Jan 11, 2026
Snorkel and fish - Fun morning of snorkeling and what I call jig fishing. Franz was great showed us the ropes had the equipment. This was after he picked us up at the cruise port. 10 min drive to donkey beach. No donkeys on the beach but we saw them on the route home. Franz caught most of the fish and fried them up. Delicious fresh caught mini groupers. Great morning in Bonnairre.
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Oct 15, 2025
Very fun time! - It's rather difficult to do but extremely fun at the same time. You should know the basics of snorkeling and floating first though. You just float and release a line with chicken as bait and wait for a grouper to latch on. Lots of different fish to look at. It was beautiful. The guide was extremely fun and friendly. The fish was amazing. I did not catch any but he did so it was amazing! Very happy with this experience.
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Sep 11, 2025
Great experience - Hans grilled up some tasty fish, and we saw a variety of beautiful fish snorkeling! Water is beautiful and the trees on the beach provided shade.
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Jul 8, 2025
Delicious wishes! - What a wonderful morning! We loved meeting Frans and his family. He was a thoughtful guide who brought everything needed for a fish cookout on a lovely stretch of Donkey Beach. We had such fun trying our hand at traditional fishing and catching a couple of little fish. Highly recommended for a memorable day of fishing, snorkeling, and kind conversation.
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Mar 10, 2025
The best outing on the island! - We were super excited to learn a new method of fishing. It was so much fun to snorkel and fish with a hand line, all while you are seeing the corals and creatures below. Franz and his daughter were so welcoming. He explained everything in detail and kept checking in with you while you were in the water, which made you feel safe and was much appreciated!
I can’t begin to tell you how delicious the fresh caught fish was that was cooked right there on the beach! Some of the best grouper & snapper we’ve eaten. We could have stayed there all day. Hands down, this was the best part of our trip! ABSOLUTELY RECOMMEND!! 😎
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Feb 19, 2025
Must Do While in Bonaire! - We had a fantastic time snorkeling and learning how to fish with a hand line. Catching our own fish and then having it fried to perfection was definitely a highlight of our trip. Hands down the best fried fish we had while on the island, can’t get any fresher and better than freshly caught grouper.
Frans and his family were super welcoming and accommodating which made the whole experience even better. A great way to spend a morning in Bonaire. 1000% must do!
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Feb 11, 2025
Best Bonaire Experience - We had a great time on this tour. Franz and Marie offer a very personal tour and were very accomodating when we wanted to add more people last minute. The snorkeling was amazing and had a great variety of sea life especially being so close to shore. The guys went out further snorkeling to a drop off and spool fished with instructions from Franz. My husband, as a hobby fisherman, was ecstatic to catch fish a new way. Franz also brought more fresh caught fish to cook on the beach to feed us all. We had snapper and grouper, with the grouper being a group favorite. We would definitely recommend this tour option.
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Feb 8, 2025
Relaxing - Franz was a great, personable host of a simple half-day outing that was truly relaxing. Snorkelling was good right off the shore of Donkey Beach and I even caught a grouper which Franz fried up on the beach. I could've stayed all day!
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Feb 3, 2025
Super! - We did this excursion in March 2024 at the end of our holiday and loved it so much that we wanted to do it again this year right at the beginning of our holiday. With many good tips we could get started the next day with a good result. Definitely recommended!
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Feb 25, 2026
Lovely experience and people but life vest should be provided - France and his daughter are lovely and very welcoming. We had an amazing experience cooking the fish on the beach, and it tasted delicious.
My only BIG problem with it was France never provided a life vest. Both my husband and I swam out a fair distance to the darker water and it was a bit choppy. I had to cut my experience short because I was conscious that I had to save some strength to swim back. I therefore never had the opportunity to do the fishing part. Had a life vest been provided I would have stayed out there the whole time.
Whilst I didn't want to say this in a review I feel others need to be aware that you need to be a fit strong swimmer to participate. France said he did have a life vest but left it at home, not really good enough.
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