Bonaire beaches for swimming and snorkelling

Find calm, shallow water, reef access and swimming coves along Bonaire’s varied coastline.

Bonaire’s shoreline offers different ways to spend time by the sea, from a sheltered lagoon to a small cove beside a coral reef. These spots include calm water for wading and swimming as well as places to snorkel close to shore.

1. 1000 Steps Beach

   Beach, Bonaire

   This small cove on Bonaire’s northwest coast has a strip of coral sand and a reef beginning just metres from the waterline, making it a shore-snorkelling and diving spot. Cliffs frame the cove.

2. Sorobon Beach (Lac Bay)

   Beach, Bonaire

   At Lac Bay, the reef-sheltered lagoon has flat water that stays roughly waist-deep far from shore. Families wade and picnic under the trees, while steady trade winds also draw windsurfers.

3. Te Amo Beach

   Beach, Bonaire

   This white-sand beach just south of Kralendijk has calm, shallow water suited to families and first-time snorkelers. A healthy reef is reachable with an easy swim from the sand.

4. Washington Slagbaai National Park

   Parks & Nature, Bonaire

   Washington Slagbaai National Park includes hidden swimming and snorkelling coves among its rugged coastal landscapes. Signposted driving loops offer a way to explore the park’s shoreline and interior.