Snorkeling Adventure: Night Swim with Big Tarpons

Experience the thrill of private night snorkeling in Bonaire and encounter big hunting tarpons in the Caribbean. Dive into a whole new world of nocturnal marine life.

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Oceanfront Apartments at Den Laman - Sunwise Bonaire - Together with your guide you go in the water from shore. You will be snorkeling with a light, and look for nocturnal marine life such as lobsters, crabs, lionfish, eels, sauid, stingrays, octopus while being accompanied by big Tarpons who have learned to take advantadge of the…
What's Included
  • Full snorkel gear including divelight, booties, fins, mask, snorkel and wetsuit
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Towel - Swimsuit
Additional Information

A must-do for all snorkelers seeking a fresh and unique experience. Snorkeling with Big Tarpons is unforgettable! These fish have adapted to use dive/snorkel lights to hunt small fish. Besides Tarpons, various marine life become active after sunset. Snorkeling at night offers a completely different experience compared to daytime. This is truly a one-of-a-kind adventure.

Location
64 Kaya Gob. N. Debrot
Kaya Gob. N. Debrot
For those who come with their own car: We will meet you next to the Trans World Radio building at the parking lot on the street side of 'Kaya Amsterdam' We will send you an Email with a photo of the location and contactdetails of your guide
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Sue_c
Jun 22, 2025
Highly recommend - Seeing the tarpons glide in while we were snorkeling was amazing. We got to see some interesting night creatures while the tarpons stayed close to our dive lights. The whole experience was amazing.
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Darrin_p
Jun 1, 2025
Great - Awesome and knowledgeable guide. We didn’t see any tarpon’s, but it was a great night. Snorkeling. Awesome
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V5405bklindsayp
May 5, 2025
An exciting and unique experience! - My husband and I had such a great time on this night snorkeling tour! We did a lot of snorkeling during the day on our trip, so it was really cool to see the different "cast of characters" so to speak, at night. We saw tons of different fish, eels, and even some baby squid. We had about 5-6 tarpons traveling with us and I was not quite prepared for their massive size, so it was quite the highlight having them swim around us as we moved through the water. Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable and she made us feel very safe. I had been a little nervous about swimming in the sea in the dark, but the lights they give you are very powerful and light up the whole area around you, plus the water in Bonaire is typically very clear, so the visibility was great. Everyone in the group was given a light, so I even felt comfortable turning my light off at times because I was still able to see what was around me very well. We also appreciated the wetsuits and booties they gave to us, as the water is a little bit colder at night. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone, it is definitely the most unique experience we had during our trip!
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Pamsilberman
Jan 19, 2025
Tarpons are really big! - We really enjoyed night snorkeling with the Tarpons. We also saw lobsters and eel (that come out at night). I thought night snorkeling would be scary—but it wasn’t, despite being surrounded by 4-8 foot fish.
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James_b
Jan 12, 2025
Night adventure. - Using your equipment. Seeing an octopus. Tarpons are huge. Thanks for finding my hearing aids. Very kind of you.
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Sightsee18974701926
Nov 19, 2024
Unbelievable Night, using our lights to hunt, which created some thrilling moments. - Jim’s guidance throughout the snorkel was perfect—he made sure everyone felt comfortable and didn’t miss any of the action. His knowledge of the marine environment and his passion for sharing it made the experience even more memorable. The contrast of the quiet night and the lively underwater world was unforgettable. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone visiting Bonaire—it's an exhilarating and unique way to connect with nature. Jim truly made it a five-star experience!
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Getaway22513789936
Jul 2, 2024
Night snorkeling 🤿 - At first I was a little bit scared of the idea of snorkeling in the dark, but in reality it wasn’t that bad as I thought! It was an interesting experience; we saw tarpons who swam with and around us all the time and other beautiful creatures. 🤿 He also showed us another fluorescent secret of night diving but I won’t say much more about that, you can discover it by yourself with Jim! 🫣
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Rendangrene
Jun 22, 2024
Unique experience we wouldn't want to miss - Snorkeled in the dark. What a wonderful experience. Here you see a completely different underwater world than during the day. With your flashlight you search the sea and the bottom, looking for new things to see. As we did this we were constantly circled by two tarpons. We were told that the tarpons use our flashlights. As soon as they see other fish in the light of they attack and eat them. Very impressive to see! The explanation before and during the trip was clear and we were given plenty of space to ask what we wanted. We definitely recommend doing this activity!
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Ahp3862hh
Jun 10, 2024
Don't miss out on this experience!! - We really enjoyed our night dive with Amazing Bonaire. You'll be guided by someone who really knows his stuff and wants you to have a good time. Going in with only a few people makes for a great experience because you're able to follow him closely and see every little (and big) creature before it goes into hiding again. It was also really easy since the dive takes place in calmer water and they provide you with everything you need. We strongly recommend anyone to go on a trip with Amazing Bonaire, its well worth it!
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Yvonnes3127
Feb 26, 2025
Don't do that. - We found it very disappointing. We were supposed to be in the water for 45 minutes. I don't think we made it. Jim said he had only seen tarpons once in 6 years. Guess what: with us was the second time. "Well, that's nature." If you really hardly see that no tarpons are swimming with you, I would try a little longer to see if they still come. Also supervisors of other excursions indicated that they would sign for it if they would only see tarpons once every 6 years, so this is not entirely based on truth🤔. There was a lot of swimming and we hardly had time to take underwater photos. Jim was already ahead.. All in all, I'd rather spend my money on something else. @Jim: half the amount might have been reasonable, this was really too much and too easily earned!!
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From $70
up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).