Captain Don's Reef Dive site

A guide to scuba diving at Captain Don's Reef

Dive site: Captain Don's Reef

Location: Bonaire, Klein Bonaire

Dive type: Boat dive, reef dive

Skill level: Beginner

Visibility: The average visibility at Captain Don's Reef is 100 ft / 30 m, but under water visibility up to 150 ft / 55 m is not at all exceptional here.

Depth: Captain Don's Reef is a 20 – 100 ft / 6 - 30 m dive site.

Water temperature: The water temperatures at Captain Don's Reef are nice and warm year round. They generally stay in the 78 - 84° F / 26 - 29° C spectrum.

Dive site information: Captain Don's Reef can be found south of Klein Bonaire. The current is mild, which makes it a suitable dive for novice scuba divers. The dive site is named after Don Stewart, a devoted scuba diver who dedicated him self to preserve the reefs and all the rest of the marine life around Bonaire and Klein Bonaire.

Marine life: Captain Don's Reef is very well preserved and is home to a large variety of fish. Star coral dominates the drop-off zone. Animal life includes all the reef species common to Klein Bonair and if you are lucky, you might see more rare animals such as turtle, tarpon and frogfish.