This is a Unique Small Group Tour guided by knowledgeable, Local Bonaire resident who loves Bonaire with 28 points of interest.
We focuses on quality over quantity by offering small group tours with no more than twenty people per vehicle. Specializing in small group tours allows us to offer pick-up and drop-off for your convenience from hotel or cruise ship and provide personal attention to our guests.
Our goal is for you to feel welcome when you step off the ship or plane. Our knowledgeable guides are always excited to share Bonaire’s history, culture, economy, and local cuisine with guests.
Our tours are designed to include the best highlights Bonaire has to offer.
Because of the small groups, you will be able to ask questions and have a personal interaction with your guide. You can also make custom requests if you want to see something in particular. Time allowing, we’ll do our best to accommodate your request. Our goal is to make this trip memorable for you and your group!
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Water
✔ Transportation to and from your Ship or Hotel*Transportation to and from your Ship or Hotel
✔ Guided by a Kind & Knowledgeable Long-Time Bonaire Resident
✔ Clean and Safe Vehicle with Air-Conditioning & Working Seatbelts
✔ Transportation via small van, car or pick-up. (Dependent on number of guests)
Pickup Locations
1. Eden Beach Resort Bonaire
2. Caribbean Court Bonaire - Breezy Bonaire
3. Hotel Bonaire Inn - Friars' Inn
4. Tropical Divers Resort
5. The Bellafonte - Luxury Oceanfront Hotel
6. Coco Palm Garden & Casa Oleander
7. Captain Don's Habitat
8. Courtyard Bonaire Dive Resort
9. Port Bonaire Residencia
10. Plaza Beach & Dive Resort Bonaire
11. Harbour Village Beach Club
12. Buddy Dive Resort
13. Bruce Bowker's Carib Inn
14. Casa Atman
15. Divi Flamingo Beach Resort & Casino
16. Boutique Hotel Sonrisa
17. BnBBonaire
18. Coral Paradise Resort
19. Sand Dollar Bonaire
20. Sorobon Luxury Beach Resort
Additional Info: Important information about your meeting point:
Hotel or apartment guests: For the meeting, please meet your guide at the reception, and if you are staying at an apartment, your driver will be at the address you provided on the booking.
Your guide will arrive at your pick-up location 15 minutes before the start of your tour to pick you up. We will notify you if there are any changes.
Cruise Ship Guests: Your guide will welcome you with your first or last name on a sign in front of the cruise ship exit/entry gate where your ship is docked.
Walking away from your ship, you will approach a security checkpoint gate. When you exit the gate, walk straight forward, and look straight ahead. Your guide will be there 15 minutes before the start of your tour to collect you.
Please Note: If your tour starts at 08:30 Local Time, your guide will pick you up 15 minutes (08:15) before the start time of your tour.
IMPORTANT: We are reminding you that ship and local times might differ. Please check it before the Tour starts time.
Very IMPORTANT: If you don't see your guide with your name, please stay at the gate of your ship and do NOT walk away and look for your companion; let your guide look for you.
Guests who book a private tour will not share vehicles with other guests.
Our goal is for our guests to leave the Island happier than when they arrived.
Itinerary
1
Here we will start our tours when you arrive by cruise ship. We will meet you 15 minutes before your tour departure time to ensure we start our tour on time. When you exit your ship, please walk to the security gate (there will be only one security gate) and look straight ahead, where you will see a sign saying Internet booking. We will be standing there with your name on paper. If you are from a Hotel or Apartment, we will pick you up at your apartment or in the lobby at your hotel.
Duration: 15 minutes
2
Kralendijk
We will give you a city/town tour through downtown Kaya Grandi. Kaya Grandi is the Main Street, where all the shops/restaurants and ice cream shops are in Kralendijk. After the tour, you can feel free to be dropped off in Kralendijk, where you will be able to do some shopping and walk around. If you are from the ship, Kralendijk is only a 5 or 1 min walk away from your ship where the cruise ship ports are.
