Things to do in Bonaire on a cruise port day
Sorted by how much time you need, travel from the pier included. Looking for a plan by hours? 4 hours · 6 hours.
Town
Kralendijk waterfront
Pastel buildings, small shops, the fish market and seaside cafés, all within a few minutes of the pier.
Nature
Donkey Sanctuarybeing verified
A drive-through sanctuary caring for hundreds of the island's donkeys. Popular with families.
Water
Shore snorkellingbeing verified
Bonaire is famous for reefs you can reach from the beach. Anyone entering the water in the marine park needs a nature fee tag; tour operators usually arrange it.
Water
1000 Steps
A limestone staircase (closer to 70 steps than 1,000) down to one of the island's best-known dive and snorkel sites, north of town.
Tour
Flamingos, salt pans and slave huts
Drive the flat south: pink salt pans, white salt mountains, the historic slave huts and, often, flamingos feeding in the shallows.
Tours & prices (2)
Water
Klein Bonairebeing verified
The small uninhabited island opposite town, reached by water taxi. No Name Beach has fine sand and excellent snorkelling. There are no facilities: bring water and shade.
Beach
Lac Bay (Sorobon)
Shallow, turquoise lagoon on the east coast. Windsurfing school, beach bars and guided mangrove kayak or snorkel tours.
Tour
Rincon and the northbeing verified
Bonaire's oldest village, Gotomeer lake with flamingos, and coastal viewpoints. Washington Slagbaai National Park is up here too, but its rough roads need a full day.
