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    Default cave dive in Bonaire

    This year will be my third trip to Bonaire. This summer I met a diver who has been to Bonaire and he says there are caves there. Anybody know anything about that?


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    I've been in dry caves on Bonaire, but nothing submerged. It would appear that there are underwater caves there, as the NSS-CDS did a recon project there a while back (late 80s?). I believe John Burge headed it up.

    'scuse me for a moment....

    AHA! A little googling turned this up for you:

    http://www.visit-bonaire.eu/pagina.a...ite=bonaireeng

    Scroll down and you'll find "Cave Diving & Snorkling on Bonaire."

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    Did that this year. It was good they would not let you have fins or really (dive) in them. You had to go from rock to rock with just a mask and snorkle. We took some our cave lights and it was great. Its a lot of work getting into them too. Lot of fun. Hope this helps

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    There are cave (actually sump) dives there, but they are now in a state park, so access is limited to guided snorkle dives, or permits. There is a small cavern in the coral off Karpata bach, around 130' deep. It looks like you might wriggle into more cave, but without some skin protection, I wasn't willing to try.

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