Hello Everyone,

I am planning my first trip to Bonaire on Feb7th.

Looking for any tips on the best snorkeling locations(I hear they are all great), dining, etc.

Hi David! Welcome to Bonaire Talk, and glad to see that it worked for you I'm going to move this thread to "Everything Else" as the main Web Cam thread is for posting pics from the cams.

Also, go to the bottom and click on "Topics," Click on the dining thread, you will get a lot of information about places to eat.

Go here for the top Snorkeling Spots. Also, check out the main snorkeling topics, lots of info there as well.

Thank you very much Cynde youve been very helpful

My pleasure David!

Hello David & Welcome to BT
How long will you be on Bonaire?
Gibi's on Tuesday's is wonderful - get to meet other BT-ers, along with Gibi & family. The food & company can't be beat!
There are SO MANY great spots to snorkel
and we did our first night snorkel last year which was awesome.

We will be there for 7 days. Staying at the Kontiki.

I really am looking forward to some beautiful weather and great snorkeling.

Also some exploring, How bad are the roads through the National park? Back surgery may prevent me from going through.

David

The roads in the park are a challenge

david, i agree with brian...the roads in the park can be really rough. it's not at all like a park in the states. the only places the roads have anything even resembling pavement is where the rain has washed them out regularly. even then they can be really bad. and it's one-way so once you commit to the tour you have to stick it out all the way thru. we've driven thru in a sedan, a jeep, a van, and a truck. the truck was the easiest and it was still an adventure.

David...I'm with Pat and Brian. The roads are rather challenging. Avoid the park if it has rained recently. If it has been dry and you have a truck, you might want to try the short route. We did the long route on our last trip and I was about 4 months from having broken my tailbone for the second time. Not as traumatic as surgery, but still not pleasant. The long route didn't really bother me that much, but we got out a lot and walked around and I think that helped.

The other note of caution, put gas in your truck before you enter the park. We thought we had enough, but towards the end were very low and then we got out of the park and to the gas station 3 minutes after the gas station closed. Luckily our tank held more gas than the gauge indicated and we made it to Lisa's for gas.

Love the park: saw lots of animals, loved the blow hole, and would recommend if you have the right vehicle.

we loved the blow hole too. it didn't used to be marked and we missed it on our first few visits. last year my brother in law was visiting and wanted to see an iguana. overachiever that i am, i not only found him one iguana near pos mangel, i found him two...on the path, having sex. highlight of his trip. i should post pictures (the one i took on the way back to the car was great...the male was having a cigarette and the female was looking bored...LOL)

Thanks for the info, i will see how i feel after 14 hours in the airport to get there.

I say the blow hole on the map and was interested to see it.

Also there are a couple of beaches on the far side, are they worth checking out?

We always like to do a dive or two in the park. That always makes for a great day!!