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Joanne's Sunchi

Sunchi is kiss in Papiamentu · a shallow top with dense finger coral

Joanne's Sunchi has the friendliest name in the area: sunchi means kiss in Papiamentu. The site lives up to it with a shallow top densely grown with finger coral and full of juvenile fish.

IN ONE LINE

Joanne's Sunchi is a beginner boat dive on Klein Bonaire: a densely grown reef top at four to six metres and a gradual slope to thirty metres.

TRANSLATED PAGEJoanne's Sunchi

What you see

A broad top at four to six metres with dense finger coral and fan coral, where schools of juvenile fish shelter. The slope runs gently to thirty metres with sponges. Turtles regularly above the top.

When to go

In calm sea, year round. In the morning, when the light falls at an angle on the top.

WHAT DISAPPOINTS

Shallow and flat: no wall, no depth. Boat only. No facilities on Klein Bonaire.

Rules on site

NATURE TAGRequired; the site lies within the Bonaire National Marine Park.
TOUCHINGTouch nothing, take nothing, do not anchor.
EQUIPMENTGloves only with an exemption from STINAPA.

Decisions on diveability, technique and health belong with STINAPA, a dive school or a doctor. This page only describes the conditions.

Context

Most names on Klein Bonaire were given by diving pioneers, often after people around them and sometimes in Papiamentu. They were never officially recorded, but have appeared on every map for decades.

Questions about this site

What does sunchi mean?
Kiss, in Papiamentu. The names on Klein Bonaire were given by diving pioneers, some in the local language.
Is this suitable for snorkelling?
Yes. The top lies shallow and close under the boat.

Nearby

FACT CARDSITE
EntryBoat
LevelBeginner
Depth4 to 30 m
CurrentLight
SnorkellingYes, from shore
ParkingNot applicable
ShadeNone
FacilitiesNone
Distance from Kralendijk7 km W
Nature TagRequired
WHAT THE NATURE TAG COSTS
SOURCES
  1. STINAPA, rules of the Bonaire National Marine Park en Klein Bonaire
  2. Own field observation

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