Join us in Bonaire!

June 15-22, 2024

Are you looking to get scuba certified in warm water? Join the EcoDive NW team in Bonaire for a tropical vacation in paradise while you certify as a NAUI open water diver! Class size will be small, so limited spots are available. Come enjoy one of the world’s top diving destinations. Reserve your spot by contacting us today!

Cost: $1,999

(Per person, double occupancy room)

Included:

  • NAUI open water eLearning materials

  • NAUI open water certification

  • Pool sessions with EcoDive NW prior to trip

  • Lodging for 7 nights at Sand Dollar Bonaire in a 3 bedroom, 6-person condo

  • Daily breakfast

  • 1 truck rental per 6-person condo

  • Unlimited shore diving

  • Unlimited tanks (regular or nitrox)

  • 2 guided dives/day for 2 days with EcoDive NW instructors & divemasters (following checkout dives)

  • Interested in also getting nitrox certified? Ask us how to upgrade your open water certification

Not Included:

  • Airfare

  • Gear rental for the week - BCD, regulator, computer & wetsuit

  • Lunches and dinners

  • Gas for truck rental

  • Bonaire Visitor Entry Tax ($75)

  • STINAPA Nature Fee ($40)

  • Additional guided dives ($100 for a 2-tank dive)

  • Travel & dive insurance

  • Personal expenses

  • Gratuity

Check out video footage from our trip to Bonaire last year!

Beautiful Bonaire

Bonaire is a small Caribbean island located 50 miles off the coast of Venezuela. Boasting over 85 different dive sites, it is home to more than 57 species of coral and 350 species of fish. With dive sites easily accessible by shore, amazing coral reefs, and water visibility exceeding 100ft, Bonaire is famed as one of the best Caribbean dive destinations. Discover turtles, barracuda, eels, squid, eagle rays, seahorses, large tarpon and much more. Learn more about Bonaire’s dive sites here.

Meet Your Dive Guides

  • Rod Shroufe

    OWNER/INSTRUCTOR

  • Zee Searles Mazzacano

    DIVEMASTER/INSTRUCTOR CANDIDATE

  • Briauna Reichert

    DIVEMASTER

  • Jamie Caldwell

    DIVEMASTER

Getting to Bonaire

  • We fly in and out of Flamingo International Airport (BON)

  • Flights to Bonaire are available through American, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit, United & WestJet. Flight days/times can be limited. We recommend departing Portland on Friday for a Saturday arrival, and flying out of Bonaire the following Saturday afternoon

  • Truck rentals are picked up directly across from the airport terminal