Bari Reef

Shore dive where the reef starts about 20 m from shore, all levels (bonaire.com).

Facts

• Region: Bonaire – West Coast & Kralendijk
• Area: North of Kralendijk
• Level: beginner
• Current: low
• Type: reef, shore
• Coordinates: 12.16747, -68.28761 (approximate)
• Highlights: reef 20 m from shore
• 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/).
• Tips: All levels per bonaire.com.

Sources

• https://bonaire.com/en/dive-sites/
• https://bonaire.com/en/dive-sites/bari-reef/
• https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/313862678