Bonaire with Buddy Dive

Welcome to Bonaire Family Dive Vacations

Buddy Dive Resort is like going home. For Margo and Tom Peyton, the owners of Kids Sea Camp, Buddy Dive Resort has hosted over 50 family weeks over 23 years. The resort sits on the ocean’s edge and offers comfortable one, two, and three-bedroom ocean-view villas. The Buddy Dive PADI 5-star CDC center sits on the property with four state-of-the-art dive boats. It’s a diving training mecca; from SASY to Tec diving, you can learn it all at Buddy Dive. There are two swimming and training pools and safe dive lockers. Some of the Best Bonaire diving can be found right off the Buddy Dive dock. The dive shop has 24-hour unlimited shore diving — grab a tank and go! It’s also perfect for parents to dive in with their kids for the first time. The resort staff is family-friendly and works hard to please your vacation needs. Bonaire is the shore diving capital of the Caribbean. Some consider Bonaire diving to be the best in the Caribbean.

2025 Summer Trips: August 2nd to 9th or August 9th to 16th. Special dive training weeks, becoming a PADI Pro during two weeks at Kids Sea Camp in Bonaire.
2026 Spring Trip: April 4th to 11th
2026 Summer Trip: June 20th to 27th and June 27th to July 4th
2026 Thanksgiving Trip: November 21st to 28th (Our Thanksgiving week fills up quickly)

Buddy Dive is a resort where you can dive, participate in many activities, sit back, relax, and enjoy the atmosphere. The personable staff, spacious accommodation, and a dive operation that has something for every diver make your holiday worry-free. No matter which apartment you are staying in, you’re never further than a giant stride away from our beautiful ocean. Learn from the best and train with the best at Buddy Dive Resort—a rare event at Kids Sea Camp where you can become a PADI professional. Buddy Dive is a 5-star PADI/ IDC dive shop with some of the best dive instructors in the Caribbean. It is a special week for our company, which works with our Buddies at Buddy Dive. Call KSC at 803.419.2556 for all the details.

2025 KSC Bonaire Rates

Here are rates for the 2025 KSC weeks at Buddy Dive in Bonaire. The 11-boat dive and 6-boat dive packages include unlimited shore diving. Please note: All non-divers rates are $300 less than the 11 or 6 boat diver rates. Rates may change.

Room Type	Package 2024	2025 Summer, Diver rate	2026 Diver rate
1 adult/ 2 bedroom/2 bath condo	11 boat dives 6 boat dives Shore only w/truck	$4,540 $4,540 $4,440	$4,640 $4,640 $4,540
1 adult/ 1 bedroom/1 bath condo	11 boat dives 6 boat dives Shore only w/truck	$3,490 $3,490 $3,390	$3,590 $3,590 $3,490
2 adults/ 3 bedroom/3 bath condo	11 boat dives 6 boat dives Shore only w/truck	$3,430 $3,430 $3,330	$3,530 $3,530 $3,430
2 adults/ 2 bedroom/2 bath condo	11 boat dives 6 boat dives Shore only w/truck	$3,190 $3,190 $3,090	$3,290 $3,290 $3,190
2 adult/ 1 bedroom/1 bath condo (2 adults plus 1 child max)	11 boat dives 6 boat dives Shore only w/truck	$2,850 $2,850 $2,750	$2,950 $2,950 $2,850
3 adults/ 3 bedroom/3 bath condo	11 boat dives 6 boat dives Shore only w/truck	$2,999 $2,999 $2,899	$3,099 $3,099 $2,999
3 adults/ 2 bedroom/ 2 bath condo	11 boat dives 6 boat dives Shore only w/truck	$2,849 $2,849 $2,749	$2,949 $2,949 $2,849
4 adults/ 3 bedroom/3 bath condo	11 boat dives 6 boat dives Shore only w/truck	$2,740 $2,740 $2,640	$2,840 $2,840 $2,740
4 adults/ 2 bedroom/2 bath condo	11 boat dives 6 boat dives Shore only w/truck	$2,645 $2,645 $2,540	$2,745 $2,745 $2,640
5 adults/ 3 bedroom/3 bath condo	11 boat dives 6 boat dives Shore only w/truck	$2,445 $2,445 $2,345	$2,545 $2,545 $2,445
SASY	SASY ages (Ages 5-7) includes rental dive gear	$1,450	$1,450
Seal Team	Seal Team (Age 8-9) Includes rental dive gear.	$1,660	$1,660
Jr. Open Water	JOW (Age 10-17) includes rental dive gear and PADI e:learning	$2,400	$2,400
Certified diver kids, Ages 17 and younger. Choose a course: AOW, Adventure, Rescue, or Coral Restoration.	Kids must be certified to dive (Age 10-17) Choose a course when you book.	$2,400 E:learning is required (but not include) for AOW and Rescue Kids courses.	$2,500 E: AOW and Rescue Kids courses. This price includes E:learning
PADI courses available to add-on to adult certified diver rate.	Rescue & adult Open Water course add-on to adult diver package, Includes eLearning: $650 per course.	Nitrox Course, E:Learning included, must be completed prior to arrival. $300	Nitrox Course, E:Learning included, must be completed prior to arrival. $300

