Dive Review of Divi Flamingo in
Bonaire

Thanks for taking the time to share your report! Next time you are in Bonaire, you might want to consider staying at Den Laman Condominiums. You will get all of the benefits you enjoy at Divi and none of the negatives (in my opinion). My only complaint with staying there in the past was with the associated dive operator-- however, that has since changed and much for the better now that Dive Friends runs things. All the best!

Question: what is current situation with petty theft. We have avoided going back to Bonaire because of it. We would like to return if it's improved.

My feeling is that it is not significant enough to keep me away. We do have the practice of leaving the car windows down and nothing in the car except spare tanks in the back of the truck, which no one will steal. While diving, we take cash, credit card/debit card, ID and car key and put them in a waterproof holder that goes into the BC pocket. Keep windows down and to demonstrate that there is nothing of value and prevent anyone from breaking a window to see if there is something of value. No problems so far. Will be back again in August.

I would like to report that on our last trip to Bonaire we took all the recommended precautions against theft mentioned above, yet we left our apartment one day to find our rental truck windows broken and steering column smashed in, making the truck undriveable. This happened overnight while parked inside a gated apartment complex, just across the street from Sand Dollar Condos. Another apartment dweller had his vehicle stolen outright. Major hassle, loss of dive time filing police reports (who were indifferent) and getting a replacement truck, plus $500 out of pocket, even with insurance. We won't be back to Bonaire any time soon.