Personalized North and South Island Tour: Explore Local Landmarks and Taste Traditional Cuisine

Embark on a personalized North and South Island tour, exploring local landmarks and indulging in traditional cuisine. Experience a private tour with a local guide, discovering 28 points of interest and enjoying authentic snacks and drinks. Customize your itinerary and make lasting memories on this flexible and memorable trip!

Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Bonaire Cruise Port - This is where tours commence for cruise ship arrivals. Guests are met 15 minutes prior to the tour’s start to ensure punctuality. Upon disembarking, proceed to the single security gate and look for the INTERNET BOOKING sign. The team will be there with your name displayed. For hotel or apartment guests, pick-up is available…
What's Included
  • Transportation to and from your Ship or Hotel
  • Choice of Coca-Cola, Sprite, Water, or Coca-Cola Max
  • Transportation via small van, car, or pick-up (dependent on number of guests)
  • Guided by a kind and knowledgeable long-time Bonaire resident
  • Clean and safe vehicle with air-conditioning and working seatbelts
  • Local appreciation after the tour
What's Not Included
  • The snack at a local stop on the tour is not included in the price
Additional Information

This excursion distinguishes itself by being a private experience exclusively for you and your family. You will be accompanied by a local resident, offering an authentic local encounter, including beverages and a taste of local delicacies.
This is not your typical tour, as compared to the standard ones available on the Island. We will guide you through…

