we would treat ourselves”!

Wannadive Bonaire

#12 - Wannadive Bonaire

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Wannadive Bonaire is a PADI Dive Resort located on the beachfront at Eden Beach Resort. 

From the single individual diver to large groups, from the casual ‘once a day’ diver to the hard core ‘never dry up nitrogen addict’, Wannadive Bonaire hope to show all of what the island has to offer. 

This is a great location to do your Open Water Course or continue your dive education, with warm and clear seas year-round. There are over 450 species of fish, plus the Hilma Hooker, a famous and easily accessible wreck. Training is available in multiple languages including Dutch, English, German, Spanish and French.

Dive Friends Bonaire @ Dive Inn

#13 - Dive Friends Bonaire @ Dive Inn

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Dive Friends Bonaire brings you the best diving and services that Bonaire has to offer. As a PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Center, we cater to divers of every skill level and any age--from kids to technical divers. With our five locations and three retail stores, you're just a door-step away to your ultimate dive adventure!
Dive Friends Bonaire @ Port Bonaire

#14 - Dive Friends Bonaire @ Port Bonaire

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Dive Friends Bonaire brings you the best diving and services that Bonaire has to offer. As a PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Center, we cater to divers of every skill level and any age  from kids to technical divers.

With our 8 locations and 4 retail stores, you’re just a door step away to your ultimate dive adventure! Visit Hamlet Oasis, Sand Dollar, Dive Friends Bonaire Retail, Yellow Submarine, Dive Inn, Resort Bonaire, Port Bonaire or Delfins Beach to pick up or drop off tanks and find all that you need for under and above the water at our retail locations.

Dive Friends is not directly connected to only one resort, people from all accommodations are welcome. We’ll make your shore or boat diving as easy and convenient as possible by providing you with a Marine Park orientation at any time or location during normal business hours. Whether it is your first visit, or your 10th, we will welcome you as friends!



Golden Rock Dive Center

#15 - Golden Rock Dive Center

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Golden Rock Dive Center is a small, family run PADI dive center who operate in an unspoiled Marine Reserve.

We believe divers should dive the way they want without the constraints of an over crowded boat of strangers. Golden Rock Dive Center is a small, friendly and flexible dive center with top quality equipment and experienced staff who are focused on safety and fun, without the pretension. We offer a variety of customized dive/hotel packages, and booking with us is a personalized experience where the dive center arranges your requested accommodations. 

At Golden Rock Dive Center, our goal is to provide you with a unique dive holiday on a small and safe Caribbean island free of mass tourism and cruise ships.  We give every guest the most personalized experience possible whether during your dive, setting up after dive experiences, or eating a local fish/lobster BBQ!  Our dive center is located directly on the bay only a few meter walk to the dive boats and a few minute stroll from the 2 hotels on the bay.  Located across from the St. Eustatius National Park (STENAPA) Headquarters, we are visited by dive travelers from all over the world to enjoy our impeccable diving in the Marine Park and Reserve.  We offer flexible dive schedules and site selection to ensure customer satisfaction is guaranteed. 

Statia offers over 30 dives sites, most of which are moored.  The dive sites range over 7 different underwater ecosystems: new wrecks, historical wrecks, coral encrusted lava flows, isolated rock outcroppings, wall dives, muck dives, and boulder slides.  There are dives to please everyone in your dive group and conditions are mild enough year round for all levels of divers to be safe and have fun.

Take the extra time and go the extra mile to have a quiet, safe, secluded, and unique Caribbean holiday away from it all.  Let us take care of you!

 

 

Dive Friends Bonaire @ Hamlet Oasis

#16 - Dive Friends Bonaire @ Hamlet Oasis

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Dive Friends Bonaire @ Hamlet Oasis is a waterfront PADI 5* IDC Dive Center. 

As one of the 5 award winning Dive Friends Bonaire dive centers on the island, you can rely the team's wealth of local knowledge.

PADI courses from Discover Scuba through Open Water and Pro-level training is offered. Specialties include Self-Reliant Diver, Night Diver, Sea Turtle Awareness Distinctive Specialty and more. 

