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Bonaire

A dry, cactus-dotted island where the whole coast is a marine park, famous for easy shore diving, with flamingos and windsurfing on Lac Bay.

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Best Time to Go
Jan–Sep
Our full guide to Bonaire is being written. It's on the Caribbean Netherlands list as Must-See.

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Worth a Detour
Nature · Hiking

Saba

About 503 miles away

A single steep volcano rising from the sea, with a hairpin road between red-roofed villages, a cloud forest on Mount Scenery and pristine dive sites.

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If You're Nearby
Heritage · Diving

Sint Eustatius

About 508 miles away

Quiet Statia, a once-busy colonial trading port with a hilltop fort, wreck dives offshore and a rainforest inside the crater of the Quill.

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Must-See
Cities · UNESCO

Willemstad

About 47 miles away

Rainbow gables along Handelskade, a floating bridge, and the Americas' oldest synagogue in use.

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