Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Bonaire [Paperback]

Tim Rock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2006

Located to the north of Venezuela, Bonaire is a paradise for divers and snorkelers of all levels. This guide describes the best sites to explore, from beautiful reefs to sunken wrecks.

In This Guide:

Detailed dive information to 92 sites.
Insipiring full-color photos throughout.
Easy-to-read maps of dive regions.
Guide to marine life.
Island dive operations and topside attractions.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Lonely Planet; 2 edition (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1864501219
• ISBN-13: 978-1864501216
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 4.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #501,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Diving Guide for Bonaire, May 12, 2007

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This review is from: Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Bonaire (Paperback)

Tim totally "Rocks"! This is the most up-to-date, useful, and well laid-out diving guide when going to Bonaire. Tim's descriptions made it very easy to plan dives, especially shore dives (Bonaire has tons of them!). Combined with his great pictures, we felt like we had already visited each site before actually getting there! The only (very minor) discrepancies were on some sites which were classified in the (blue shaded) summaries as "Boat" access, whereas they were described in the text as shore dives also (and we confirmed this while there). We can't wait to try out Tim's guides to other locations. Thanks!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful photography and loaded with information, January 23, 2007

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Spike Digger (CO, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Bonaire (Paperback)

We thoroughly enjoyed reading this guidebook, while on vacation recently in Mexico. Bonaire will be our next stop! Tim Rock is obviously a very accomplished photographer. The photos are beautiful. Each dive site has a description of the shore entry, depths where the best diving is found, commonly seen species, and notes about current, surf, misc hazards, etc. My only suggestions for future editions would be even more photos showing what the entries look like, and more detailed information about how far offshore the reef dropoff or mooring buoys are. Sometimes the description says "it's a long swim out", but I'd like to know what kind of distance we're talking about. And maybe a star rating for the dive sites? I know it's subjective, but it would provide a starting point when trying to pick from so many potential dive sites.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Packed with Useful Information, January 10, 2008

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J. Osgood (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Bonaire (Paperback)

I brought this book to Bonaire and it was excellent for providing insight into the many, many dive locations around island. This book will enhance your experience on the island and is well worth the cost.