Island Express Dive Tours - Diving, Windsurfing and Snorkeling Vacation Packages

Buddy Diving

Eat, Sleep (Buddy) Dive

Location
Buddy Dive is a PADI, Five Star dive & activities center and DAN member on the waterfront at Buddy Dive Resort. Buddy's "house reef" and boat pickup is within easy steps of the rental center and 24 hour air-filled and nitrox-filled tank access. Guided mangrove kayaking, windsurfing, off-road biking, kite-boarding and more also can be arranged thru the activities center.

Dive Boats
Buddy Dive operates with six custom dive boats with boat capacity ranging from 12 - 28 divers + crew. All boats are equipped with first aid kits, oxygen, 2-way radios and appropriate rescue equipment. 2 crew members on board are trained in First Aid.

Boat Schedule
Daily single and two-tank morning boat dives plus afternoon single tank boat dives offered with private charters available. Night dive trips are offered once a week. Dedicated snorkeling boat trips offered once a week.

Drive Thru air-fill station
Buddy Dive is the innovator of Bonaire's first drive-thru air-fill station allowing divers 24 hour road side tank access (similar to a gas station).

Instruction Offered
Multi-lingual PADI, NAUI & SSI, Universal Refferral instruction is offered from beginner thru advanced. Specialty, TEC and snorkel courses also available.

Bonaire Marine Park entry fee is $25 per diver per calendar year. All divers are required by the Bonaire Marine Park to carry out a dive orientation & shore orientation dive before participating in any diving activities.

Buddy Dive Resort Information

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