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How long are you staying?
Every length asks for a different order. These are the four most chosen; there are twelve.
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Your first day in Bonaire 1 day, from an early-afternoon landing · 16.4 km (10 mi) · 40 min Admin first, water second, view third. The day that saves the rest of the week. -
Three days in Bonaire 3 days · 46.6 km (29 mi) · 2 h 45 min Town, the south and Klein Bonaire. The north waits. -
Five days in Bonaire 5 days · 92.4 km (57 mi) · 3 h 45 min The length at which the north starts to pay for itself. -
One week in Bonaire 7 days · 86.4 km (54 mi) · 3 h 50 min The classic. Each half of the island gets its own day.
What there is on Bonaire
The water
47 placesThe reef starts a few meters from the shore, so most of this island happens below the surface.
The island itself
41 placesAbove water it is dry, flat and older than it looks: salt, slavery, flamingos and a national park.
Eating and drinking
58 placesMore places to eat than the island has beaches, and most of them face west.
Getting around
21 placesThere is no bus network worth the name, so this is the choice that shapes your week.
Shopping
10 placesEverything is imported, so bring a cool box and do the big shop on the first afternoon.
The audio tours
The story starts on its own the moment you reach a stop. Works in flight mode, so also where the signal stops.
Before you go
- The best time to visit Bonaire There is no bad month, which makes this a question about wind, rain and price rather than about weather.
- Kralendijk The island's only town, and small enough that you will have seen it before lunch — which is exactly why it is worth doing properly.
- Bonaire or Curaçao Half an hour apart by plane, and about as similar as a village and a city. The choice is easier than it looks.
- Visa Requirements Visa requirements for Bonaire follow Dutch rules, because the island is a special municipality of the Netherlands rather than a se
- Nature fee (STINAPA) The license you need for diving and snorkeling on Bonaire is the STINAPA nature fee, and it is compulsory for everyone who enters
- Paying In Bonaire: Cash, Card And Digital Paying in Bonaire is done in US dollars. That surprises Dutch visitors, who often arrive with euros: the island is part of the Net
- Visitor Entry Tax The Visitor Entry Tax is a one-off charge that every visitor to Bonaire pays on arrival, in place since July 2022. It costs sevent
Take Bonaire with you
All 177 places on this page are in the free Bonaire app: a map that shows where you are, directions to the next stop, and the whole lot downloaded in advance — so it keeps working where the signal does not.
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