Bunaken island dive resort, padi diving courses, bunaken. Manado is a prosperous, well serviced and friendly place, with a decent selection of comfortable hotels and excellent dining options. One of the main reasons for this is the biodiversity that exists in this region and the fact that this manifests itself in all three locations bunaken. The park covers a total surface area of 89,065 hectares, 97% of which is sparkling clear warm tropical water. Your five star padi dive center located in north sulawesi, indonesia. The coneshaped mountain of manado tua can be seen from the city, and you can glimpse some of the active volcanoes of lokon, soputan, and dua saudara, which are ideal for trekkers.
Dive in manado scuba diving centers and diving sites. Cocotinos manado is a boutique dive resort located within wori bay in the heart of kima bajo, a fishing village overlooking the bunaken national marine park, world famous for its rich and astounding, wall and macro scuba diving. Manado scuba manado scuba full facilities dive center. Some 20 minutes into the dive, we suddenly encounter this huge whaleshark only inches from the freshly certified diver. Your transfer boat from the mainland will moor at our private jetty, and youll enter. Very good price for 3 dives, including boat and great lunch. To dive at bunaken you will stay in a diving resort around manado land transfer of up to 30 minutes or on the island of bunaken itself, a 45 minute boat ride from. The dive site was famous for its critters, so the divemaster states in his briefing. If you are looking for manado tours, bunaken tours, or diving safari tour in north sulawesi with excellent tour guides you have come to the right place. Thalassa dive resort and padi dive center offers impeccable service and all the essential amenities to invigorate travelers. Dive and stay on bangka island with murex dive resorts. With well known destinations such as lembeh, manado, bangka, gangga and bunaken national marine park each offering something entirely. This area is a rich and unspoilt ground with pristine and abundant soft coral and fish life in huge concentration. Award winning 5 star dive resort in bunaken island, indonesia.
Scuba diving in manado bunaken national park, indonesia. Plan your next diving holiday in bunaken and manado north sulawesi with us and stay in our beautiful resorts located right in the bunaken marine park. Travel educate conserve learn about and compare different dive destinations, marine life species and dive education with a strong focus on. Bunaken cha cha nature resort manadobunaken diving. Underwater videos from my time spent on bunaken island in june 2006. I have been visiting and diving on bunaken since 6 years now.
Passport to paradise and murex resort stays can be combined with day tours in north sulawesi as well as dive combination holidays in bali, nusa lembongan and raja ampat. He is patient, and he would make sure you understand everything. The island of bangka, with its rolling hills of green fields and forests, and the nearby islands of gangga and talise offer over 25 dive sites with fringing reef slopes and pinnacles carpeted in soft corals the bangka island dive sites. Lumbalumba diving manado, indonesia lumbalumba diving is an informal, small and comfortable dive resort in manado, north sulawesi, indonesia.
Thalassa is manados only 5star padi dive center offering diving and other watersport activities with the highest quality, safety and service possible. Padi diving courses in north sulawesi for beginners and. The 10 best manado diving resorts may 2020 with prices. Bunaken, manado tua, nain, montehage, and siladen, as well as a part of the north sulawesi mainland.
Manado tua, meaning old manado, is a dormant volcanic island lying north of bunaken island. Diving holiday in bunaken and manado north sulawesi. A 7 night package deal in one of our free standing chalets most expensive rooms we have, including a 5 day boat dive pack 10 boat dives, full board, and airport transfers costs 1110, euro. A 7 night package deal in the sepia room of our family chalet cheapest room we have and only one available, with the same conditions is 900, euro. Scuba diving in manado bunaken national park the bunaken national marine park was formally established in 1991 and is among the first of indonesias growing systems of marine parks. Sahaung on the east coast is a very well thought of bangka scuba diving spot and for very good reason.
Book thalassa dive resort and padi dive center in manado. Soekarno bridge is located in manado city, currently beside of manado seaport. Short stay visa free facility is given to travelers from 169 countries including usa for tourism purposes in indonesia. Diving in manado, bunaken, siladen july 2017 youtube. On top of that, due to the regular visits by divers, the marine life at these sites are used to divers. Manado travel guides 2020 manado attractions map sulawesi. O box 1440 manado 95115 north sulawesi indonesia reservations office. The waterfront is one nearly continuous mall, perhaps a testament to the citys relative affluence, and the streets are one nearly continuous traffic jam. Located in the northern part of sulawesi, bunaken is a famous diving spot and has. Gangga is the ideal starting point for diving the bangka archipelago, bunaken national marine park near manado and lembeh strait.
The award winning reefs of bunaken make ideal homes for hawksbill and green turtles, and we can justabout guarantee that. With its more than 30 worldclass diving locations, the island offers a wonderful variety of marine life with rare species and pristine reefs. To name a few of the hotels facilities, there are 24hour room service, free wifi in all rooms, postal service, facilities for disabled guests, luggage storage. Welcome to lumbalumba diving, a small and exclusive dive resort in manado, north sulawesi, indonesia, with daily dive trips to bunaken national marine park. Dive courses in north sulawesi whether you are interested in becoming a certified diver or merely want to further your diving skills and knowledge, safari tours can obtain some of the most competitive rates available in north sulawesi. Of all the mainland dive options in manado, thalassa is located closest to bunaken national park about 35 minutes by boat just off the coast from manado. At 34 meters in length and almost 8 meter wide, on three decks the liburan paradise is exploring the unspoilt areas of the north moluccas southhalmahera. Inland from manado, a trip through the minahasa highlands will take you to intriguing prehistoric aboveground burial sites, volcanoes, hot springs, the highland lake tondano and breathtaking panoramas of lush mountains, coffee and coconut plantations, orchid gardens and terraced hillsides. Manado paradiso tour and travel, north sulawesi indonesia. Every dive is a unique experience for divers at manado. First, we conduct a short lecture on the beach, discussing equipment and how to dive safely. An epicentre of ecotourism, manado is a popular spot for scuba diving and snorkeling, especially at bunaken national park.
