About Who's Been Here Photos Revisions La Dania’s Leap to Karpata Bonaire, Bonaire Max Depth: 131-140ft/40-43m Average Viz: 91-100ft/28-30m Entry Type: Boat Bottom Composition: Sand Aquatic Life: Plenty To See Rating: 4.71 by 7 divers View All 7 Members 4/20/2012 6:23 AM

La Dania’s Leap to Karpata is a boat accessible salt water dive site, located in Bonaire, Bonaire. This dive site has an average rating of 4.71 out of 5 from 7 scuba divers. The maximum depth is 131-140ft/40-43m. The average visibility is 91-100ft/28-30m.

La Dania’s Leap is a recommended guided shore dive. This site has a colorful history! Back during the pioneering days of Bonaire-diving, Captain Don led groups of shore dives around the island. This site, definitely one of the more challenging on Bonaire (due to its blind leap into the water), was a good test of a diver’s nerve! On one memorable day, only Diana (the sole female in the group of divers), was brave enough to leap off the coral cliff and complete the drift dive with Captain Don. Thus, she will always be remembered!


Plan your dive to swim north and exit at Karpata.

Comments

LatitudeAdjustment - 4/20/2012 6:22 AM From Sport Diver Magazine; Today shore diving is discouraged here (rest easy, girly girls), but the spectacular site is readily accessible by boat. The reef slopes down in steps, with pools of coral at every level; the area is crazy with sponges of all kinds and colors, very fishy too. At the halfway point there’s a lovely wall, sort of a half-moon bowl, but the rewards keep coming all the way through your safety stop: Look for huge lettuce leaf slugs and seahorses on the plateau up top. One of the prettiest dives anywhere, this is one of those magical sites that fills you with the joy of being a witness to the underwater world.

DODScuba - 2/04/2012 7:08 PM Rating Added: 5 Great driff dive to Karparta