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8 Day Snorkeling and Scuba Diving Camp and Yoga Retreat in Bonaire
Plaza Beach Resort, 80 Julio A. Abraham Boulevard, Kralendijk, Caribbean Netherlands
Snorkeling and Scuba Diving Camp and Yoga Retreat in Dutch Caribbean
An all-inclusive experience with daily yoga and world class snorkeling and scuba diving. Treat yourself to the perfect balance of relaxation and adventure on the tropical Dutch Caribbean island of Bonaire. Enjoy an all-inclusive vacation experience at the Plaza Beach Resort, with breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and open bar, unlimited snorkeling / scuba diving, and daily Hatha and Yin yoga, and meditation sessions.
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Amanda
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Highlights
- Daily Hatha and Yin yoga, and meditation sessions
- Unlimited snorkeling and shore diving on the stunning house reef, a marine conservation area
- PADI yoga diver specialty certification with the original course author for certified divers
- 7 nights accommodation at the Plaza Beach Resort, Bonaire
- Daily buffet breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and open bar (house brand drinks)
- Unlimited air and Nitrox fills, scuba weights
- Airport shuttle to and from hotel
Skill level
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
6 days with instruction
Airport transfer included:
Flamingo International Airport
Accommodation
Check-in Time:
15:00
Check-out Time:
10:00
Facilities
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Bar
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Luggage room / storage
- Poolside bar
- Restaurant
- Special menu request
- Bicycle rental
- Car rental
- Free Wi-Fi
- Ironing / ironing board
- Laundry
- Meeting room
- Parking lot
Centrally located with stunning sea views, The Plaza Beach Resort is an all-inclusive resort located right on the beach where you can snorkel, scuba dive, and admire one of the most beautiful reefs of the island. From the resort, you have a beautiful view of Klein Bonaire.
Enjoy 7 nights in a Junior Laguna Suite at the Plaza Beach Resort. The Junior Suite Laguna is a very spacious and stylishly decorated room with a beautiful view of the azure lagoon and the marina. Completely unwind during your stay on Bonaire!
All Junior Suite Lagoon rooms at Plaza Beach Resort are equipped with a terrace or balcony, two king size beds, air-conditioning, flat screen TV, a safe, a kettle for tea and coffee (room upgrades available).
Program
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)
Instructors
Amanda Parr
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Amanda is a seasoned globetrotter/adventurer, certified Yoga instructor (since 2005), Thai Yoga Massage Practitioner, and Scuba Diving Instructor. Based on the Caribbean island of Nevis, Amanda specializes in a classical, therapeutic approach and inspires participants to apply the teachings of Yoga to their activities off the mat.
Location
Bonaire is a small island off the coast of Venezuela in the southern part of the Caribbean, a nine-hour flight from the Netherlands and approximately five hours from New York.
Bonaire is known for its sunny climate, pristine nature, turquoise seas, white sandy beaches, picturesque underwater world, and its first-class diving, snorkeling, and windsurfing facilities.
Called "the best kept secret," "place of absolute peace," and "paradise for diving enthusiasts." One of the charms of Bonaire is the limited size of the island. This makes everything easily accessible and everyone can enjoy Bonaire's treasures. As a tourist, you will feel the relaxing and peaceful atmosphere of the island.
Bonaire has an area of 288 square kilometers (17,166 hectares, 39 kilometers long, and 5 to 12 kilometers wide) and has a population of 16,000 inhabitants, of whom 10,000 live in the capital Kralendijk.
Residents and language
The population of Bonaire is a mix of several nationalities and ethnic backgrounds. The original residents are Arawak Indians from Venezuela. The official language of Bonaire is Papiamento, but everyone also speaks Dutch and English.
Bonaire has much more to do than just diving. It is also ideal for watersport, such as swimming, snorkeling, windsurfing, water skiing, wake-boarding, and kayaking. The ever blowing trade winds from the east creates ideal conditions for windsurfers and sailors. The island is home to a varied flora and fauna.
