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What it's like

Klein Bonaire is a small uninhabited islet off the west coast of Bonaire, part of the Dutch special municipality of Bonaire. It is extremely flat, rising no more than two meters above the sea. The Bonaire National Marine Park covers the waters around it, with coral reefs and shallow lagoons.

The islet has no buildings beyond some ruins of slave huts and a small open shelter on the beach facing Bonaire. Green and hawksbill sea turtles live here permanently, and the islet is also an Important Bird Area for threatened species such as bare-eyed pigeons and least terns. Visitors come by boat for the water and the beach.

Good to know

  • Do not swim alone at the remote park beaches. The park is remote, so go with someone.
  • Visitors going by water taxi must buy a nature tag.
  • Marine park rules ban gloves, chemical glow sticks and spearfishing. Booties are recommended for rough shore entry.
  • The islet has no running water or sanitation, so bring water and plan for the day.
A place to visit: ​
Marine preserve, by boat

Klein Bonaire

Klein Bonaire is a small uninhabited islet about 800 meters off Bonaire's west coast. It is a marine preserve, and people come for the snorkeling, the turtles and the beach.

How to get there
Water taxis, catamaran water taxis and passenger boats cross to the islet from Bonaire, and dive boats make the trip too.
Time needed
About three and a half hours on a water taxi tour.
What it costs
A water taxi or boat fare to the islet, and a nature tag for visitors going by water taxi.
Suits
Snorkelers, beach goers and turtle watchers
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Tours that go here

Prices are per person, booked with our partner, Shore Excursions Group.

Tour
Bonaire

Water Taxi Transfer to Klein Bonaire

3 hours 30 minutes
Standard
5.0
​ (
4
)
$58.99
a person
274
beaches
scuba_diving
snorkeling
Tour
Bonaire

Luxury Bonaire Sail and Snorkel

3 hours
Standard
​ (
)
$138.99
a person
341
snorkeling
sailing_catamaran
Tour
Bonaire

Private Snorkel and Beach Hopping

3 hours
Private
​ (
)
a person
394
snorkeling
beaches
Next, in ​
Bonaire
All of ​
Bonaire
Marine park

Bonaire National Marine Park

Bonaire

Bonaire National Marine Park is the protected sea around the island and Klein Bonaire, home to reefs, shallow lagoons and 86 public dive sites. Most of the diving and snorkeling happens here.

Tours here from ​
$58.99
​ a person
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12.1833333
-68.3333333
Reef, by shore

Bonaire western reef

Bonaire

A protected reef along Bonaire's western shore, where divers wade in from the beach in front of their hotel. Divers can walk in from the sand in front of their hotel and start the dive there.

Tours here from ​
​ a person
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Snorkel sites, from shore

Bonaire shore snorkel sites

Bonaire

Bonaire's shore snorkel sites are reef spots you enter straight from the land, with no boat needed. Over thirty are open year-round, and many are led by experienced guides.

Tours here from ​
​ a person
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Beach club

Ocean Oasis Beach Club

Bonaire

Ocean Oasis is a beachfront club on Bonaire where you can spend a day on the sand from a day bed or cabana, with restaurant dining close by.

Tours here from ​
​ a person
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