ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW • POPULATION (2022): 22,000 • CAPITAL: Kralendijk • VISA: An onward or return ticket and proof of suffi cient funds is required. Length of stay is granted at 90 days and may be extended for 180 days • HEALTH: Yellow fever immunization required if arriving from infected country. Precautions against hepatitis A, typhoid and polio are recommended • CURRENCY: U.S. dollar. Travelers checks and major credit cards are accepted all over the island • TIPPING: 10-15 percent expected for good service
• TIME: GMT –4 • ELECTRICITY: 110-130 volts. No adaptor required • DRIVING: Drive on the right on Bonaire. A U.S. license is accepted, but the driver must have at least two years’ driving experience • PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2023): Jan 1; Apr 7, 9, 10, 27, 30; May 1, 28; Sept 6; Dec 15, 25, 26 • LANGUAGE: Dutch, Papiamentu, English and Spanish • RELIGION: Mainly Catholic • COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +599 7
CLIMATE The climate in Bonaire is temperate with year-round sunshine. The average temperature hovers around 82F and average annual rainfall is 22in. There’s also a consistent and pleasant breeze in the form of the easterly trade wind
GETTING THERE • MAJOR GATEWAY: Bonaire International Airport, Flamingo (BON) • TYPICAL FLYING TIME: From Miami, 3h • DEPARTURE TAX: Included in air ticket
Coral reef
North Point CARIBBEAN SEA Gotto Lake Rincon B O N A I R E Kralendijk