Bonaire
Kralendijk
Shore-dive a national marine park.
A protected fringing reef you snorkel straight off the beach, and an islet offshore.
Bonaire's whole coastline is a national marine park, and the reef begins a few steps off the beach. Kralendijk is a small, low-key Dutch town fronting one of the best-preserved fringing reefs in the Caribbean, the diving and snorkelling are legendary and start at your feet. Klein Bonaire, an uninhabited islet minutes offshore, has water clarity that borders on absurd.
What you’ll do
·Shore-snorkel the house reef
·Klein Bonaire boat trip
·Salt flats & flamingos
·Mangrove kayak at Lac Bay
Why it’s special
Marine park
The entire island is ringed by a protected, vivid, easy-access reef.
Klein Bonaire
An uninhabited islet of pristine snorkelling, minutes offshore.
Flamingo flats
Salt pans where wild flamingos feed in the south of the island.