Rincon Visit with Local Guide

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Summary

Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

Where to Meet

Reviews

Location

Bonaire

Duration

3 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 14 guests

Accessibility

Stroller Accessible

Language

English, Spanish

Other

Family-friendly, Pet-friendly

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Explore the history and culture of Rincon Village with a local guide. Discover the unique stories of Bonaire's oldest community, taste cactus liquor, and savor island cuisine at local favorites.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Rincon Village is the oldest village in Bonaire and rich in history. It is also the most senior community within the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Initially settled by the Spanish in the early 1500s, Rincon was strategically nestled within a valley to ward off impending danger from pirates and other threats.

In the 17th century, enslaved people were brought to Bonaire and worked tending crops and the salt pans until 1863. Living in Rincon, the slave men would walk a 7-hour journey south for work and then return on weekends to gather supplies at Mangazina di Rei (King’s storehouse) and visit their families.

We will stop at the Cadushi distillery, where you can taste the local cactus liquor made on Bonaire for free.

After visiting Cadushi, we will stop at our last stop - a local restaurant called Posada. Here you can try native island food and taste the local flavour.

Please click on the Itinerary tab at the top to see our 10 points of interest!

What You Get

Coca-Cola, Sprite, Water, or Coca-Cola Max

Transportation to and from your Ship or Hotel

Local Snack at a Unique Local Stop on the tour

Good To Know

Cruise Ship guests: Your guide will welcome you with your first name or last name on a sign in front of the cruise ship exit/enter gate where your ship is docked. As you walk away from your ship, you will be approaching a security checkpoint gate. When you exit the gate, walk straight forward, and look straight ahead. Your guide will be there 15 minutes before the start of your tour to collect you.
Hotel or apartment guests: For the meeting, please meet your guide at the reception, and if you are staying at an apartment; your driver will be at the address you provided on the booking. Your guide will arrive at your pick-up location 15 minutes before the start of your tour to pick you up. We will notify you if there are any changes.
Very IMPORTANT: If you don't see your guide with your name, please stay at the gate of your ship and do not walk away and look for your guide, let your guide look for you.
This is a small group guided tour of up to 7 people per vehicle. You will be in a shared van, car, or pick-up depending on the number of guests.
We want you to feel at home and comfortable on our island and recommend you bring the following for this tour:
We GUARANTEE to have you BACK TO THE SHIP 1 hour before the ship departure time.

What You’ll Experience

Bonaire Cruise Port

Cruise Ship Passengers: Your guide will welcome you with your first name or last name on a sign in front of the cruise ship exit/enter gate where your ship is docked. As you walk away from your ship, you will be approaching a security checkpoint gate. When you exit the gate, walk straight forward, and look straight ahead. Your guide will be there 15 minutes before the start of your tour to collect you. Non-Cruise Passengers: For the meeting, please meet your guide at the reception, and if you are staying at an apartment; your driver will be at the address you provided on the booking. Your guide will arrive at your pick-up location 15 minutes before the start of your tour to pick you up. We will notify you if there are any changes.

1 minuteAdmission Ticket Free

Kralendijk

At the start of the tour, we will tell you about the downtown area of Kralendijk. Downtown Kralendijk consists of a few streets and is easily walkable. Kaya Grandi is the Main Street, where you will find most shops, restaurants, and cafes. After the tour, we can drop you off in the centre if you want to do some shopping and walk around. If you're on a cruise, the ship port is about a 5-minute walk from the downtown district, and you can easily see and walk back to your ship before departure.

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Rincon

Rincon was the first official town established in the 16th century. Here you will see some of the oldest buildings on the island, typical local architecture, and learn why this location was chosen many years ago to be the first official settlement when the Spanish discovered Bonaire.

1 hourAdmission Ticket Free

Posada Para Mira

Here you will have your local dish with a local drink.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Not Included

The Cadushy Distillery

You will visit a locally made liquor and spirits of Bonaire. Remember that the distillery is open from 10 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday.

15 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Bonaire Landsailing Adventures (Pass By)

After Rincon, we will embark on Bonaire's windy and breathtaking east coast. You can feel the crashing waves and often see roaming wild donkeys. We'll also pass Bonaire's Land Sailing Adventure track, where you can see people zipping around in their sail karts.

Seru Largu (Pass By)

We will be on a top of a hill where you can see Bonaire from a high point in the middle of the Island.

North Saliña

This is the second old neighbourhood on the Island where the Indians have moved.

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Antriol (Pass By)

This is the largest neighbourhood in Bonaire.

Bonaire (Pass By)

Here your guide will tell you more about the inter Bonaire main street. It will be our last point of interest; while driving back downtown, we encourage you to ask questions, and we will share more about the island.

Meeting & Pickup

Pickup Point

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Pickup Details

Thank you for choosing Shekhinah Tours! Hotel or apartment Guests: For the meeting, please meet your guide at the reception, and if you are staying at an apartment; your driver will be at the address you provided on the booking Your guide will arrive at your pick-up location 15 minutes before the start of your tour to pick you up. We will notify you if there are any changes. Cruise Ship Passengers: Your guide will welcome you with your first or last name on a sign in front of the cruise ship exit/entry gate where your ship is docked. Walking away from your ship, you will approach a security checkpoint gate. When you exit the gate, walk straight forward, and look straight ahead. Your guide will be there 15 minutes before the start of your tour to collect you. IMPORTANT: We are reminding you that ship and local times might differ. Please check it before the Tour starts time. Please Note: If your tour starts at 08:30 Local Time, your guide will pick you up 15 minutes (08:15) before the start time of your tour. Very IMPORTANT: If you don't see your guide with your name, please stay at the gate of your ship and do NOT walk away and look for your guide; let your guide look for you.

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

4.0

based on 5 reviews

(TripAdvisor)

A fabulous tour of the Rincon area of Bonaire

April 13, 2025

My wife and I had a fabulous Rincon visit on Bonaire with our tour guide Angie. We were her only guests so we received a personalized tour of the area. We saw beautiful areas and learned its rich h...read more

(Viator)

We never got the chance...

January 27, 2025

We never got the chance to go because the guide didn’t show up. We were there 30 minutes before and waited for one hour. We contacted Viator account service and requested refund.

(Viator)

Great Opportunity to visit the middle of the island!

March 03, 2022

We had a blast exploring Rincon and the middle half of the island with GiGi! She was informative, and took us all over the middle of the island. It included 1000 Steps, flamingoes just near the p...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Tradição e cultura

November 10, 2019

Uma Vila calma, pacata, fundada por espanhóis, onde em uma única caminhada podemos conhecer a história e a simpatia das pessoas deste lugar (dependendo, eles dialogam em inglês, holandês, espanhol ...read more

(TripAdvisor)

Guided tour review

October 25, 2019

We had the pleasure of being the only two on a guided tour of Bonaire/Rincon with Ephraim. What a delightful day we had! Ephraim' s knowledge of the island was very helpful. We went to the Rincon M...read more

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