Grote Knip

[love2travel2146]

Hello,

 

I have read that Grote Knip beach requires beach shoes to get into, yet when I look at the photos it looks like a sandy entry. Can anyone comment? Also, what would be the approximate cost to get there from the cruise port? Is there a bus, or do we need to rely on taxi? First time visiting the island so trying to figure it all out. Thanks for any input. 

[EatonDoolittle]

Water shoes are a good idea for all those natural westside beaches, like on Bonaire.  Rocks and coral are what makes the snorkeling so good there. There is nothing to see snorkeling on a sandy beach.

 

If you want plain sandy beaches, you can go to the manmade Mambo beach which is what a lot of cruisers do.  

 

Taxi to any of those (Puerto Mari, Cas Abo, Grote Knip) will be on the high side, approx. $100 or more  r/t. You might enjoy an excursion, through your ship, or with  Irie Tours, which used to have a full day trip that stops at several of the beaches. Or some rent a car and visit several on your own. I don't know of any scheduled bus that makes that route. Someone else will surely comment. 

 

 

[love2travel2146]

Thanks for this information. 

 

Do you know which car rental is both reliable and close to the cruise terminal? 

 

Thanks. 

[EatonDoolittle]

I don’t know, but if you scroll just a bit, there are 2 threads about car rentals on this first page.