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.
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.

Tours that go here
Prices are per person, booked with our partner, Shore Excursions Group.


Bonaire National Marine Park
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.

Bonaire western reef
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.

Bonaire shore snorkel sites
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.

Ocean Oasis Beach Club
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.
The same kind of day, elsewhere
Snorkeling