RESTORING THE REEF

And don’t forget the Reef Renewal Foundation, created by the owners of Buddy Dive. With the Coral Restoration classes, you can come to a KSC week and learn how to help save coral reefs. The dive shop and the resort significantly protect marine life and the coral reefs on Bonaire.

BONAIRE NATURE and TOURISM FEES

Bonaire’s nature parks are unique because they are managed and maintained almost entirely with funding and support from their visitors. Therefore, your contribution makes a difference as it enables us to protect Bonaire’s valuable and vulnerable nature parks. All visitors must pay this fee. PLEASE LINK SEE The New Bonaire Visitor Entry Tax is a mandatory payment per person per visit. $75 for all tourists 13 and older and $10 for kids 12 and under. All tourists are required to pay for this. It is only collected on the island upon arrival or prepaid before arrival through the link below. This form must be completed before arrival, and fees must be paid. A QR code will be issued, and you will need to print and bring the QR payment receipt with you and show this upon arrival in the country. If you do not do this prior, you can do it on arrival before going through immigration. https://tourismtax.bonairegov.com/ Questions and answers: https://tourismtax.bonairegov.com/section/3

Contact Family Dive Adventures directly for current information and pricing. Pricing is not guaranteed until paid in full. Package prices may not include some or all of the following: departure tax, round-trip airline reservations, luggage fees, gov’t taxes, port taxes, fuel surcharges, and marine park fees. These conditions are beyond our control and are generally payable to the vendor directly. Family Dive Adventures and its agents act solely as a reservation service for selected suppliers and operators. It is your responsibility to provide proper documentation for international travel. Travel insurance is highly recommended for all trips. Kids Sea Camp is not an insurance company and does not collect payment for any insurance purchased with DAN, MASA, or CFAR USI. We provide links to sources that may assist you on our website www.familydivers.com sources that may assist you on our website www.familydivers.com

Terms & Conditions: No refund policy applies to all payments made to Kids Sea Camp Inc. This includes disruptions due to weather, illness, pandemic, epidemic, acts of God, war, government mandates, canceled/delayed flights, and all unforeseen circumstances outside of Kid Sea Camp inc control. Travel insurance is highly recommended for all trips. Kids Sea Camp is not an insurance company and does not collect payment for any insurance purchased with DAN, MASA, or USI. We provide links to sources that may assist you on our website, www.familydivers.com.

Introduction

Just a giant stride away from beautiful coral reefs and marine life.

It’s simplicity at its finest by Margo Peyton, founder of Kids Sea Camp.

If I don’t feel like getting on a boat with other divers first thing in the morning, I can hang back and enjoy a late breakfast and coffee by the sea. Then, at my leisure, I can jump off the dock with another parent or even my kids and have a dive that’s just as good as those on the boat. I can go at my own pace daily at Buddy Dive: no hustle, deadlines, or worries. Buddy Dive is a perfect place for adults who have always wanted to start diving or to try plunging to awaken the dream. We will arrange complete certifications for adults who wish to learn. Just call us, and let’s get you diving at 803-419-2556.

