Reef Smart Guides Bonaire: Scuba Dive. Snorkel. Surf. (Best Netherlands' Bonaire Diving Spots, Scuba Diving Travel Guide)
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Reef Smart Guides Bonaire: Scuba Dive. Snorkel. Surf. (Best Netherlands' Bonaire Diving Spots, Scuba Diving Travel Guide)
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"With a mapping style and key information presented in a way that really prepares you for each dive site, this book is exactly what divers want." –Ocean Frontiers
#1 Best Seller in Water Sports & Caribbean
From the authors of the Reef Smart Guide series comes Reef Smart Guides: Bonaire, a unique and essential scuba, snorkel, and surf travel guide for Bonaire diving.
A great Caribbean travel guide. The ultimate travel guide for beach and marine activities in Bonaire. The detailed descriptions and illustrations of beaches, coral reefs, shipwrecks, and other dive spots are ideal for divers, snorkelers, kitesurfers and windsurfers. Make the most of your time on Bonaire island and in the water.
Detailed descriptions and map art. With the help of Reef Smart’s unique 3D-mapping technology, learn all you need to know about the regions' top dive and snorkel sites. These maps provide useful information such as depths, currents, waves, suggested routes, potential hazards, unique structures and species information.
Don’t go diving without it. This indispensable resource helps you plan and execute dives without a hitch. Make sure to pack this guidebook with the rest of your scuba gear when you visit Bonaire island, the shore diving capital of the Caribbean.
In this essential guide you get:
- The best locations for diving, snorkeling, kitesurfing and windsurfing, and how to access them
- Detailed 3D maps, graphics and information to help you plan your time in and out of the water
- Species guide to help you identify and understand the marine creatures you will encounter
If you enjoyed 100 Dives of a Lifetime, Fifty Places to Dive Before You Die, or Dive Atlas of the World, than Reef Smart Guides: Bonaire is the perfect addition to your diving collection! Also don’t miss other Reef Smart Guides for the best diving in Florida: Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach, Deerfield Beach and Palm Beach; Barbados, and Grand Cayman.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781633539808 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Mango Media |
| Publication date: | 12/15/2018 |
| Pages: | 280 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d) |
About the Author
Born and raised in the U.K., Ian earned his undergraduate degree in oceanography from the University of Plymouth in 1994. He worked for five years at Bellairs Research Institute in Barbados, supporting research projects across the region, before completing his Master’s in marine biology at McGill Universityin 2004. He co-founded a marine biology education company, Beautiful Oceans, before founding Reef Smart in 2015 to raise awareness and encourage people to explore the underwater world. Ian has published in both the scientific and mainstream media, including National Geographic, Scuba Diver Magazine and the Globe and Mail. He is a PADI Dive Master with over 3,000 dives in 25 years of diving experience.
Born and raised in Romania, Otto graduated from the University of Art and Design in Cluj, Romania in 1991. He moved to Canada in 1999 where he studied Film Animation at Concordia Universityin Montreal. In 2006, Otto turned to underwater cartography and pioneered new techniques in 3D visual mapping. He co-founded Art to Media and began mapping underwater habitats around the world. Throughout his 25-year career, Otto has received numerous awards and international recognition for his work, including the Prize of Excellence in Design from the Salon International du Design de Montréal. He has also illustrated seven books. Otto is a PADI Advanced Diver with over 500 dives in 15 years of diving experience.
Table of Contents
How to use this book 6
Our "blue planet" 8
About Bonaire 9
Location and formation 9
The history of Bonaire 10
Bonaire today 11
Getting there and getting around 12
Environment 13
Ecosystems 14
Marine conservation and management 16
Coral Restoration Foundation 18
Washington Slagbaai National Park 20
Bonaire beaches 24
In case of emergency 26
Emergency contacts 26
Pharmacies 27
Kiteboarding 28
Diving and snorkeling 30
Diving and snorkeling services 32
Boka Bartól 36
Boka Katuna 38
Playa Bengé 40
Playa Funchi 42
Bisé Morto 44
Wayaká II 46
Boka Slagbaai 48
Playa Frans 52
Nukove (Doblet) 54
Carel's Vision 56
Tailor Made 58
Candyland 62
Karpata 64
La Dania's Leap 68
Rappel 70
Bloodlet 72
Tolo (Ol'Blue) 74
Country Garden 78
Bon Bini Na Kas 80
1000 Steps 82
Weber's Joy (Witches Hut) 86
Jeff Davis Memorial 88
Kalli's Reef 92
Oil Slick Leap 94
Barcadera 98
Andrea II 100
Andrea I 102
Petrie's Pillar 104
Small Wall 106
Coopers Barge 110
The Cliff 116
La Machaca 120
Reef Scientifico / Buddy's Reef 124
Bari / Front Porch 128
Something Special (Pali Grande) 134
Calabas Reef 138
18th Palm 140
Windsock (Donkey Beach) 142
Corporal Meiss (North Belnem) 146
Bachelor's Beach (Fondu Di Kalki) 148
Chez Hines 154
Lighthouse Point 156
Punt Vierkant 158
The Lake 160
Hilma Hooker 164
Angel City 170
Alice in Wonderland 174
Aquarius 178
Larry's Lair 180
Jeannie's Glory 182
Salt Pier 184
Salt City 190
Invisibles 194
Tori's Reef 198
Pink Beach (Kabayé) 200
White Slave 202
Wanda 204
Margate Bay 206
Red Beryl 210
Atlantis 212
Fish Hut 214
Vista Blue 216
Sweet Dreams 220
Soft Coral Garden 222
Hidden Beach 224
Yellow Hut 226
Chogogo 228
Red Slave 230
Willemstoren Lighthouse 234
White Hole 236
About Klein Bonaire 238
South Bay 242
Species 246