Dive Friends Bonaire has been providing quality scuba diving services and education since 2002.
Independent Dive Center
Dive Friends is not directly connected to only one resort, people from all accommodation are welcome. For ideas of where to stay check out our accommodation partners.
Conveniently Located
With 8 full service locations on the island we’ll make your Bonaire diving as easy and convenient as possible. We offer the Bonaire Marine Park orientation at any time or dive location between 8 AM and 5 PM.
Enviromental Commitment
We work hard to keep Bonaire blue and beautiful. If you’re on-island for one of our famous quarterly Clean Up Dives, we would love to have your help to ensure healthy reefs for Bonaire divers to enjoy for generations.
Excellent Reviews
Dive Friends Bonaire is an award-winning, family-type dive school. A personal touch is very important; we prefer quality instead of quantity. All facilities are fully equipped with excellent rental gear, should you require it
We pride ourselves on making all of our guests feel like they are visiting with friends while we help them to enjoy their dive vacation.
Talk to us about your previous dive experiences and what you’d like to learn or try while you’re visiting. We’ll do our best to make sure that you leave a better diver and with many happy memories of your vacation.
All of our convenient locations are staffed with friendly, professional, and helpful divers from around the globe. We all love being in the water and take environmental protection very seriously.
As a PADI Instructor Development Center, we like to think of ourselves as an Institute of Higher Scuba Diving Learning and that makes a big difference for our international dive crew. They choose to work at Dive Friends because they have the opportunity to continue with their professional scuba diving training and careers.
Another thing that we have in common is that we all love to travel. We know just what it feels like for our new guests when you first arrive on island. We’ve been there ourselves! You have a lot of questions and you’re looking for fun and adventure. We’re here to help you make that a reality.
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We did the DSD and Hidde was our dive guide. He did a fantastic job at explaining the equipment, what to expect, and what the experience was going to be... read more like. Hidde was exceptionally clear with his instructions and directions during our dive under water. We always understood the route, when to descend, or to ascend from his clear signals. We enjoyed it so much we did a second dive. We would recommend Hidde and Dive Friends Bonaire for anyone starting with scuba or an experienced diver.
We cannot wait to go back and share another great experience! Thank you again Hidde and Dive Friends Bonaire (yellow submarine team). See you soon!
Dustin T. and Erin O.DustinJThomas
February 28, 2023 -
Overall, it was a great experience with my instructor Koa on the PADI advanced course. He was very thorough, highly professional, and offered advice, tips, and insights all throughout the... read more two days of rigorous, but fun learning. In addition, all the staff I interacted with were super friendly and professional. Top notch employees and just good people here. My only problem comes from the management side. After my course, I rented some equipment and a tank for 3 air fills - and pre-paid for all of this. I was only able to dive once given some ear issues (but that was a great dive at Karpata). When I returned the gear and tank, I requested a refund for the 2 tank fills I did not use. Staff telephoned their manager but they declined to give any reprieve giving no apparent reason. That just left a bad taste in what was a great experience. Essentially, one dive cost $66 for air - even the staff agreed they saw it as unfair. It is a shame for the business, as I was about to purchase some t-shirts and gear, but after that unfortunate decision, I decided to take business elsewhere. I have to say, I'll think twice about diving with Dive Friends again, and will definitely get my air elsewhere.
Timberidge_Oaks
February 4, 2023 -
I went diving with Dive Friends in November 2022 and Tess provided a winderful trip at 2 different dive sites. The whole island is a marine sanctuary so the... read more sea life is plentiful everywhere. Dive Friends are setup with dive shops at every site so getting any kind of help or service is instant. Dive masters are very knowledgeable.
doug w
January 21, 2023 -
I have done 2 dives with Divefriends. First one was a refresh and short dive at Bari reef. That was very relaxed. Second one was a personal dive with Tessa... read more at Cliff reef. As I am not a great diver and uncertain, diving with a personal divemaster was great. Tessa helped me with my mask issues and took all the time I needed for my ears. After that we could dive down to 14 meters and it was very nice. Thank you Tessa.
martiv2023
January 15, 2023