3
That is where we have boats coming in for shelter when big waves come toward the Island.
4
You will be able to take a nice picture of the wonders of the sea. That is going to be a pleasant surprise for you.
5
We will be driving through a neighbourhood called Hato, where most hotels are situated.
6
Sabadeco
Here you will see the most affluent part of the Island, and your tour guide will share with you why the rich people are coming to Bonaire.
7
1000 Steps
Here you will be able to get off the vehicle, walk around, and take some pictures of the beautiful scenery of the clear blue ocean. If you don't want to walk down to the beach because of the Steps, that is no problem. You can stay at the top and enjoy the beautiful view.
Duration: 10 minutes
8
From a distance, you will see the beautiful scenery from where the water level was many years ago and one of the best Diving spots on the island.
9
Here we will share the history of when the enslaved people were living on Bonaire, and you will see the building where the women and the children were staying during the week while the man continued going to the south side of the Island.
Duration: 3 minutes
10
Your tour guide will share and show you some of our oil tanks and why we have them here on Bonaire.
11
Here you see the beautiful scenery of the flamingo in the background and the tallest hill on the island called Brandaris. Here you will not get out of the car since it is a reserved area for the flamingoes, and we are not allowed to let our guests get out of the vehicle, but you will be able to take pictures of the Flamingoes while your tour guide is driving. Depending on the day, you will see the flamingoes very close up; sometimes, they are far away.
Duration: 10 minutes
12
Rincon
Rincon is the oldest town on the Island, where everything started many years ago. You will still see the oldest buildings on the Island and the lovely scenery of why Rincon was chosen many years ago when Bonaire was discovered.
13
The Cadushy Distillery
Here you will see how they make liquor and spirits from local cactus, and you can have a complimentary tasting.
Please remember that the distillery is open from 10 AM to 5 PM from Monday to Saturday!
Duration: 15 minutes
14
Here you will see the splashing waves hitting the cliffs on the coastline with sometimes a lot of donkeys walking around until we reach downtown. We will also be passing right next to Bonaire Landsailing, where you can see people sailing on land.
15
Seru Largu
We will be going up to a hill where you will be able to see Bonaire from above.
Duration: 5 minutes
16
That is the second old neighbourhood on the Island where the Indians have moved.
17
That is the largest neighbourhood in Bonaire.
18
Bonaire
Here your guide will tell you more about the inter Bonaire main street.
19
Here you will see our pink airport, and we will share about tourism and flight arriving and departing from Bonaire.
20
Te Amo Beach, meaning "I Love You" Beach, is a beautiful public spot near Bonaire's airport. It has a tranquil and sandy shoreline with easy access to the water.
Duration: 5 minutes
21
That is a lovely beach where local family and friends gather on the weekends and for celebrations.
22
Belnem
That is a fast-growing neighbourhood on the Island.
23
Bachelor's Beach
That is a Local Beach with very clear water.
Duration: 5 minutes
24
Here you can see one of the ancient lighthouses on Bonaire with great history.
25
That is a new resort with a lovely pool. This resort has a pool where you can sit and order your food from within the pool.
26
Hilma Hooker
You can see here a ship wrack, a famous spot for divers.
27
Salt Pier
We will stop at the pink water and the salt mountains so you can walk around and take pictures. That is the most beautiful stop on the Island because on your right-hand side, you will see the two blue colours of the ocean, and on your left-hand side, you will see the pink water with the white foam on the ground coming out from the salt water.
Duration: 10 minutes
28
Slave Huts at White Pan
Here you will see the Slaves Huts, where you will be able to experience how the enslaved people were working on the Island and where they were sleeping during the week. We'll be taking some time talking about the corals.
That is the last stop, and from here, we will drive you back to the ship. It is a great time to ask still questions you may have to your tour guide.
Please NOTE: we will have everyone from the cruise ship back to the cruise ship terminal 1 hour before the ship's departure time.
Duration: 10 minutes
Additional info
• Service animals allowed
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