Fact sheet about diving in northern sulawesi faq starfish. The city is located at the bay of manado and is surrounded by a. Our guides are personable educated men and women, chosen for their knowledge, special interests, backgrounds and personality. Thalassa dive center at hotel santika, manado north. Are you looking for a small resort with a grand design. Manados most popular dive sites include mandolin, timur and siladen where the biodiversity of marine life is rich.
Your guide to diving in indonesia courses padi open water diver. Heat your holiday up with a trip to one or all of the nearby volcanoes, including lokon volcano and klabat volcano, then kick it up even further with a manadonese meal. For more than 20 years weve imparted not just underwater experiences, but transformational experiences that enable divers to make a positive contribution to the underwater world and raise the level of education, awareness, safety, and understanding in an enjoyable friendly way so. Having looked at the water in manado where you catch the ferry over, i doubt there is any snorkeling off the beach anywhere near manado now i would say the snorkeling on bunaken is in our top three in the world. With no more than six luxurious chalets 9 rooms, we offer a familiar and flexible atmosphere with the personalized attention you are looking for. Best guide to diving in bunaken island, manado, sulawesi. Manado is the provincial capital of north sulawesi indonesia.
Discover scuba course is half day course and consists of three parts. Bunaken, lembeh and bangka north sulawesi, known to many as the land of smiling people, is emerging as one of the premier dive destinations in the world. Bunaken is a destination suitable for all level of divers but the steep wall going down to the abyss offers a great opportunity to dive deeper and it is better to be an advanced diver to fully enjoy the dive sites on the shallow part of the reef you will always find a superb and colourful coral garden around 4 meters deep and it is a great way to make your safety stop and. Seamless boat diving transfers from resort to resort mean no packing, no wasted travel days just dive, dive, dive. Manado is situated on the bay of manado and is surrounded by the lush mountains, many of which are active volcanoes. This is your passport to a lifetime of thrilling adventure with padi, the most popular association in the global scuba community. Diving info visitor site for manado, north sulawesi. Participate in over 500 dive topic forums and browse from over 5,500,000 posts. The diving and nondiving activities make it an ideal destination for divers visiting with their nondiving family members. Now is the time to dive into the padi open water diver course, the most popular diving programme in the world. Select points of interest to plot on map by type top.
Lumbalumba diving is an informal, small and comfortable dive resort in manado, north sulawesi, indonesia with no more than six luxurious chalets 9 rooms, we offer a familiar and flexible atmosphere with the personalized attention you are looking for. Froggies divers is a dive resort located in north sulawesi, indonesia offer two very best different diving experiences. Best diving sites in bunaken, manado indonesia scuba. We went diving with a justcertified open water diver. Peace, quiet, and a perfect site for the sunset view, but not far away from bunaken dive sites and other main lands dive spots. Bunaken divers, diving center has been providing scuba diving services and courses since 1995. Manado visitor site for manado north sulawesi indonesia. If you have read all these information and you need further advice, you can feel free to contact me. Stream tracks and playlists from ungu band on your desktop or mobile device. The park is located just out of manado bay in the sulawesi sea, off the northern tip of sulawesi, and features some 2 dozen diving sites spread across an area of 75,000 hectares and the 5 islands of bunaken, siladen, manado tua, montehage and nain.
Hope to dive with manado scuba next time i come to north sulawesi. Since 2000, scubaboard has been the place to go for internet based discussions related to all things scuba. Best dive sites in north sulawesi, indonesia froggies divers. Bunaken divers, diving center and seabreeze dive resort.
I decided to take my open water padi diving course at tasik ria while enjoying the cozy air conditioned. The manado metropolitan area has a population of 1. The comfortable liveaboard is spoiling its guests since the summer of 2011 in southhalmahera. Bunaken is a marine life sanctuary close to manado in north sulawesi, indonesia. Diving in indonesia padi open water diver course dive. However you have to find the right place, as there are lots of reports of rubbish from manado. Diving fact sheet about diving in northern sulawesi faq he most important facts like dive conditions and climate, a list of dive operators for places where there are more than 10 dive centers i have listed dive centers not anymore, dive safety addresses of the hyperbaric chambers, and how to get to northern sulawesi manado, lembeh, siau on one page and ready to print. The highlights include big green turtles, frogfish, nudibranchs and a baby whale shark.
With more than 70% of all fish species that exist in indowestern pacific, adored by underwater photgraphers, marine biologists and recreational divers, manado is a dive destination not be missed. Dive resort manado with daily dive trips to bunaken national. Manados main diving area is the reefs of the bunaken national marine park, consisting of five islands. A major focal point of the resort is a free form infinity pool, with sunloungers and easy.
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