Carel's Vision
Possibly closed (stony coral tissue loss disease): check with STINAPA, tel. +599 788 9015. Challenging north-west coast site named in 2005 after Carel Steensma, damaged by Hurricane Lenny in 1999 and now dominated by black corals with plate, star and boulder corals returning.
Facts
- Region: Bonaire – North, East & Klein Bonaire
- Area: Washington Slagbaai coast
- Depth: 6–30 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: moderate
- Type: reef, shore
- Coordinates: 12.23071, -68.41275 (approximate)
- Highlights: black coral
- Permit: Bonaire Nature Fee (Marine Park tag) is mandatory for every diver in the Bonaire National Marine Park (all water within the 60 m depth line around Bonaire and Klein Bonaire), shore dives included. bonaire.com lists US$40 per person per calendar year (1 Jan–31 Dec; QR code by e-mail, carry it with an ID), bought online at stinapa.bonairenaturefee.org or at dive shops; the 2026 fee period opened on 16 Dec 2025, so confirm the current amount with STINAPA. Rules: do not touch or stand on coral, take nothing, no anchoring on reef. This site lies at Washington Slagbaai National Park (open Tue–Sun 8:00–17:00, last entry 14:30 per bonaire.com); the Nature Fee also covers the park. 4WD advised on the unpaved roads.
- Issuer / contact: STINAPA Bonaire (Bonaire National Marine Park manager)
- Phone: +599 717 8444
- Email: info@stinapa.org
- Website: https://stinapabonaire.org/contact/contact-information/
- STINAPA HQ, Barcadera 10; after hours / WhatsApp +599 777 8444; fee payment: https://stinapa.bonairenaturefee.org/. Fee amount per bonaire.com (https://bonaire.com/en/travel-info/nature-fee/).
- Tips: A 4WD vehicle is required for the last ~2 km of unpaved road; about 50 m over sand to a stone beach. No facilities. Strong current can occur.