Hi all ! Has anybody travelled to Bonaire who holds a British passport but a Dutch residency permit ? I am going for a holiday (a week) next year and I'm wondering if I need a visa or if there's anything else I need to know. Information on Google is conflicting/confusing ! Thanks!

Info - British passport but residing in the Netherlands for 6 years.

I use CBD gummies for sleep

coming to Bonaire from US will I have any issues bringing CBD into Bonaire?? Don't want to risk legal "issues"..

Hi lovely people, It seems like the Reef Smart Guide Bonaire is completely sold out in Europe. Do you know if I can buy it on Bonaire somewhere? I’ll be back on the island from 27.011.24 Thanks!

Hello! My family has been considering moving to Bonaire, and I understand that gender affirming care is legal in Bonaire but it's quite small so I was wondering if, regardless of legality, if it's possible to access testosterone for ftm transgender individuals as someone in my family is transgender- or if it's not readily available from the island, is that something that can be shipped from the Netherlands. Thank you 🙂

Arrive Saturday for a week and hoping to augment the trip with some extras. Please share any favorite hikes (trail heads or starting points are helpful), yoga classes, and massage practitioners.

Many thanks for the restaurant recs previously posted and pinned!

Edited to add: Recs for live music too, please! I’ve found Eddy’s, Little Havana, and Club Trocadero, but please let me know what I’m missing. Thanks again.

How is the current state of the reefs with the bleaching? I'm going back in December and someone on a scuba sub said basically everything is dead or beige. Is it really that bad everywhere??

I use CBD gummies for sleep -will I have problems bringing with me on upcoming Bonaire trip?

Any suggestions as to what i should see do or eat while I’m visiting Bonaire?

any Dutch pancake houses on the island?

We’ll be there next month and are looking for restaurants with easy take out for lunch and dinner. Thanks!

I just moved here from Peru. I can stay 90 days with no visa. But I want to stay indefinitely. I am under the impression that in that case I have to obtain a residence permit. I will probably have a dive company sponsor a work permit and then sponsor a residence permit as well. My question is, in order to collect my residence permit, will I need a visa to do so? Please let me know. If you can shed any light on my situation in order to help me, please do. Thanks so much!

Traveling there in a few months with a friend who wants to Snuba (not scuba). Does anyone know of any charter / dive companies that offer it?

Visited Bonaire this week. We dove Corporal Miess on Thursday. Throughout the dive there was a constant loud noise much like a very loud lawn mower. There was a second deeper extremely loud noise of some sort too. Has anyone ever heard this? There was a cruise ship departing around this time but the noises were before the cruise ship departed. When we surfaced the sounds were pretty much gone and the cruise ship was pulling out. I could hear the rumble of the cruise ship engines but it was no where near as loud as the other noises that were happening the 1 hr prior.

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I am planning on coming to Bonaire and I have food allergies. I carry medicine with me and have been able to manage my food allergies traveling to other places in the Caribbean. That being said, in the super small chance I have a reaction it makes me feel better knowing there is an ER. Thanks!

Hello! We’re planning a trip to Bonaire next summer; I’m wondering if there is much for kids to do? The resort we’re looking at is Captain Dons for the ease of scuba diving, but it looks like there isn’t much of a beach. Are there good beaches around? Is another resort a better option? Any advice appreciated!

Just a FYI for anyone hoping to enjoy a kayak trip, call ahead to make sure they are still doing your tour, STINAPA advised the mangrove tours are on hold until I believe they can locate and handle the non native visitor. We are hoping to reschedule ours for tomorrow (Oct 10, 2024), but they are offering refunds as well.

It's a trek to get out there, rough roads, so if you call ahead you can save some time and wear on your vehicle.

If you had a group of 100 people on the island, what kinds of fun things would you do with everyone? Dinner at a restaurant? Are there any boat tours that can handle that many people? Catered beach party? All ages, but mostly adults. Trying to entertain a wedding party a couple days before the wedding...

Hello, my fiancé and I (Americans) are looking at Plaza Resort Bonaire as a possible venue/lodging location for our wedding next year. I would love to get people’s opinions on this resort or experiences at weddings on the island in general :) Thanks!

Does anyone know if it is required to have a 4WD vehicle to go to Washington Slagbaai national park? I want to visit the park when I come to Bonaire, but I am also trying not to spend much on a rental if I can help it. Thoughts?

Anyone know if it’s possible to find smoke on Bonaire

Coming to put some money in the economy and do some diving with my wife and my brother (who’s going to get certified in Bonaire on Monday). We are all super-excited.

See you all on the reefs.

Hi Bonairians and Island visitors. I am currently writing my thesis on potentially expanding padel courts onto the island of Bonaire. I would really appreciate any input and responses to my thesis survey as I need 50 respondents minimum to meet university requirements. Thanks in advance to anyone to takes the time!

Just wanted to say its been 5 days and I'm already half way there. Thank you so much for everyone who has taken the time! I really appreciate it!

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I will visit the beautiful island of Bonaire in a few weeks. And i was wondering if it is possible to buy snus there. The nicotine packs to put under your lip.

Hi,

I was wondering what the price of an average pack of cigarettes is on Bonaire. Does anyone know this? I can’t seem to find it online.

I am trying to wire money for a rental to save money on fees, Using a credit card will cost more in fees. My bank does not recognize the Bonaire bank or the SWIFT code. I tried wise.com but they don't support wiring money to Bonaire.

The rental management says other renters for the USA wire funds to their account at Maduro and Curiel's Bank in Bonaire, so there must be a way to do it.