We went on a discovery dive with Davide and David. For a first time diving this was a very reassuring and relaxed experience. Would very much recommend this experience even if you feel a bit skittish about diving because they made us feel very save. We saw a lot of beautiful fish and coral, as to be expected here in Bonaire 🙂

I am an experienced diver, but I have not been diving for about 10 years, so I thought that it would be a good idea to take a refresher course. I signed up at the Delfins resort, and the next morning I headed out to Dive Friends at the Sand Dollar. I was met by Rochelle, who was friendly and seemed very knowledgeable. I took a written test, we picked up all of the gear, and she went through everything very thoroughly. She described in detail everything we were going to do, I suited up, and we took giant strides from the pier onto the top of the reef. We practiced activities such as neutralizing buoyancy, mask flooding, current evaluation, and regulator retrieval. Once she was happy with my performance, we headed out to the reef face into the current. Rochelle pointed out many beautiful creatures, including an octopus and a gorgeous yellow frogfish! We turned around at about 1300 pounds and headed back to the pier, made a safety stop, and surfaced. I cannot recommend Dive Friends, and especially Rochelle, more highly!

Top of the top diving experience.
These guys are professionals. Very good organization starting from planning the dives which you can do even from home before coming to Bonaire ( good email communication) and ending in the ocean, diving with great people, small groups and fantastic dive guides. I recommend doing some PADI courses here because the dive instructors are very professional. The DFB Sea Turtle Conservation Diver course is a must. I did also a couple of boat dives and I highly recommend it. You can dive at Klein Bonaire beautiful dive spots and it is fun. The group of girls who operates the boat and dives is fantastic.

Diving with Dive Friends Bonaire was like diving with longtime friends. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming, and any apprehensions I had about returning to scuba disappeared quickly. I had registered for the Fish ID specialty course, and my knowledge of and ability to identify Bonaire’s reef fish increased exponentially. Emma Nolet was a fantastic instructor who went out of her way to ensure I saw all the marvels found at the Yellow Submarine site. I look forward to doing my Underwater Naturalist certification with Dive Friends Bonaire on my next trip to the island.

We are diving in Bonaire for the first time as a family with 2 teenage kids who were completing their PADI open water training and my wife and I did a refresher course. Koa was absolutely Brillant as an instructor. Very clear and patient and really great with the kids. We all came away with a great experience and feeling confident diving as a family. The wider network of dive operations linked make it really convenient to get tanks and wash kit off. Highly recommend if you are coming to dive at amazing Bonaire you can't go far wrong with DFB.

I performed my open water dive certification, while in Bonaire. The exact location I used was Dive Friends -Yellow Submarine. From my fist contact via email, to my arrival and finally my certification, was nothing short of outstanding! My in water instructor (Andy), was unbelievably welcoming, patient and positive! We had a diverse group, but Andy made all feel confident and assured us we could get through it! Andy’s positivity made a huge impact with those of us certifying! Thanks to Andy and all of the staff at Dive Friends - Yellow Submarine - Bonaire!!! Can’t wait to come back and I haven’t even left from this current trip yet!

Dive friends yellow sub made my trip incredible. In two weeks I got certified for open water, nitrox, and advanced open water and every experience was perfect. They’re so incredibly friendly, enthusiastic about diving, and knowledgeable that I would recommend it to anyone. Ilsa and Andy were both excellent instructors and when I went diving with someone who has over 3000 dives, he asked who my instructors were because I looked like I’d been diving for years. I can’t thank this shop enough and I’m looking forward to visiting them when I’m in Bonaire next year!

I am part of a group of instructors that bring High School Groups to Bonaire every year. We use Scubapro gear almost exclusively so when we went to this store for the first time in 2020 we were very pleased to see a well stocked store with our familiar products. The staff is technically very knowledgeable. On this trip, my mask had the siliicone tear away from the frame, resulting in constant flooding. Since I had $350 worth of bifocal lenses bonded into the mask, just buying a new mask was not a solution. The sales and tech guys, Alex and Andy took on the challenge of disassembling my old mask and inserting the faceplate with my lenses in the same model mask. They weren't sure it would work but I had nothing to lose, I came back 3 hours later and had a new mask with my old faceplate, I would rate this business as one of the best retail operations I have experienced in over 50 years of diving,

We took the PADI Open Water course at Dive Friends Bonaire and are very grateful for the excellent guidance we received from our instructor Duncan and trainee-dive master Djaasim. Instructions were very clear and thorough at all times, and we felt secure and confidant in our instructor. Duncan did a great job at calming any nerves and accommodating circumstances like sea sickness. All staff was friendly and helpful and quality of the equipment was good. Definitely recommend for your first diving experience!

My wife and I returned in October for our 14th visit to Bonaire. Once again, there is an almost total turnover of front-line personnel with Dive Friends. The Director of Operations (?) at Yellow Sub was the only face I recognized from prior visits, and he was cheerful and friendly as he always has been. (sorry, but cannot recall his name). Even with “new” employees every year, somehow DF appears to attract young, friendly, and competent persons to work the shops. We only shore dive, so I did not get to meet boat captains or dive guides.

While almost all DF employees we interacted with were pleasant, I wish to recognize the following persons by name and location for providing excellent service or conversation:
Operations Director (?) @ Yellow Sub
Mayra and Miek @ Yellow Sub
Jaap and Isa @ Dive Inn
Lars and Arte @ Port Bonaire
Dark skinned deaf fellow @ Sand Dollar (best description I can come up with)

Overall, my experiences with Dive Friends through the years have been very positive, and the persons above continued our dedication to DF as our dive supplies provider on Bonaire. I look forward to diving with you next time I visit!