Excursion Snuba catamaran, go beyond snorkeling tour at Kralendijk

Your adventure begins with a boat pickup at the cruise pier. Board a comfortable, engine-powered catamaran and choose a shaded or sunny spot to relax and enjoy the scenery during the approximately 30-minute cruise to Bonaire’s Marine Park.

Scenic Cruise & Safety Briefing

The crew welcomes you with a safety briefing and introduction to SNUBA. While cruising along the colorful coastline, enjoy non-alcoholic refreshments such as water, fruit punch, or sodas, and take in the spectacular views. Guests will need to fill out a waiver before participating.

Arrival & Instruction

At the mooring spot, receive a detailed SNUBA briefing from your guides. The group is divided into two, with the first group beginning their SNUBA experience — a 20-30 minute underwater exploration at depths of 2 to 20 feet, guided and supervised at all times. Meanwhile, the second group can snorkel or swim freely.

SNUBA & Marine Life

Enjoy the underwater world, observing corals, sponges, colorful fish, and possibly sea turtles, all in the crystal-clear waters of Bonaire. After the first group finishes, roles are reversed, and the second group joins the underwater adventure.

Return & Relaxation

Once all guests are back on board, the bar opens with alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, including rum punch, fruit punch, sodas, and beer. The captain then sets sail back to the pier, giving guests time to sunbathe, chat, or ask questions about Bonaire’s marine life and natural beauty.

Note

Please note: This tour involves an extensive amount of activity and a moderate amount of walking, with a few steps to negotiate to embark/disembark the catamaran and six steps to manoeuvre in/out of the e-catamaran. This tour is recommended for guests who are in good physical condition, have snorkelling experience, and can swim in water too deep to stand. This tour is not suitable for pregnant guests, guest with neck and/or back problems, guests with heart and/or respiratory conditions, guests prone to seasickness, guests with limited mobility, and guests who utilise a wheelchair. For safety reasons guests with Lung, Heart, Ear or Sinus and Back/Neck problems cannot participate. As well as guests with walking disabilities, pregnancy and recovering from surgery. Guests must be experienced swimmers, and need to be able to snorkel. Guests need to pass the questions on the waiver, if a question is answered with YES, guest cannot participate on the SNUBA part. Guests are advised to wear a swimsuit under a cover-up, and bring sun protection, a towel, change of clothing, bottled water, and US Dollars or credit cards for purchases from the ship. Guests must be at least 13 years old to participate on this tour and not older than 65 years; minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over 18 years old. Snorkelling gear and life vests are provided. The life vests must be worn the entire time whilst snorkelling.  The e-catamaran has shaded areas. Waterproof cameras are highly recommended. Guests weighing more than 264 pounds (about 120 kilograms) cannot participate on this tour. Guests must be at least 18 years old to be served alcoholic beverages. Guests may not SNUBA nor snorkel if they have consumed alcohol. Although frequently encountered on this type of tour, fish and marine life sightings are not guaranteed. A signed waiver is required to participate on this tour. Operation of this tour is subject to weather conditions. This tour is available during mornings and afternoons only. The tour sequence may vary.   

Essential information: The guests are reminded not to touch or remove coral and avoid swimming near any red or brown coral, which can sting if brushed against. FULL SNUBA equipment is included.  The SNUBA experience is guided, Snorkeling is unguided. There is a no shoe policy on board of the Catamaran. The shoes will be collected at the beginning of the tour when boarding the Catamaran, at the end of the tour the shoes will be handed back to the guests. Advice: easy shoes that you can take off quickly (for example Flip-Flops). Two guests per SNUBA raft, single participants will be paired up. Once the first pair of the group has reached the safety reserve of the air tank, the SNUBA experience ends. Guest is not allowed during underwater SNUBA Experience to make pictures due to safety restrictions (on the surface it is allowed).