Bonaire is a beautiful Caribbean island known for its pristine natural environment, particularly its coral reefs and diving opportunities. It's located in the Leeward Antilles, off the coast of Venezuela. It's part of the ABC islands (Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao).
The official language is Dutch, but Papiamento is widely spoken.
Weather Towards the end of January was hot and Humid
Bonaire is a special municipality of the Netherlands.
Image on the left shows the coast of Bonaire, characterized by a sharp contrast between the deep blue of the open ocean and the vibrant turquoise of the shallow waters closer to the shore.
After a good breakfast on my cruise ship, exited the ship and headed towards the cruise port, now I did not have a excursion planned ahead of time so basically I approached the Taxi counter, was told if there are four people they would charge USD 25 each for an island tour that lasted about three and a half hours. Within minutes there were 3 others wanting to go, was kind of surprised as most folks have booked shore excursions by the cruise ship company, anyways off we went.
The cab driver was also our tour guide and gave a commentary on the sites we passed by, our first stop was the surf and snorkel beach, we walked down the steps to the beach. Picture of the iguana by the steps.
We continued on and our next stop was the lake. Salinas are natural saltwater lakes. Goto Lake is the largest natural saltwater lake on Bonaire where flamingos have their breeding grounds.