Amanda is co-hosting this trip alongside a large group of divers that visit Bonaire every year from the United States. So if you are traveling alone, you don't need to worry about feeling lonely or having a lack of dive buddies.
With the buffet meals, open bar, and nightly entertainment, the resort offers a lively atmosphere for socializing and meeting new friends. This will no doubt lead to plenty of opportunities to join others on social, sightseeing, and dive excursions around the island if you so desire.
Amanda Parr of SoulScuba is an experienced yoga / meditation teacher and PADI master scuba diver trainer who specializes in teaching divers how to use the foundational concepts of yoga to improve air consumption and buoyancy, to overcome fear and anxiety, and pursue a soulful communion with the underwater world.
In addition to snorkeling, non-certified divers can opt to participate in an Introductory Scuba Diving lesson or get certified by completing the PADI Open Water course (full course or referral).
Certified divers can upgrade their scuba experience with a PADI continuing education course, such as Advanced Open Water, or a specialty course like Deep Diver, Night Diver, or Wreck Diver, to name a few. Certified divers who haven't been in the water for awhile can refresh their skills with a Scuba Refresher class.
Yoga
Partake in daily morning yoga and meditation sessions with Amanda at the Plaza's on-site Yoga studio. On some days, there will also be an afternoon / evening session offered.
With mindfulness at the heart of each practice, sessions will vary between traditional Hatha and Yin yoga styles, with a special emphasis on practices that are beneficial for divers. All sessions are carefully instructed to suit practitioners of all levels of experience, including beginners.
Snorkeling and scuba diving
Explore unlimited snorkeling and scuba diving at 18th Palm, the stunning house reef at the Plaza Beach Resort. Diver packages include unlimited air or Nitrox fills and scuba weights. Other equipment can be rented for an additional charge.
Opt to rent or share a pick-up truck and explore over 60 dive sites accessible from shore on the island. Daily boat dives are also available from the resort for an additional charge.
As a protected National Marine Park, Bonaire hosts beautiful coral reefs with abundant wildlife as well as long forgotten shipwrecks. Because the island’s dive sites are protected from currents, this is one of the best places in the world to snorkel and dive.
PADI yoga diver specialty certification for certified divers
Diver packages include the PADI Yoga Diver Distinctive Specialty Course, taught by the original course author.
Through a combination of e-learning, knowledge development discussion, land-based yoga / meditation practice, and 2 open water training dives, you will learn how to use foundational yoga concepts to improve buoyancy and gas consumption, overcome fear and anxiety, and nurture a soulful connection with the underwater world.
Schedule
Because the house reef and other resort amenities are always readily available, there is no rigid schedule. You can snorkel / dive whenever and as little or as much as you like (while staying within your no-decompression limits, of course). All yoga / meditation sessions are optional.
Each day is yours to choose your own adventure, whether that be lounging at the beach or by the pool, diving the house reef, kayaking / paddle-boarding, or sightseeing the island.
Or perhaps you would like to pamper yourself with a private yoga session or Thai Yoga Massage with Amanda or book a treatment at the resort spa.
Amanda, your host / instructor, will be available throughout the trip to offer guidance and suggest optional activities.
- 07:00 - 10:00 Breakfast buffet served in the Tipsy Seagull Restaurant at the Plaza Beach Resort (inclusive)
- 12:30 - 14:30 Lunch buffet served in the Tipsy Seagull Restaurant at the Plaza Beach Resort or order a free lunch box that can be picked up in their Scubar (inclusive)
- 18:00 - 22:00 Dinner buffet served in the Tipsy Seagull Restaurant at the Plaza Beach Resort (inclusive)