Bonaire National Marine Park - ADMISSION

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

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

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

Having paid the $10 Marine Park admission, the Nature Fee, you may engage in any activity in the Bonaire National Marine Park: swimming, snorkeling, boating, visiting Klein Bonaire, kayaking, fishing, water skiing, wind surfing, kite boarding, wake boarding, etc. By paying $25 you can take part in all the above activities 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 fee for SCUBA divers ($25) includes entry into Washington Slagbaai National Park . You will need to show your receipt as proof of payment of Nature Fee (the white coupon) and a picture ID such as a copy of yourC-card, driver's license, etc.).

The Nature Fee for non- SCUBA divers as well as the day pass proof of payment, however, do not include entry into Washington Slagbaai National Park.

The Nature Fee 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.

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: Island resolution Marine Park 2010 no. 14 Section II article 2. ( English / Dutch )

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