There is a lit of information available to read on your self guided tour through the facility, but nobody at each building to ask questions of. In short. No personal interaction except to be told the park was closed to vehicles for the day due to rain, but visitors can wander around the visitor center.

This park was a very fun excursion! The sites were closed for diving due to SCTLD but were open for snorkeling and swimming so that's what we did. Some nice spots for cliff diving, and the closest we were able to get to the flamingos. Some deer and donkeys are also seen around the park. The short way around, with stops for some swimming and snorkeling, took us about 3 hours. The long way around may also be worthwhile, but we didn't enter the park with enough time to do that.

The day we visited Washington Slagbaai National Park, there weren't a ton of people there. We also went a bit later in the day, which I would not recommend. We had to rush a bit to make sure we made it out before closing. The park closes promptly at 5pm and I was under the impression you could get locked inside if you weren't careful. :) NOTE: You will need to pay the $40 per person Bonaire nature/water fee (at the guard gate or online before you arrive) to get inside the park - it is valid for 1 year. ALSO, you must present the guard at the entrance gate with your ID - at least if you pay the fee online and bring the QR code with you. That proves the name on the QR code and your ID match. We did stop at a gift shop right inside the gates of the park and picked up a few little souvenirs. The shop owner asked if we needed any water, as you won't find much (if any) services (that we noticed) once you are deep in the park. They also had a restroom, which was nice. The roads inside the park are rough in spots, so make sure you are driving a an appropriate vehicle. We rented a Land Rover from Royal Car rental, which worked great. We decided on the "long" route instead of the "short" route so we could see more during our time at the park. The roads are not necessarily well marked, so you can easily get lost. Especially since the "main" park roads and the side roads are often in the same, rough condition. We are not divers or snorkelers, but it's still a beautiful park. It's an incredible juxtaposition with desert vistas (so many lizards and cactus') right beside ocean cliffs and water (in every color of blue imaginable) as far as the eye can see. Amazing site to see. We stopped at the Suplado (blowhole), Boka Kololishi (gorgeous little cove beach with fairly easy access) and Boca Slagbaai (great little beach and you may also see some flamingo's here too). We barely saw any other people except at Boca Slagbaai - that was the most popular spot the day we visited. NOTE: The day we visited, the park was closed to diving.

We enjoyed the park very much, went there 3 times over the course of couple of weeks. There is quite a bit to do there from several hikes (Subi Brandaris; Kashikunda and Lagadishi trails) to checking out historical buildings to spending time by the ocean. There are 2 trails to follow, a short one and a long one. If short on time, treat yourself to the long one, the stops are well marked and the park ranger provides the visitors with a detailed map. Along the long trail are several stops with views over the wild and rugged east shore; beaches on the west shore, as well as remnants of old buildings. The park rangers will harass you to leave Boka Slaagbaii by 4 pm, try to leave sooner as it can be painful to be stuck in a long line of slowly driving cars.

This, to me, was an experience not to missed. To get into the park you need to be able to show the ranger your ID and STINAPA pass, but after the initial ranger station there were not many people in the park. It is full of wild beauty, and I took what seemed like a lot of pictures, and wish I had taken even more. The tour guide, Don, was very knowledgeable about the many sites in the park, and spoke very good English. There are beautiful views around every turn in the road, and nature of every kind to see. The roads are rough, as many have pointed out, but the driver handled it all with ease. There was an opportunity to go snorkeling, but I chose not to go on this day - a personal decision and not a failing of the tour. Lunch was chicken salad sandwiches, which were quite good, and a variety of drinks was offered through the day. This tour will take most of a day, but the time passed quickly. I asked about a million questions about everything we saw and about the culture and living on Bonaire, and Don was game to talk about all of it, whether it was history of the area, the species of birds we saw, the plants, whatever. I learned an incredibly large amount and saw just about everything that could have possibly been included on the tour. There's no way I could have possibly been more satisfied than I was with this tour company, the tour guide, or the tour.