I love Bonaire because it’s easy diving for all family divers. There are wrecks, protected coral reefs, and a mini wall just a jump off the dock. Tanks are available 24/7 with a full-service dive store. The entire staff is family-focused, ready, and willing to please. The food consists of a variety of freshly baked bread and full dinner buffets that include daily salads, meat, fresh fish, and fruits. As well as fresh-baked goodies for the sweet tooth. Frozen cappuccinos are delightful drinks, and no one leaves hungry or thirsty. I have yet to experience oceanfront dining as pleasurable as dining in front of a sunset view at Buddy Dive Resort.

I love the home-away-from-home feeling with the one, two, and three-bedroom villas. My husband and I have our privacy, and the kids enjoy their space, too.

Kids Sea Camp at Buddy Dive has something for all ages. Adults go diving in the morning, and kids have many activities, including tubing, diving, snorkeling, photography, painting, kayaking, slacklining, and a treasure hunt. Non-divers can relax and read a book, kayak, bird watch, shop, or take an island tour to see the history and culture of Bonaire.

The weather in Bonaire is 99% sunny and beautiful above and below the surface. Jump off the dock or a boat, and it’s mostly calm, clear, and beautiful. With Kids Sea Camp, we have pizza and movie night, live music on Friday nights, and a host of slide presentations by SeaLife.

Afternoons are at your leisure, allowing you to enjoy fantastic shore diving with your kids. Evenings are full of new friends, laughter, and family time. The Kids Sea Camp group wants private dive boats, instructors, and guides.

Kids Sea Camp chooses Buddy Dive Resort because it’s family-owned, family-operated, and family-focused! Buddy Dive Resort is a PADI Career Development Center. The staff is kid-friendly, trained, and experienced in teaching and diving with kids.

Michelle and Paul Coolen make up the GM team and have two beautiful little girls, Nordja and Pleun, who will hopefully join us soon in our SASY program.

Buddy Dive Resort wins 13 Scuba Diving Readers’ Choice Awards for 2024!

We are proud and grateful to be awarded 13 Scuba Diving Readers’ Choice Awards this year. A very big THANK YOU for your trust, support, and loyalty!

This year, Buddy Dive Resort was awarded in 13 categories, Including:

Buddy Dive Resort:

Buddy Dive - Dive Operation:

Top 10 - Quality of Facilities
Top 10 - Quality of Training and Courses
One of the Best Overall Dive Centers
One of the Best Quality of Dive Boats
One of the Best Quality of Staff
One of the Best Quality of Rental Gear
One of the Best Attention to Safety

Would you like to come and experience it yourself?

Package Includes

The Bonaire Buddy Dive Kids Sea Camp package:

Kids Sea Camp family dive weeks have a Saturday arrival. Diving and activities for kids start on Sunday and continue for 6 days. Saturday is the departure day. If you would like to add extra nights we arrange that for your family. It's important to let us know as soon as possible about extra nights as the resort is often sold out the week before or after! Book your air earlier to get the best rates.

Kids Sea Camp family dive week package at Buddy Dive includes some of the following:

Not Included:

Round-trip airfare (BON)
Sodas and alcoholic drinks
eLearning for adult courses
eLearning for rescue and AOW kids courses
Truck rentals are not included in the 11-boat dive package($450 to add)
Truck rental add-on: $450(Truck rental is included in the 6 boat dive package and the shore only package when all adults are on the same package in the same room)
Bonaire Marine Park fee not included $45 per person
Dive rental gear for adult divers is not included
Continuing Education courses for adults: you must send request at the time of the booking and based on space or available instructor will it be confirmed. Confirmation will not happen till 1-2 months from trip departure and will not exceed a max of 4 students.
Bonaire Tourism Entry Tax: https://tourismtax.bonairegov.com/
Questions and answers: https://tourismtax.bonairegov.com/section/3

For, Advanced Open Water and Rescue Certifications, participants must complete the PADI eLearning before arrival. For eLearning, please make sure to click on Kids Sea Camp as your PADI store. Additional information is on our reservations page in the forms section.
For Rescue Certification, participants must have their current EFR / First Aid (within 24 months). PADI Rescue and Jr. Rescue will be offered to both adults and kids. Please call 1-803-419-2556 us for more information.