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Rustic, to the extreme

Washington-Slagbaai National Park

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5 of 5 stars
Chicago, IL
9 Dec 2005
4
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RENT A TRUCK!!! preferably a 4x4.

ok, to be fair, we were there over Thanksgiving, and it was rainy season, so half the park was closed.

That having been said, the roads are not roads. they are dirt paths with LOTS of VERY LARGE rocks and puddles (rainy season) and what we in chicago would call potholes, only bigger. You have to have a truck. I dont think you will be allowed INTO the park if you dont have a truck, even if it werent rainy season. it costs $10 (US) a person to enter the park. It's beautiful in an extreme, rustic, desert way. They wont let you in after 2PM, and you have to be out by 5:30. It will take you two hours of driving if you drive carefully to get around the short loop. We entered about 2, and with a couple of stops, exited the park at about 5:15. I felt rushed by the time constraint. We started to see some parakeets and birds toward the end of our journey. The beach on the far side is beautiful, and it looks like there is a second visitor's center there, but it may have been closed for the season.

Overall, with enough time and the correct transportation, this park is beautiful in an almost completely untouched way. Bonaire is really out there, and this park is as out there as Bonaire gets. Good luck, and drive carefully!

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1 of 5 stars
bradenton, Fl
9 Mar 2004
2
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The Park is over priced and be sure the gas tank is full. The trip by truck is comparable to driving up and down a snow ski trail of pot holes. It is hot and full of the same catcus that covers the island. By the time you get through a 3 hr drive, and that is the short trip you are exhausted hot and dirty. There are some pretty spots near the water and places to dive, but the trip is not worth it. When we returned before 4:30 the museum was closed even though it stated it would be open.

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Terrible, Terrible

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1 of 5 stars
Prince George, B.C.
9 Jul 2003
6
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This park is a poor excuse for a National Park. Sorry, but the Bonairians would know a National Park if it bit them in the backside.
The roads were in disgusting shape, the warden at the gate said it would only take us 3 hours to get around but because of the road conditions we had to hustle to get around it in 5 hours and almost didn't get out before closing. The "highlights" were poorly marked if even marked. Would never do it again or recommend it to anyone. Not enough to see here. You better bring your "Hummer"!!

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