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Wide panorama of a shallow coral reef off Klein Bonaire with schooling snappers, sea fans and brain coral

Bonaire · Caribbean Netherlands · Reef

Vista Blue

Dense soft corals and sergeant major egg patches

Area photo: Michal Strzelecki, Wojtek Strzelecki & Jerzy Strzelecki · CC BY 3.0

Vista Blue is a house reef entered from the beach, where soft corals grow in high densities down the slope. Sergeant majors crowd the reef and lay their eggs in patches on it, and the site lies close to the island's kite-surfing area.

Where it is and how deep

Depth profile of Vista Blue: typical dive to 36 m (to 118 ft) 18 m · Open Water30 m · Advanced40 m · Recreational limit36 mtypical dive
Depths on a shared scale to 50 m (164 ft); dashed lines mark common certification limits.

12.0383° N, 68.2651° WApproximate position — the dashed circle shows where the site lies; your operator's briefing has the mooring.

The dive

From the beach divers reach the house reef, where soft corals extend down the slope in high densities. The reef is full of sergeant major fish, and patches of their eggs show on the reef. The slope reaches a maximum of 36 m (119 ft).

Marine life and season

The sources we used don't single out particular species here.

Month-by-month season rating for Vista Blue
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Season follows Bonaire: The sea stays diveable all year; the water is at its coolest in late December and January.

Know before you go

  • The site is close to the kite-surf area; avoid it when many surfers are out and carry a DSMB.

Dive videos

Vista Blue - Bonaire 4k 60fps · Dutch Caribbean Diving on YouTube

Sources

  1. Vista Blue dive site — PADI
  2. Vista Blue (58) — ScubaGo

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