Washington Slagbaai National Park, BonaireAI generated

Washington Slagbaai National Park

Bonaire · Noord · 100 m

Short description of Washington Slagbaai National Park

Washington Slagbaai covers the whole northern fifth of Bonaire and was the first nature sanctuary in the Netherlands Antilles, made in 1969 out of two former plantations that grew aloe, divi-divi pods and goats. Two one-way gravel routes run through it, a short green one and a long yellow one, both needing a high vehicle, past salt lagoons with flamingos, a blowhole at Supladó and the beaches at Wayaka and Boka Slagbaai where the snorkelling is as good as anywhere on the island. Brandaris, at two hundred and forty one metres, is the top of Bonaire.

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Recommended length of stay

Minimum1 day
Optimal1 day
Maximum2 days

Travel seasons at a glance

Best time to visit: January – August

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All highlights and sightsBeta

  1. Green and yellow park driving routes
  2. Wayaka and Boka Slagbaai snorkelling beaches
  3. Brandaris summit climb, the highest point on Bonaire
  4. Flamingos on Salina Matijs
  5. Supladó blowhole and Boka Kokolishi
  6. Playa Chikitu and the windward dunes
  7. Pos Mangel waterhole and its parrots
  8. Diving Boka Slagbaai and the northern reef walls
  9. Slagbaai plantation house and its museum
  10. Cactus, aloe and the dry forest flora

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