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Captain Don's Habitat: "An old favorite", Aug, 2017, by Marlene Dowell, MD, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 9941 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We have been to Bonaire multiple times and have stayed at Captain Don's 5 or 6 times. The diving there is easy, the equipment area and gearing up area are located close to the water and are covered (that is, not out in the sun). There are a variety of room types available, from just a "hotel" room to cottages with 2 bedrooms. The grounds are well kept up and we had no problems with our particular quarters. The house restaurant is OK, but we chose to eat at other restaurants most nights. New restaurants seem to be coming all the time and some we remembered from other trips are gone. There were plenty to choose from. As far as fish life, there weren't too many large animals. A few turtles and rays. The house reef at Captain Don's (Rif Scientifico) had plentiful fish life, especially if you go out at about 4 p.m. which seems to be dinner time. Lots going on then. Coral - not the best in the Caribbean, but not awful. We did mostly shore diving and opted for 2 boat dives to provide variety. The boat we were on could take 14 divers, I think. We did not see any lionfish (!) although dive masters said there are some. If you are a person who likes to dive on their own schedule, Captain Don's is a good fit.
Websites	Captain Don's Habitat
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Solomon Islands, Red Sea, Hawaii, North Carolina
Closest Airport	BON	Getting There	Delta flight through Atlanta. No problems.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	40-70 Ft/ 12-21 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Recreational diving limits (130 ft). No gloves, since it is a marine sanctuary.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	Large rinse tank for cameras in the dock area. No tables for cameras on the boats, but separate rinse bucket. I think the lighting in the rooms has been improved, which helps when setting up cameras.

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Dive Review of Captain Don's Habitat in Bonaire

Captain Don's Habitat: "An old favorite", Aug, 2017,

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Captain Don's Habitat in
Bonaire