Location
Bonaire Cruise Port
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Bobcaviness
Jan 10, 2026
Fantastic guide and easy to relate to - This provider was exceptional! Mar was so easy to work with and knew so much about the island. He was the perfect guide for a couple that doesn't like to travel the beaten path.
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Monique_s
Dec 29, 2025
A fantastic tour - Miguel was fantastic! Very personable and knowledgeable. We enjoyed seeing the full city, the 1,000 steps beach, lake Goto & the flamingos, the salt pier and the random wild donkeys.
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Diana_c
Dec 18, 2025
Daniel was great! He... - Daniel was great! He knows the island very well. I truly enjoyed the tour and beautiful island. The vehicle and tour stops were excellent.
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Martha_h
Dec 14, 2025
Amazing Experience! - Our guide arrived promptly to begin our island tour. Daniel was very knowledgeable about Bonaire and we were able to see the natural habitat of flamingos, donkeys, sea turtles, and many birds. Some cats too! The salt flats were amazing, with white foam floating in the air! Seeing the slave huts near the salt flats and hearing about their life was both educational and emotional. Traveling to the higher area of the island gave us a fabulous view! I would highly recommend this tour.
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Rhonda_c
Dec 14, 2025
Amazing Tour with Daniel - We had an amazing tour with Daniel! He was a great tour guide. Pickup was on time and right at the port. We hit all of important spots and learned a lot of history. We lucked into seeing lots of parrots! Also saw wild Flamingoes, goats, cats, roosters, donkeys, sea turtle, pelican and a peacock! Loved the pink salt fields and the gift at the end of the tour. Highly recommend this tour with Daniel as your guide!
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Conniesillery
Nov 9, 2025
Private tour - This was such a great tour. It was only the 4 of us on a mini van. Our guide Rasine was wonderful. She taught us a lot about the island. I would highly recommend this tour. Rasine was very friendly.
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Samantha_t
Sep 26, 2025
Excellent tour of Bonaire - This tour included all the sights we wanted to see and our tour guide was so knowledgeable about the history of Bonaire. Absolutely loved this tour and would highly recommend especially for families with kids who want to see the island in the AC!
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824jilln
Jul 1, 2025
Fantastic Trip - Had a wonderful trip with Resine. What a super fun and knowledgeable guide. Request her if you can! We will definitely be back for other trips with Shekhinah Tours!
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Phd4yah
Feb 25, 2026
Very Disappointing - I booked this private Bonaire tour through Viator, so I expected the description posted on Viator. My husband and I experienced the tour the morning of 2/2/26. Viator said our guide would be a "Long-Time Bonaire Resident" our guide was Romanian and had been on Bonaire for 3 years. He was pleasant enough but did not know many things about Bonaire--and did not seem motivated to learn more, his response was often " no one asked me that before". He was not able to identify any plants or animals except the flamingoes , caracara, what he called the "mickey mouse cactus" and i forget what he called the "tall" cactus. The Viator Itinerary said we would see "Trans World Radio Bonaire (TWR) (Pass By) You will be able to take a nice picture of the wonders of the sea. That is going to be a pleasant surprise for you." When I asked about the mural on the side of the radio station he showed me a small one and said that was the only one. We had to stop at the Tourism Corporation downtown and get a map to show him how to get to the HUGE mural to which I was referring. The Viator itinerary said "The Cadushy Distillery Here you will see how they make liquor and spirits from local cactus, and you can have a complimentary tasting" We did not go because our guide said there was bad blood between his tour company and the Distillery because one of the distillery employees broke their contract to instead work for the tour company so as a result the tour company was no longer allowed to bring guests for visits or tastings. Our guide said the tour company used to drop guests off around the corner, but then the owner of the distillery found out they were doing that and chased out the guests rudely calling them and the tour company names. Our guide offered to drop us off around the corner, but I did not want to be embarrassed and thrown out of an establishment in a foreign country, so i declined. Our guide ASSURED us that there were no signs that said "Bonaire" aside from the bamboo sign that was on our resort property. I've since come to find out now that I am back home that there IS a large "Bonaire" sign at Isidel Beach Park. The Viator itinerary said we would visit "Te Amo Beach meaning "I Love You" Beach, is a beautiful public spot near Bonaire's airport. It has a tranquil and sandy shoreline with easy access to the water."--that didn't happen. Neither did the visit or pass by "Donkey Beach (Pass By)That is a lovely beach where Locals spend their time together on holidays, and it is also suitable for snorkelling and diving" or "Bachelor's Beach That is Local Beach with very clear water." We did not see the Viator Itinerary stop "Hilma Hooker That is ship wrack, a famous spot for divers."--which would have been cool to see since I am a certified diver. We did not go to the "Punt Vierkant" lighthouse because he said it was not a "real" lighthouse that had a light on top which guided ships at sea. When I asked about these missed destinations, our guide vehemently assured me that these were not on the itinerary as he was the one that updated the website himself!! I do not know if his company also has a website with a different itinerary, but when I got back to the WiFi at my hotel, I found the Viator listing and saw that these things were--and still are as of 2/25/26--listed on the Viator website. This was the ONLY experience that we booked outside of our stay at the resort. It was suggested that I just rent a car and drive myself, but I wanted an "experienced Bonaire resident" to share their island with me. that was NOT what I got, and I am mad that I even gave him a monetary tip. I guess I was still believing much of what he said.
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Christy_c
Jul 31, 2025
2 stars because we did see flamingos - We were very disappointed with this experience. First, the guides showed up 20 minutes late to our meeting spot. We had arrived early and waited, watching other guides from the same company come and go with their guests, which made us feel forgotten. I had booked this private tour months in advance, expecting a personalized and informative experience. When we finally met our “guides,” we learned they were the owner or manager’s parents. While they were kind, it quickly became clear they were not professional tour guides. The experience felt more like a taxi service than a tour—there was very little information shared about Bonaire, and most of their conversation was between themselves. At two of the stops, we were left waiting in the car for over five minutes while our driver chatted with other guides. With only one day in Bonaire, every moment counts, and this felt like a waste of our limited time. To top it off, we even dropped his wife off at their home on the way back to the ship. While the couple was very sweet, this was not the informative, engaging private tour we paid for. We specifically book private tours to learn about the history and culture of the places we visit, and unfortunately, this fell far short of expectations.
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From $129
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).