BOKA SLAGBAAI
Bonaire
Boka Slagbaai is the most southern dive site in the Washington Slagbaai National Park, with a lot of historical remnants like ballast stones, old anchors and old anchor chains. There are two dive routes on both you will find ancient canons. Those on the southern route are real, they lie in shallow water at 3 meter. The cannons on the the northern route are fake, they were used in a movie. Take at least one hour to explore this dive.
Particulars
Boca Slagbaai is a historic location with visible remnants, both above and below the water.
Warnings
The unpaved road is in bad condition. It may be closed after heavy rains. Phones out of service area.
BOKA SLAGBAAI Divemaps 1
- Divers Guide Map
- Detailed map
- Wreck map
- Local map
Distribution is illegal
BOKA SLAGBAAI Features
- Nicknames
- Boka Slagbaai
- Address
- Washington Slagbaai National Park
- Parking
- At historic buildings , sufficient parking
- Distance
- 20 m.
- Suitable for
- Experienced divers, advanced divers
- Permit
- Bonaire Nature Tag
- Access
- Nature fee
- Facilities
- Restaurant, toilet (only in summer time)
- Water
- Salt
- Kind of dive
- Shore dive, boat dive, snorkeling
- Current
- Limited, sometimes strong
- Visibility
- 10 - 30 m.
- Average visibility
- 25 m.
- Depth
- 40 m.
- Bottom
- zand en koraal
- Life
- Octopus, parrotfish, blenny
- Other recreation
- Picknick, beach, sunbathing and swimming. Boca Slagbaai is also a historical place with monumental buildings.
- Emergency
- 912