Daily shore and boat diving is available with an experienced guide or as a buddy team. Cliff dive site can be reached from the shore outside the dive shop, and is one of Bonaire's only wall dives. UV night diving is not one to miss!

Orientation dives at the Bonaire Marine Park are offered at any time during business hours for maximum convenience and is mandatory.

Facilities include gear rental, storage, rinse tanks, a dive accessory and souvenir shop, classrooms, shaded relaxation area and fish ID library. 

Dive Friends Bonaire @ Gooddive Bonaire

#17 - Dive Friends Bonaire @ Gooddive Bonaire

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Dive Friends Bonaire brings you the best diving and services that Bonaire has to offer. As a PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Center, we cater to diverse of every skill level and any age – from kids to technical divers.

With our 8 locations and 4 retail stores, you're just a door step away to your ultimate dive adventure! Visit Hamlet Oasis, Sand Dollar, Dive Friends Bonaire Retail, Yellow Submarine, Dive Inn, Resort Bonaire, Port Bonaire or Delfins Beach to pick up or drop off tanks and find all that you need for under and above the water at our retail locations.

Dive Friends is not directly connected to only one resort, people from all accommodations are welcome. We'll make your shore or boat diving as easy and convenient as possible by providing you with a Marine Park orientation at any time or location during normal business hours. Whether it is your first visit, or your 10th, we will welcome you as friends!

Captain Don's Habitat

#18 - Captain Don's Habitat

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Capt. Dons Habitat Dive Operation is centrally located within the resort complex for easy access from all rooms. We have three 1-tank boat departures daily to over 70 moored sights on our custom built, diveboats. Each mooring buoy is limited to 1 boat so youll have the reef all to yourself. Diving Rates are priced per-dive or as part of a complete dive vacation package. Diving rates indicated are a la carte rates, better pricing is available on selected packages booked through one of our reservation centers.

Dive Friends Bonaire @ Courtyard by Marriott

#19 - Dive Friends Bonaire @ Courtyard by Marriott

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Dive Friends Bonaire @ Courtyard by Marriott is a resort dive shop located in Kralendijk, Bonaire. The shop has classrooms and trainings in .
Great Adventures Bonaire

#20 - Great Adventures Bonaire

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Great Adventures Bonaire at Harbour Village is a PADI 5-Star Instructor Development Resort facility featuring un-crowded boats, personalized service and a professional, friendly and multilingual staff. Daily boat dives, dive instruction for all levels including Assistant Instructor and Divemaster courses, advanced certification and specialties, equipment rental and SASY for kids are all offered. The dive shop is located along the beach, just steps from the rooms and suites. With its dive pier, lounge chairs, beach gazebo and shower, it offers another peaceful area to learn and relax along the beach. Rinse tanks, a retail store, dive lockers, large air-conditioned classroom, and complimentary Kayak rentals round out the dive amenities.
Buddy Dive

#21 - Buddy Dive

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Buddy Dive is known for its casual atmosphere, personable staff, spacious accommodations and a dive operation that has something for every diver: comfortable boats, complete rental and retail center, exceptional staff, and a unique "Drive Thru" with a two-lane air/nitrox fill station at our resort. At Buddy Dive you're never further than a giant stride away from one of the best shore dives. Divers, snorkelers, adventurers and leisure travelers will feel equally at home at Buddy Dive. You will want to save plenty of time to lounge by one of our three pools or simply catch some rays
Dive Friends Bonaire

#22 - Dive Friends Bonaire

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Dive Friends Bonaire brings you the best diving and services that Bonaire has to offer. As a PADI 5 Star IDC Dive Center, we cater to divers of every skill level and any age – from kids to technical divers.

With our 8 locations and 4 retail stores, you’re just a door step away to your ultimate dive adventure! Visit Hamlet Oasis, Sand Dollar, Dive Friends Bonaire Retail, Yellow Submarine, Dive Inn, Resort Bonaire, Port Bonaire or Delfins Beach to pick up or drop off tanks and find all that you need for under and above the water at our retail locations.

Dive Friends is not directly connected to only one resort, people from all accommodations are welcome. We’ll make your shore or boat diving as easy and convenient as possible by providing you with a Marine Park orientation at any time or location during normal business hours. Whether it is your first visit, or your 10th, we will welcome you as friends!