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Rincon Visit with Local Guide

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Overview

Available languages

English
Dutch
Spanish

3 hours

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Rincon Village is the oldest village in Bonaire and rich in history. It is also the most senior community within the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Initially settled by the Spanish in the early 1500s, Rincon was strategically nestled within a valley to ward off impending danger from pirates and other threats.

In the 17th century, enslaved people were brought to Bonaire and worked tending crops and the salt pans until 1863. Living in Rincon, the slave men would walk a 7-hour journey south for work and then return on weekends to gather supplies at Mangazina di Rei (King’s storehouse) and visit their families.

We will stop at the Cadushi distillery, where you can taste the local cactus liquor made on Bonaire for free.

After visiting Cadushi, we will stop at our last stop - a local restaurant called Posada. Here you can try native island food and taste the local flavour.

Please click on the Itinerary tab at the top to see our 10 points of interest!

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

We want you to feel at home and comfortable on our island and recommend you bring the following for this tour:

1. Sun Protection: Sunscreen, Sunglasses

2. Extra Water

3. Dress Comfortably for warm, sunny and humid weather

4. Camera (of course!)

Before the Tour:

Hotel or apartment guests: For the meeting, please meet your guide at the reception, and if you are staying at an apartment; your driver will be at the address you provided on the booking. Your guide will arrive at your pick-up location 15 minutes before the start of your tour to pick you up. We will notify you if there are any changes.

Cruise Ship guests: Your guide will welcome you with your first name or last name on a sign in front of the cruise ship exit/enter gate where your ship is docked. As you walk away from your ship, you will be approaching a security checkpoint gate. When you exit the gate, walk straight forward, and look straight ahead. Your guide will be there 15 minutes before the start of your tour to collect you.

Very IMPORTANT: If you don't see your guide with your name, please stay at the gate of your ship and do not walk away and look for your guide, let your guide look for you.

We GUARANTEE to have you BACK TO THE SHIP 1 hour before the ship departure time.

This is a small group guided tour of up to 7 people per vehicle. You will be in a shared van, car, or pick-up depending on the number of guests. 

Our prices include a 6% government tax.

Our goal is for you to leave the Island happier than when you arrived.

Cancellation Policy

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

What‘s Included

Coca-Cola, Sprite, Water, or Coca-Cola Max

Transportation to and from your Ship or Hotel

Local Snack at a Unique Local Stop on the tour

Clean and Safe Vehicle with Air-Conditioning & Working Seatbelts

Guided by an Experienced & Knowledgeable Bonaire Resident

1 Food and 1 Drink (Not Alcohol)

A local appreciation after the tour

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

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Cruise Ship Passengers: Your guide will welcome you with your first name or last name on a sign in front of the cruise ship exit/enter gate where your ship is docked. As you walk away from your ship, you will be approaching a security checkpoint gate. When you exit the gate, walk straight forward, and look straight ahead. Your guide will be there 15 minutes before the start of your tour to collect you. Non-Cruise Passengers: For the meeting, please meet your guide at the reception, and if you are staying at an apartment; your driver will be at the address you provided on the booking. Your guide will arrive at your pick-up location 15 minutes before the start of your tour to pick you up. We will notify you if there are any changes.

1 minute • Admission Not Applicable
2

Kralendijk

At the start of the tour, we will tell you about the downtown area of Kralendijk. Downtown Kralendijk consists of a few streets and is easily walkable. Kaya Grandi is the Main Street, where you will find most shops, restaurants, and cafes. After the tour, we can drop you off in the centre if you want to do some shopping and walk around. If you're on a cruise, the ship port is about a 5-minute walk from the downtown district, and you can easily see and walk back to your ship before departure.

10 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

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Rincon Visit with Local Guide

Pickup included

Reviews

4.00

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  • A fabulous tour of the Rincon area of Bonaire

    BigWallysDad,

    Apr 13, 2025

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    My wife and I had a fabulous Rincon visit on Bonaire with our tour guide Angie. We were her only guests so we received a personalized tour of the area. We saw beautiful areas and learned its rich history as well. Angie grew up on Bonaire so she had a great deal of knowledge and was able to answer all our questions. We shared lunch at a fabulous family-operated restaurant. We would definitely recommend Angie and the Shekhinah Tours company.

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  • We never got the chance...

    ZhangGe C,

    Jan 26, 2025

    - Review from Viator

    1.00

    We never got the chance to go because the guide didn’t show up. We were there 30 minutes before and waited for one hour. We contacted Viator account service and requested refund.

  • Great Opportunity to visit the middle of the island!

    Chase R,

    Mar 2, 2022

    - Review from Viator

    5.00

    We had a blast exploring Rincon and the middle half of the island with GiGi! She was informative, and took us all over the middle of the island. It included 1000 Steps, flamingoes just near the park, the Cross overlooking Kralejndik, the Cadushy Distillery, and an incredible place for a bite to eat during our visit. You could tell how much she loved the island and loved sharing it with others. We are really glad we got an opportunity to do this tour (the day after getting engaged) as it was a fun, relaxing way to see beyond the beaches.

  • Guided tour review

    Steve H,

    Oct 25, 2019

    - Review from Tripadvisor

    5.00

    We had the pleasure of being the only two on a guided tour of Bonaire/Rincon with Ephraim. What a delightful day we had! Ephraim' s knowledge of the island was very helpful. We went to the Rincon Museum to learn about the history of the area. We got to see a lot of the countryside as well. We made a stop at the Cadushi distillery and learned about the process of making liqueurs and spirits that are named after the other five islands in this chain. The distillery is actually very small, but made over 28,000 bottles of liqueur/spirits this past year. Our visit also included tasting. We also had an orientation of the small shopping street. Our trip concluded with lunch at Konfur restaurant. The trip to the museum and lunch were an additional charge ($5 p/p at museum; less that $20 total for 2 at lunch). Would definitively work with Shekinah Tours again!

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