Go inside. advanced penetration technique, redundant lighting, and the line work that keeps wreck penetration safe.
Advanced Wreck Diving builds on the basic specialty and introduces penetration: planning penetration routes, managing silt, reel and line technique, and navigating enclosed spaces without natural light.
Two training dives push you into the wreck itself. The Hilma Hooker's accessible interior sections work well for this training. manageable for learning without being trivially simple. This is a methodical, technical course. The techniques here can't be improvised. you either have them or you don't.
Most people who get certified at home spend their first real dive trip adjusting. Different visibility, colder water, unfamiliar conditions. On Bonaire, your training dives happen on the same reef you'll dive independently afterward. You get certified and comfortable in one trip. Nothing to re-learn the next time you come back.
Step by step training designed to build real confidence underwater.
Questions about your specific kit? Mention it when you fill in the dive plan form.
Wanderlust is run by Stephan and Linda. Not a franchise, not a large operation with rotating staff. The person who greets you on day one takes you into the water. Same face, start to finish.
Groups cap at four. Often smaller. Sometimes it is just you and an instructor. Your certification is processed the same day you complete your final training dive.
Wanderlust is the only SSI Instructor Training Center on Bonaire. We train instructors. That same bar applies to every course we teach.
No prior experience needed. Here's what applies.
Divers with Wreck Diving certification who want to go inside wreck structures. Requires a dive light and solid grounding in the basic wreck specialty.
Tell us where you are in your diving and what you want to do on Bonaire. We'll help you pick the right starting point.
Request Your Dive PlanYes. Two penetration dives.
A dive light is required. Rental available.
The Hilma Hooker.
Yes.
Yes, as a specialty credit.
The line work and penetration techniques share principles with cave diving. This is not cave certification, but it builds relevant foundational awareness.
Personal advice from our dive team. No obligation. Response within 12 hours.
Share your trip details and we'll build your dive plan within hours.
