Schedule

Summer Immersion - Bonaire 2025

  • Arrival in Bonaire (Day 1): Monday, June 30th, 2025 @ 1:50pm / Departure (Day 10): Wednesday, July 9th @ 3:20pm

  • Open Water Diver Track Students (OWD) Advanced Diver Track Students (ADV)

  • Arrival at the morning meeting time means students have staged their equipment ready for the dives.

  • Lunch time, snack time, rest breaks, and dinner time will be provided based on boat schedules and natural breaks in the daily activities.

  • This schedule may change on location. An official schedule will be posted at the resort with all changes.

Day 1 - MONDAY (6/30)

  • ALL DIVERS

    1:50pm - Arrive in Bonaire

    3:30pm - Resort Check-in

    5:00pm- Group Orientation @ Pool

    6:00pm - Group Dinner

Day 2 - TUESDAY (7/1)

  • OWD

    8:00am - Breakfast

    9:15am - Area9 Dive Center Orientation

    9:45am - Ocean Swim & Freedive Session

    10:45pm - Confined Water Training

    12:30pm - Lunch @ Area 9

    1:30pm - Confined Water Training

    4:30pm - Research Diving & Marine ID Class

    6:00pm - Dinner

  • ADV

    8:00am - Breakfast

    9:15am - Area9 Dive Center Orientation

    9:45am - Freedive Session

    10:45pm - Nitrox Dive @ Oil Slick

    12:30pm - Lunch @ Area 9

    1:30pm - SMB / Nitrox Dive @ 1000 Steps

    4:30pm - Research Diving & Marine ID Class

    6:00pm - Dinner

Day 3 - WEDNESDAY (7/2)

  • OWD

    8:00am - Breakfast

    9:15am - Dive 1 @ Buddy Reef

    11:45pm - Lunch @ Blenny

    12:45pm - Dive 2 @ Buddy Reef

    2:30pm - Photogrammetry Class @ Area9

    8:00pm - Dinner

  • ADV

    8:00am - Breakfast

    9:15am - Deployment of Spotter Platform w/ Light Array

    11:45pm - Lunch @ Blenny

    12:45pm - Deep Dive @ Buddy Reef

    2:30pm - Photogrammetry Class @ Area9

    5:30pm - Night Dive @ Buddy Reef

    8:00pm - Dinner

Day 4 - THURSDAY (7/3)

  • OWD

    8:00am - Breakfast

    9:15am - Confined Water Training

    12:00pm - Lunch @ Area9

    1:00pm - Dives 2 & 3 @ Oil Slick

    4:00pm - Research Diving & Marine ID Class

    6:00pm - Dinner

    7:30pm - Movie Night

  • ADV

    8:00am - Breakfast

    9:15am - Deep Dive: Hilma Hooker

    12:00pm - Lunch @ Resort

    1:00pm - Coral Nursery Data Buoy Retrieval, Update, and Repair

    4:00pm - Research Diving & Marine ID Class

    6:00pm - Dinner

    7:30pm - Movie Night

Day 5 - FRIDAY (7/4)

  • ALL DIVERS

    7:00am - Breakfast

    8:00am - Coral Restoration Training

    12:00pm - Lunch

    1:15pm - Donkey Sanctuary & Mangrove Kayak

    6:00pm - Dinner

DAY 6 - SATURDAY (7/5) BOAT DIVES

  • OWD

    8:00am - Breakfast

    9:15am - Boat Diving & Survey Dives

    12:00pm - Lunch @ Area9

    1:00pm - Boat Diving & Survey Dives

    4:00pm - Marine ID Class

    7:00pm - Dinner in Town

Day 7 - SUNDAY (7/6)

  • ALL Divers

    8:00am - Breakfast

    9:00am - Survey Dive @ Salt Pier

    1:00pm - Lunch

    3:00pm - TBD

    6:00pm - Dinner

Day 8 - MONDAY (7/7)

  • OWD

    7:00am - Breakfast

    8:00am - Coral Restoration Training

    12:00pm - Lunch

    1:00pm - Coral Restoration Training

    8:00pm - Dinner

  • ADV

    7:00am - Breakfast

    8:00am - Coral Restoration Training

    12:00pm - Lunch

    1:00pm - Coral Restoration Training

    5:45pm - Night Dive

    8:00pm - Dinner

Day 8 - TUESDAY (7/8)

  • ALL DIVERS

    8:00am - Breakfast

    9:15am - Dives with Jong Bonaire

    12:00pm - Lunch

    1:00pm - Afternoon with Jong Bonaire

    6:00pm - Dinner

    8:00pm - Turtle Talk

Day 8 - WEDNESDAY (7/9)

  • ALL DIVERS

    9:00am - Breakfast

    12:00pm - Leave for Airport

    3:20pm - Departure Flight

FLIGHT INFO

AMERICAN AIRLINES

SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2025 (+1): AA799 SFO 11:50PM - MIA 8:34AM, AA3164 MIA 10:25AM -BON 1:50PM

WEDNESDAY, JULY 9 - JULY 10, 2025 AA 2691 BON 3:20PM - MIA 6:30PM AA 669 MIA 9:29PM - LAX 11:58PM AA6451 LAX 7:00AM - SFO 8:36AM