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Plaza Beach & Dive Resort

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The Plaza Resort Bonaire is an all-inclusive resort centrally located in the Caribbean. Plaza Resort offers direct views of the sea and is located five minutes from the airport, capital city, restaurants, shops, and bars. The Bonaire resort offers several accommodations with queen and king sleeping arrangements, a terrace or balcony, air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, a safe, and a kettle. All rooms are spacious and located near the pool, lagoon, or ocean.

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Guests can dine on-site at the Tipsy Seagull Restaurant, which offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets while overlooking the ocean. The resort is also home to two bars: the Palm Beach Bar, located next to the pool, and the Scubar, an ideal place to relax after a day of diving.

Diving adventures are provided through the resort’s diving school, Toucan Diving. The school is a five-star PADI diving center that provides snorkeling and diving along the house reef and on boat trips. Packages for unlimited shore diving, one- and two-tank boat dives, night diving, and guided diving along the Bonaire coast are offered. Full equipment rentals are available as well. Other water-based activities include relaxing at the luxury pool, stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, snorkeling, and fishing trips. Land excursions can be made to Washington Slagbaai, Gotomeer, Mangroves, Rincon, Salt Pans, and the uninhabited Klein Island.

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Dive Conditions

Bonaire is an ideal destination for underwater photographers. Water temperatures average a warm 78-84°F (25.6-28.9°C), with visibility averaging over 100 feet (30m), and occasionally reaching up to 150 feet (50m). Water temperatures do vary widely by season and location.

Scuba diving in Bonaire means three things: easy shore diving, low cost, and a strong diving infrastructure. It has over 60 dive sites all easily accessible by shore. Divers can see colorful large sponges and sea fans while diving Bonaire, as well as explore quite a few shipwrecks, and encounter various marine life like turtles, barracudas and groupers. Angelfish, butterflyfish, seahorses, crabs, and shrimps can also be seen. Often referred to as the shore diving capital of the world, the dive sites in Bonaire are clearly marked and easily identifiable. The reef is only a short swim from shore and in pristine condition due to many decades of protection. Driving from one dive site to the next is a breeze with one main road running the length of the island.

Bonaire diving conditions are usually good year-round. Although Bonaire has a reputation for having great weather all year, the hurricane season is between June and November. And technically below the hurricane belt, the island has had its share of odd storms and received significant damage in 2008 from Hurricane Omar. Some drivers have said that some shallow reefs sustained damage from that Hurricane, but not the deeper reef areas.

Water Temperatures range from 80 to 86 F (27 to 30 C). The warmest water is in August / September. Visibility averages 40-100 feet (12-30M) but occasionally drops down to less. It can easily be over 100ft (30m) at Klein Bonaire.