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Reef Renewal Diver

What you’ll do

Help rebuild Bonaire’s reefs — dive for a purpose 💙 Become part of the solution. In this specialty, you’ll gain practical skills in coral restoration 🪸 while contributing to real conservation work with Reef Renewal Bonaire.

  • you'll gain practical skills in coral restoration 🪸
  • you’ll learn coral biology, how nursery systems work
  • you'll love the hands-on techniques to outplant corals to damaged reefs
  • you’ll be eligible to volunteer with us at our Bachelor’s Beach nursery 🪸

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Beyond the Corals

PADI 5 Star Dive Center

🌿 Beyond the Corals – Dive for a Cause

PADI 5 ECO Dive Resort | Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands

Welcome to Beyond the Corals – Bonaire’s eco-forward PADI 5 Dive Resort, where your dive holiday becomes a contribution to the reef. Located directly on the iconic Bachelor’s Beach, we are more than a dive shop – we are a mission.

Our dive center is built around the belief that diving should protect what it explores. Every guided dive, PADI course and specialty we offer is designed to restore, protect and celebrate Bonaire’s world-renowned reef ecosystem. From coral nursery care to AI-powered sea turtle monitoring and invasive lionfish removal, our experiences allow you to give back — while diving some of the Caribbean’s most beautiful reefs.

As certified STINAPA Reef Rangers, Green Fins members, and official Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire partners, our team of PADI instructors, marine biologists and conservationists is here to educate, empower and inspire. Whether you’re new to diving or a seasoned ocean advocate – this is your place to dive deeper.

 

💙 Why dive with Beyond the Corals?

✅ Small group diving with personal attention
✅ High-quality gear & calm onsite training pool
✅ Stunning house reef at Bachelor’s Beach 🪸
✅ Multilingual instructors & custom briefings
✅ Eco-specialties that truly make an impact
✅ Convenient location at Bloozz Resort
✅ Shore diving access to Bonaire’s best southern sites

 

🌿 Our Signature Eco Experiences

🪸 Reef Renewal Diver Specialty – join our team in maintaining coral nurseries and outplanting coral back onto the reef.

🐢 Sea Turtle AI Diver Specialty (Exclusive to Beyond the Corals) – use AI tools to ID, track and protect sea turtles.

🦁 Lionfish Control Diver Specialty – help control invasive species using the legal ELF tool, post-certification.

🌎 Divers Against Debris Specialty – become a citizen scientist by collecting and reporting marine debris.

🌌 Ostracod Night Dive – witness the magical underwater bioluminescence just days after the full moon.

 

Other requirements

📄 Minimum: PADI (Junior) Open Water Diver or equivalent 🩺 Please complete the full digital student forms before the course, including the medical questionnaire. A doctor’s clearance is required if you answer “Yes” to certain health questions (e.g. Q3, Q5, Q10, or page 2). ✈️ No flying within 24 hours after your last dive

Order summary

Date and Time

Not available

Location

EEG Boulevard 37, Belnem, Kralendijk, No State, Sint Eustatius

Languages

English, Dutch

Minimum Certification

Open Water Certification required

Category

Courses & Education

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