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Monte's Divi

Klein Bonaire · named after a divi-divi tree on the shore

Monte's Divi is named after a divi-divi tree that stood on the shore as a landmark. The dive is calm: a shallow top with plenty of juvenile fish and a slope that drops away gradually.

IN ONE LINE

Monte's Divi is a beginner boat dive on Klein Bonaire: a reef top at four to six metres and a gradual slope to thirty metres.

TRANSLATED PAGEMonte's Divi

What you see

A reef top at four to six metres with finger coral, fan coral and sponges. The slope drops gently to thirty metres with sea fans. Schools of juvenile fish and sea bass on the top; now and then a turtle.

When to go

In calm sea, as a second dive of the day. In the morning the visibility over the top is best.

WHAT DISAPPOINTS

No special relief and little depth. Reachable only by boat. 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

The divi-divi always bends to the south-west under the constant trade wind and is for that the best-known natural compass of the islands. On the map of Klein Bonaire, trees long served as the only landmarks.

Questions about this site

What is a divi-divi?
A tree that grows to the south-west under the constant trade wind; the best-known natural compass of the islands.
Is this a good second dive?
Yes: shallow, calm and without current to speak of.

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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