Clearbottom Mangrove Kayak & Snorkel tour
Overview
Available languages
3 hours
Mobile ticket
Our mangrove glass bottom kayak & snorkel tour begins at the lovely beach from Lac Cai. The Bonaire Mangrove reserve is located in Lac Bay National Park. Visitors can only enter the mangroves in the company of an experienced nature guide. Your stable, glass bottom sit-on-top kayak is equipped with a comfortable backrest seat, a waterproof bag for your personal belongings and, of course, paddles. Off you go, into the calm waters.
The glass bottom kayak provides an ideal mode of transport in this beautiful and tranquil environment, as you manoeuvre with ease through the mangrove shallows and tunnels.
Gliding by four different species of mangrove trees in crystal-clear waters, paddling past bird habitats and fish spawning areas, you'll learn of the relationship between the plants and the animals. The snorkel location offers a great variety of marine life and is considered by many a must-do while visiting Bonaire!
Additional Info
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
What To Expect
Your mangrove glass bottom kayak & snorkel tour begins at the lovely beach from Lac Cai. The Bonaire Mangrove reserve is located in Lac Bay National Park. Visitors can only enter the mangroves in the company of an experienced nature guide. Your stable, glass bottom sit-on-top kayak is equipped with a comfortable backrest seat, a waterproof bag for your personal belongings and, of course, paddles. Off you go, into the calm waters.
Options
Price with pick up and return
Check your pick up time Pickup included
Price without pick-up
What‘s Included
dry bag
Bottled water
All snorkeling gear
When we come back from kayaking we have fruitpunch and a Dutch Stroopwafel
Except for cruise passengers & children under 13 , it's mandatory to have a Stinapa nature tag.
Pick-up between Hamlet Oasis and Delfins possible if booked with pick up. Ask Whatsapp +5997828219
Pickup points
Bonaire North and South Pier
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
659 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great Mangrove Kayaking experience
Erin F,Jun 5, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Great experience - really knowledgeable guide. The Mangroves were really beautiful - definitely worth a trip! Would highly recommend.
Very unique experience, I would recommend this
Laura H,May 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Very unique experience, the beginning is already very beautiful over the beautiful blue water, the mangrove is very special. Especially the limbo we really liked! Our tour guide was super nice and could tell a lot. We forgot our slippers on the bus, they were still dropped off by him, this was not a problem.
Great experience
Sandy K,May 25, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00A super kayak tour through the mangrove with a bit of snorkeling at the end. It was a great experience. All thanks to Summer and floyd! Tnxx
A excellent trip
sarahdF4989QN,May 22, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An excellent trip, the guide made it relaxed, fun and he was very informative about the flora and fauna of the area. I would recommend getting picked up if you don’t have a 4x4 and the track to Lac Cai is very rough
Good but not recommended.
Elvin v,May 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00A lot tells but little about the mangrove. The transparent bottom also has no real added value. Only when your view sails above the grasses you see something. Furthermore, the soil is difficult to see through. Snorkeling, wasn't really much to see. The fish that were there were under the roots so poorly visible. Would have thought to find more diversity and see more of the mangrove.
Wonderful!!!
cuevrojamez,May 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00My wife and I were in Bonaire celebrating our 25th anniversary. Our guide was encouraging & informative. We enjoyed every minute. It was a leisurely journey through an incredible ecosystem. Snorkeling gear provided was good quality. As cool as the clear bottom kayak sounds, we really couldn’t see much that way. It is a tandem kayak- there can be a little learning curve to coordinate paddling if you’re used to solo. Sufficient leg room was a bit of an issue for our short wife-tall husband duo. Kayak entries/exits and traversing were very doable, even for larger & non-athletic guests. We learned so much. The amount of preservation work and the dedication of a remarkable group of volunteers are making definitive progress in the rehabilitation & future protection of this key ecological reserve. We saw lots of juvenile marine & brackish fish species, 2 species of jellies, pufferfish, cool mangrove tunnels. Very good value for cost. Definitely bring your underwater camera! The stroopwaffel & juice refresher at the end was most welcomed. The start/finish is at Lac Cai Bay and is an excellent place for swimming & snorkeling. Wish we realized that and brought our own snorkeling gear, still we stayed after and enjoyed a beautiful swim and an awesome, fairly close observation of 2 green sea turtles!
Wouldn't book again
monikagV9889BC,May 2, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00The access route is actually only possible with pickup or off-road vehicle... Hardly possible with our KIA Picanto. Way is just potholes. And I asked especially if she could get there with a small car Trip through the mangroves was nice. But the Führer spoke very poor English. We weren't the only ones to complain... And snorkeling is uninteresting. There's nothing to see except some fish. Unfortunately, price-performance is not right at all on this tour.
Super fun for the whole family
840annekel,Apr 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00WOW fantastic experience! We became totally one with nature! Guide Annemiek could tell us all about nature and life in the Mangrove in a nice enthusiastic way
Very different than shore snorkeling, excellent eco tour!
Tricia D,Apr 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Beautiful area, helpful guide (Youri) who was very informative and friendly. Fluent in English and Dutch making this experience very enjoyable.
Great kayak/snorkel tour with Summer
Gerko v,Apr 21, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00A great tour, highly recommended. We were picked up by Summer at our hotel. During the half-hour drive she already told a lot about the island and nature. So excited, great. She was born and raised on this beautiful island and it was very noticeable. Arrival at the Lac lake a brief instruction and check of the Nature Fee. We were 16 people in total but Summer divided her attention so that everyone got the story right. In English and Spanish. Through the mangrove seen a lot to different fish, nature and crabs. Almost at the end of the kayak tour we entered an open space surrounded by mangrove. There we snorkelled and wow, that was so beautiful. So many fish together.
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