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05/08/2008 Anonymous (Avg: 2.92 Review) - Excellent dive site. Isolated, shallow, great life, and the steps were fun!

01/22/2008 Lloyd H (Avg: 4.74 Review) - Don't let the steps intimidate you, this is a great dive site!

05/22/2006 Jason NYC (Avg: 4.42 Review) - Other than the 72 steps down and up (not bad at all and a lovely view too) this is a VERY easy entry across hard packed coral rubble and sand, and is one of my favorite Bonaire dives. Short swim to the reef line and plenty to see in the shallows unlike some sites on Bonaire where the drop off is more like a mini wall dive. Great spot for a snorkel or a long shallow dive. Tons of the usual life and very healthy coral, too. Busy day with the locals here on this Sunday afternoon picnicking on the beach and enjoying the pleasures of Bonaire. Simply lovely view from the top of the stairs! Shore diving can't get much easier or more rewarding than this!

01/16/2006 Mike Struchen (Avg: 4.40 Review) - I had heard and read the horror stories about the climb back out. When you first come out of the water and feel your full body weight, you look up and think: "how am I ever going to do this?" BUT, with the exhilaration of the beauty of this, as with all the northern sites, it was well worth the climb!

11/13/2005 Dave D (Avg: 4.65 Review) - The 69 steps down are easy. If you can't do the steps---maybe you shouldn't be diving at all. As for theft from your truck, leave it open and carry your valuables down---thieves are lazy. Very nice dive in every way.

08/01/2005 Mary (Avg: 4.31 Review) - This was my second time doing this dive, and I really enjoyed it. Once down the steps, the entry/exit is a breeze. It's not too long of a kick out, and you're there. Very nice viz, and an overall relaxing and fun dive. I would definitely recommend it. And don't be put off by the steps! Honestly, it's just not that bad!

06/07/2005 Noreen (Avg: 5.00 Review) - I did my open water certification in Bonaire & in 12 days of diving, I did 39 dives. We did 1000 Steps three times, we liked it so much. Awesome site. There are actually "only" 67 steps.

03/27/2005 Gary Harmon (Avg: 1.80 Review) - There are a lot of steps down and back up. Not worth the trip in my opinion. Definitely not, if carrying a tank. Love2snorkel, but not here.

03/15/2004 Doug Terry (Avg: 3.98 Review) - 1000 Steps is a great dive and the 72 actual steps are short steps too. I enjoyed everything about this site but was particularly impressed with the stag horn coral growing on top of the reef, piles 3 to 4 feet high. You pick your way around it to get to the drop off. I had a great encounter with an octopus on the way to the drop off.

01/14/2004 Marge (Avg: 3.95 Review) - We enjoyed this snorkel site very much. There was lots of coral and numerous fish. We saw a lovely queen angelfish and lots of other species. The steps really weren't all that bad.

01/03/2004 Deborah Norton (Avg: 3.31 Review) - This site is only average. The sites just to the north of it are much better without the effort of the steps. Also, robbery is an extreme problem here - do NOT dive it if you are the only vehicle parked there. We had nothing of value in the van, so the thief took island maps, printout of dive site reviews, prescription eye glasses, t-shirts, dive logs, and anything else he could find and scattered it along the road for several miles. The thief was spotted (but unfortunately not caught) by some divers we met later and it was not kids.

10/14/2003 Marge Lawson (Avg: 4.29 Review) - This was one of our favorite dives. Always saw some interesting things. Saw the tail of a HUGE green moray under a coral mound right at the drop off one day. I love to take moray pictures, and part of me was wishing it would come out so I could take pictures, and part of me was very glad it didn't. They say green morays can grow to 8 feet, and judging by the back 3 feet or so we saw, I would guess it was 7 - 8 feet long. We took some non-diving friends with us one day, and they enjoyed the snorkeling.

09/26/2003 Tom Steiner (Avg: 4.31 Review) - 1000 Steps is a must dive in Bonaire, the dive is really nice and you can discover a lot of interesting things on the reef there. Just watch the return for those with a lot of heavy equipment is a bit ....:-) heavy.

06/28/2002 Dan Benson (Avg: 4.47 Review) - The horrors of the walk up and down the One Thousand Steps are greatly exaggerated! IT'S NOT THAT BAD! And the dive is well worth it. Just don't push the computer, as the walk back and heat may increase your risk of DCS

07/26/2001 Mark Mondul (Avg: 4.75 Review) - Great fun, and a wonderful photo-op topside. Others diving nearby saw small blacktips; we had a huge green moray race up from the depths to meet us, startling us pretty good. Here and Weber's Joy nearby were our favorites. Returning there in 1 1/2 weeks and can't wait!

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