Carl's Hill
Boat-only wall dive at the north-eastern tip of Klein Bonaire: a reef wall from about 10 to 40 m covered in sponges and soft corals, known for seahorses, with barracuda, surgeonfish and parrotfish. Challenging; current is limited but sometimes strong.
Facts
- Region: Bonaire – North, East & Klein Bonaire
- Area: Klein Bonaire
- Depth: 10–40 m
- Level: advanced
- Current: moderate
- Type: reef, wall, boat
- Coordinates: 12.2216, -68.19689 (approximate)
- Highlights: wall, seahorses, barracuda
- 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.
- 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/).
- Unverified: Position estimated from the north-eastern tip of Klein Bonaire as described by bonaire.com; no published coordinates. The other ~20 Klein Bonaire boat sites were left out for lack of coordinates.
- Tips: Do not dive near the wall if the current is too strong: ask the boat crew. Boat departs from Kralendijk.