Bonaire National Marine Park - ADMISSION

The sea around Bonaire, including Lac and around Klein Bonaire, is protected and managed by STINAPA through the Bonaire National Marine Park. The Marine Park is from the high water mark, to the depth of 60 meters (200ft).

Therefore, all users of the waters of Bonaire enter the Bonaire National Marine Park by doing so and are required to pay an entrance fee we call the Nature Fee*.

This fee is $25 for SCUBA divers and $10 for non-SCUBA divers for one calendar year. Day passes are also available at $10 for one day of SCUBA diving.

Having paid the $10 Marine Park entrance fee, Nature Fee, you can engage in any activity in the Bonaire National Marine Park like: swimming, snorkeling, boating, visiting Klein Bonaire, kayaking, fishing, water skiing, wind surfing, kite boarding, wake boarding. By paying $25 you can do all the activities mentioned as well as SCUBA dive.

Users who pay the calendar-year admission receive a receipt in their name, and a tag. The receipt and the tag have matching numbers. As proof of payment of the admission fee users should carry both the tag and the receipt. The tag should be carried or worn on a place where it is visible: on the BCD for SCUBA divers and around the neck for non SCUBA divers. The receipt can be kept in your wallet, waterproof pocket of dive bag or beach bag.

The yearly admission includes entry into Washington Slagbaai National Park. You will need to show your receipt as proof of payment of the yearly Nature Fee (the white coupon you receive after you have filled in your name etc. when you pay the Nature Fee) and a picture ID or a copy (C-card, driver's license, etc.).

The day pass proof of payment, however, is a ticket that does not include entry into Washington Slagbaai National Park.

The Nature Fee is paid on a per-person basis and is not transferable.

The Nature Fee can be paid at dive centers, the activity desks of hotels, through providers of activities in the Bonaire National Marine Park or at the Visitor Center at the entrance to Washington Slagbaai National Park.

The income from the Nature Fee enables us to manage our parks, guaranteeing Bonaire’s lasting success in nature protection and conservation.

*Payment of the entrance fee to the Bonaire National Marine Park is required by law (Law Daypass Dive & Law Entrance BNMP): Marine Ordinance A.B.1991 no. 8 article 2A A.B. 2005 no. 10 article 2 – 1 & 2.