North Sulawesi diving services : Diving in Bunaken, Lembeh "Muck" Diving, Bangka Archipelago dive Trips, Liveaboard dive cruise & PADI Courses
Diving in Bunaken: The Northern Side
The north side of the park offers divers steep walls going down to depths of 80-200 meters (about 700 feet).
The walls are completely overgrown with huge sponges, sea fans, whip corals, hard and soft corals as well as a big variety of other growth forms.
Along the walls divers and snorkelers alike can enjoy the big schools of fish and with the help of our experienced dive guides, divers will also discover that there are many, very well camouflaged critters hiding in the little cavities and corals on the walls.
Diving in Bunaken: Along The Coast
The slope, along the coast offers a great variety of nudibranchs, species of the seahorse family, the Scorpion fish family and Octopi (This just to mention a few of the 2000 species). 85% of the critters that made the Lembeh strait so famous, divers will find along the walls and slopes in Bunaken National Park as well.
Just outside the park, along the coast, stands a wreck straight up at a depth of 30 meters (100 feet) with the propeller at 40 meters (120 feet). This Dutch freighter sunk in 1945 and has since then been the hiding place for many fish species. The beautifully overgrown hull gives the wreck a romantic touch. The story about how the wreck sunk is interesting….. ask your guide.
Diving in Bunaken: The Southern Side
The south side of the park is completely different from the north side. Here the very gentle slopes are covered with sea grass.
Dugongs are frequently spotted, grazing the area with their young. Underwater you’ll find a macro environment. Seahorses, Rhinopias, beautiful nudibranchs, sea slugs and octopi among others inhabit this shallow area.
It is certainly worth a visit although the sites in this area are limited to Popooh 1 and Popooh 2
 Charsharhinus Melanopterus - Bunaken |
 Octopus Cyanea - Lembeh Strait |
 Hypselodoris - Bangka Archipelago |
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