One of the charms of Bonaire is the limited size of the island. This makes everything easy accessible and everyone can enjoy Bonaire's treasures. The Plaza is only 5 minutes from the airport, and only 5 minutes from the cozy capital of Kralendijk, with nice restaurants, shops, and bars.
Various places of interest such as Washington Slagbaai, Gotomeer, Mangroves, Rincon, and Salt Pans are all just 15 minutes from the resort. You can also visit the beautiful uninhabited island of Klein Bonaire by boat.
Distances
- Airport and Kralendijk - 5 minutes
- Washington Slagbaai, Gotomeer, Mangroves, Rincon, and Salt Pans - 15 minutes
Features
Activities
- Swimming pool (outdoor)
General
- Air-conditioned rooms
- Bar
- Dining area
- Environmentally friendly
- Luggage room / storage
- Poolside bar
- Restaurant
- Special menu request
Services
- Bicycle rental
- Car rental
- Free Wi-Fi
- Ironing / ironing board
- Laundry
- Meeting room
- Parking lot
Food
Indulge in inclusive daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets at the Tipsy Seagull Restaurant onsite at the Plaza Beach Resort. You are also entitled to unlimited house-brand alcohol and soft drinks at the resort bar.
You can also opt to dine in one of 3 different restaurants on the resort or travel 15 minutes to the capital of Kralendijk, which has many restaurants, cafes, and supermarkets where you can find almost any kind of food items that you desire.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
- Soda
- Alcoholic beverages
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Seafood
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
- Boat diving - 60 USD (1 tank), 100 USD (2 tanks), 70 USD (night dive)
- Try scuba experience - 95 USD, additional dives for 75 USD
- Scuba refresher - 95 USD
- Yoga diver instructor certification (must be a 200-hour certified yoga instructor and minimum PADI OWSI) - 595 USD, including licensing fee and personal coaching
- PADI Open Water Scuba Certification (Full course, inclusive of PADI E-Learning) - 550 USD
- PADI Open Water Scuba Certification (Referral / Check-out dives only) - 275 USD
- PADI Advanced Open Water Certification (inclusive of PADI E-Learning) - 425 USD
- PADI specialty courses - contact for price
- Private yoga sessions (75 USD per hour), holistic wellness sessions, or Thai yoga massage with Amanda (125 USD for 90 minutes)
- Windsurfing and kite surfing rental and lessons
- Massage, facials, and spa treatments
These additional dive experiences are not included in the package price and must be booked in advance.
What's included
- 1 daily morning yoga / meditation session (additional afternoon / evening session offered on some days)
- 6 days unlimited shore diving on the resort house reef (for certified divers)
- PADI Yoga Diver specialty certification, including e-learning for certified divers
- Unlimited tank fills (both air and Nitrox) and scuba weights for certified divers
- 7 nights accommodation at the Plaza Beach Resort
- Buffet-style breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks during the day
- Unlimited house brand drinks (upgrade options are available)
- Beach chair, beach towel, and beach activity (kayak, paddleboards, etc.) access
- Hotel taxes and service charges
- Shuttle from airport to hotel and hotel to airport
- Personal and logistical support from your host before and during the trip
What's not included
- Round trip airfare to Bonaire Flamingo Internation Airport (BON)
- Bonaire STINAPA Marine Park fee (45 USD per diver / 25 USD per snorkeler) - Must be purchased in advance online
- 95 USD visitor entry tax - must be paid online prior to travel or upon arrival at the airport
- Scuba equipment rental (225 USD for 6 days full gear excluding dive computer)
- Additional meals
- Gratuities
- Pick up truck rental
How to get there
Recommended Airports
BON
Flamingo International Airport
0 km
Transfer included
Airport: Flamingo International Airport
Airport transfer included: Flamingo International Airport
No additional charges. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 25% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid 90 days before arrival.
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