LySun has me really interested in Bonaire for a family snorkeling vacation after reading her trip report. After spending time in both the Bahamas and the Virgin Islands, will I miss the beaches as it sounds like there are few on Bonaire? What is the landscape like; arid & scrubby or lush and tropical??
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It is quite scrubby with fences made of barbed wire with cactus posts. Lots of donkeys, goats, sheep running loose on the roads. Not much in the way of hills. We really only found one small beach but then we were on a scuba trip so that was our focus.
We rented a jeep and toured just about the entire island. The landscape is actually quite varied.
Depends on what part of the island you are on. Some areas are arid, another large area has tons of mangroves ("trees" which grow in water") - hundreds of flamingos could be seen in various areas near the mangrove areas, another area has lots of trees -- that's where we saw gorgeous tropical birds flying among them, another area is where they "manufacture" salt, the northern area has some pretty good size hills (huge compared to the flatness of the rest of the island).
http://www.infobonaire.com/sightseeing.html says:
The island, while small, offers quite a diverse choice of scenery and topography. The tour to the north has more foliage and gentle hills, while the south resembles more of a moonscape, with flat vistas reaching the sea and huge man-made mountains of salt visible from anywhere on the island. (My note: then you have the area in between which I would consider "normal").
The side of the island opposite the harbor and hotel area is rough with mean waves. It was beautiful to see.
Check out http://www.infobonaire.com/activities.html