About us
We are a PADI Five Star Dive Resort on the beautiful Caribbean island of Bonaire, shore diving capital of the world! As STINAPA Reef Rangers, we offer in-depth dive briefings and presentations about the Bonaire National Marine Park. Beyond The Corals goes above and beyond with a highly trained, multilingual team and excellently maintained rental equipment. The onsite training pool provides ideal conditions for easy learning. After diving, relax at the onsite restaurant. The Bloozz Resort offers fantastic rooms for a memorable vacation.
We offer courses for all levels, from introductory to pro certifications. Our experienced instructors ensure a safe and enjoyable experience. Whether you seek relaxation or adventure, Beyond The Corals has something for everyone. Our knowledgeable dive guides will show you the best dive sites. Let us navigate and point out the coolest marine creatures for you.
Meet the Team
Freddy
Specialty Instructor
Favourite course: Discover Scuba Diving
Favourite dive site: Bachelor’s Beach
Mia
Master Scuba Diver Trainer
Favourite course: Fish Identification Specialty
Favourite dive site: Karpata
We’d like to know your name
Open Water Scuba Instructor
Favourite course: What do YOU like?
Favourite dive site: There are more than 85…
Mission of our Dive Center
From left to right…
Lieke, Martijn, Robin & Freddy, the directors of Beyond The Corals – ECO diving.
Our Mission
“On Bonaire, there is much talk about ecology, few turn words into action. We aim to make a change with our innovative concept.
As a PADI dive school, we offer all dive courses, adding an extra element of underwater environment education for each student.
Additionally, we provide unique specialty trainings and ECO advanced courses focused on reef maintenance and conservation.
Will you join us for a dive? “
What we’ll do at Beyond The Corals
- We adhere to the STINAPA mandated rule that every diver should first go on a guided orientation dive with a dive center. This allows us to tell you all about the do’s and don’ts of shore diving, our marine national park rules and allows us to assess your comfort and buoyancy in water.
- We are proud Green Fins and STINAPA Reef Rangers and have been trained accordingly.
- We are passionate about local coral restoration efforts and help out by taking care of our Reef Renewal coral nursery at our housereef, Bachelor’s Beach.
- We are actively involved in the removal of the invasive Lionfish, which we keep under control here on Bonaire.
- We have implemented a waste system to help us separate our operation’s trash to promote recycling and to prevent these items from ending up in nature.
- We offer free, cold drinking water to all our guests wanting to fill up their reusable water bottles.
What can you do?
- Choose a dive operator such as Beyond The Corals, that actively participates in conservation efforts by being Green Fins members and STINAPA Reef Rangers.
- Use reefsafe sunscreen (does not contain oxybenzone and octinoxate).
- Use a reusable water bottle (tap water in Bonaire is perfectly safe todrink).
- Take your batteries home as they can’t be recycled on island.
- Practice good buoyancy to safeguard our corals.
- Invest in further training through the PADI Peak Performance specialty
- Become a PADI Reef Renewal Diver or a Lionfish Hunter.