Bonaire secured seven different awards in the Scuba Diving Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards, including four #1 rankings. For the 22nd consecutive year, Bonaire has maintained its first place position with the #1 Shore Diving Destination.

In the Caribbean/Atlantic region, the #1 rankings received by Bonaire include Best Macro Diving, Best Beginner Diving, Best Advanced Diving and Best Shore Diving. The #2 rankings include Best Underwater Photography and Best Overall Diving. Bonaire also ranked #4 for Best Overall Destination.

“Bonaire is extremely proud to receive these top honors as they reconfirm the island’s long held reputation as a divers’ paradise,” commented Malinda Hassell, Marketing Manager of Tourism Corporation Bonaire. “The categories of the awards in which Bonaire won demonstrate that our dive operators and tourism partners are attracting divers of all skill levels and can offer them an exciting array of dive options 24/7.”

Located eighty-six miles east of Aruba, the Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire offers year-round sunshine, low annual rainfall, pristine coral formations and the most abundant fish population in the Caribbean. World renowned for scuba diving and snorkeling, it is also ideal for adventurers and explorers as it offers a myriad of eco-adventure activities from sea and mangrove kayaking to windsurfing or kite boarding and more.

For those who want to kick back and relax, not having traffic lights on the island makes it easy to stroll into town or hop on a scooter or bike to peruse the island at their own pace. Accommodations range from full-service oceanfront resorts and condominiums to intimate guesthouses, small inns and private villas.

Tourism Corporation Bonaire, www.tourismbonaire.com