Buddy Dive Resort has won 14 Scuba Reader’s Choice Awards for 2026!! We could not be prouder than what we stand for and what we offer to our dive community. We are especially proud of placing second place in family friends experience – we enjoy seeing every diver’s journey from the kids’ courses to the technical diving courses!
Buddy Dive Resort’s 2026 Scuba Diving Readers’ Choice Awards:
Buddy Dive Resort is getting ready for the 14th edition of Bonaire TeK – Caribbean’s premier tec diving event - set to take place September 27 through to October 3, 2025.
Unlock the Depths: Your Buddies brings CCR Divers together for Exploration
Operation CCR is taking place this year from April 19-25, the highly anticipated event will once again bring together divers and industry experts for the most immersive experience.
What to expect:
The Buddy Dive Academy proudly presents the 2025 PADI Instructor Development Course Dates.
Has it always been your dream to dive every day and to share your passion with others while working in the most beautiful places in the world? Take the step and become a PADI Dive Instructor on Bonaire!
Buddy Dive TeK is adding an extra week to Bonaire TeK!
Bonaire Tek is THE tec diving event on Bonaire, attracting tec divers from all over the world and manufacturers of the best gear in the industry.
This year, Bonaire TeK takes place from September 28 – October 5, 2024. Because of the huge success of the event, Buddy Dive TeK is adding an extra CCR week to Bonaire TeK!
The event takes place from September 7th to September 14th, 2024.
The Hilma Hooker is one of the most well-known and favorite (wreck) dives on Bonaire. The wreck is in great shape and easily accessible from shore, as well as by boat, making it the favorite wreck in the Caribbean for many.
The Hilma Hooker was built in 1951 in The Netherlands under the name Midsland. after changing names many times, it ended up on Bonaire in June 1984.
This year, Buddy Dive Thru the Lens will be hosted again at Buddy Dive Resort, this time from August 24th - 31st. Buddy Dive Thru the Lens is an underwater photography week with many options for (new) underwater photographers to develop their skills!
Dive enthusiasts and photography aficionados are invited to immerse themselves in the mesmerizing beauty of Bonaire's underwater world at the much anticipated "Buddy Dive Thru the Lens" photography event, hosted by Buddy Dive Resort.
During this weeklong event, Buddy Dive Resort offers a program filled with try-outs, demos, presentations and of course lots of CCR dives, including dives on the Windjammer wreck!
Can you imagine a dive trip with the entire family? Sharing your love for the ocean with your children or seeing them have their first scuba experience in a safe and calm environment? Family cannonballs in the pool or have the kids getting to know all the fish in the ocean?
Let Buddy Dive Resort welcome you and your family for the perfect family vacation.
As a family business, we know exactly what you need for the entire family to have the best time. Buddy Dive offers a wide range of kid’s programs and dive courses for kids of all ages.
A Caribbean island nestled in the Leeward Antilles, warm and sunny Bonaire is a diver’s paradise with lots of shore diving and easy-to-reach fringing reefs, attracting divers at all levels who wish to explore and enjoy its beautiful reefs and marine life. Matthew Meier shares his adventure there.
