Bonaire - Fees

Customs and Immigration Fees:

There are no Customs or Immigration fees unless an exit zarpe is required, however other fees to enter and stay in Bonaire for yachts significantly increased on 1 January, 2023.

Visitor Entry Tax:

As of July 1, 2022, visitors to Bonaire are required to pay a tourist entry tax of $75 per person, per visit. It can be paid online up to 7 days prior to arrival.

The Visitor Entry Tax is a replacement of what was formerly known as the island’s ‘room tax’ and rental ‘car tax’. Non-residents 13 years and older are required to pay the Visitor Entry Tax of USD 75 per person per visit. Non-residents 12 years and under, and residents of the former Netherlands Antilles are required to pay the Visitor Entry Tax of USD 10 per person per visit.

More information at: https://bonaireisland.com/

For payment: https://tourismtax.bonairegov.com/

Docking:

Daily Mooring Buoy fee is $35.00 (no anchoring permitted).

Note, there are no public dinghy docks. The dock at Club Nautico allows dinghy dockage at $10 per week.

Marina fees are reported to have increased for 2023.

Park Fee:

Effective January 1, 2023 there is now only one calendar year fee of $40 (per person) that covers all water activities in the Bonaire National Marine Park.  The new fee also includes entrance to the Washington Slagbaai National Park and can be purchased online from the link below. Note, this applies for anyone who wants to go in the water.

Children under 13 years old and residents of Bonaire, Curacao, Aruba, Saba, Sint Maarten and Sint Eustasius are exempt from the Nature Fee.

Online Purchase for Nature Fee.

Last updated:  October 2023