Dive Friends Bonaire

Dive Friends is our neighbor and partner in being the gateway to Bari Reef. They are a full-service dive center offering dive courses, equipment rental, guided shore dives, guided boat dives, equipment repair, and more.

Dive Friends has multiple locations on the island, offering our guests convenient stops for tank pick up and drop-offs, advice, or even a cold glass of water or coffee when away from your Sand Dollar home.

The Sand Dollar location is their premier dive center and is available exclusively for Sand Dollar. They manage the dive dock and provide air and nitrox tanks, rinse tanks, and gear up benches day and night! There is also a 24-hour gear storage room, and wagons if you want to dive further along the Sand Dollar property. When exploring further afield, the dive center is accessible by truck and has a dedicated area for a drive-up tank room and another set of rinse tanks, all also available 24 hours per day.

To ensure a safe vacation, if you haven’t been diving for over a year, Dive Friends requires that you refresh your dive skills and knowledge with a refresher course. The type of refresher recommended is depending on your date of your last dive, certification level and total number of dives. If you haven’t been diving for more than 8 years, you need to do a full PADI Open Water course without the theory.

If you’re visiting with children, Dive Friends provides several opportunities for children to get involved, either above or below water (starting from five years of age!). Sand Dollar is the perfect place to begin creating those family scuba diving memories!

Dive Friends offers several opportunities for you to participate and join us in our mission of preservation. Ask the DFB crew about their ongoing activities.