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Snorkeling, Diving in Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi

 
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Bunaken Island total area covering 89065 hectares with 22 villages and a population of 40.00 persons. Diving is possible all the year round. Bunaken and the Manado Bay are very sheltered, the sea is seldom rough. Visibility is generally over 20 m (up to 40 m). This is what happen normally in dry season between February to October.

The wet season is from November to January has little influence on the visibility at Bunaken Islands where as it may affect visibility more in Manado Bay. The diving is still possible to do. But the sea is often rough and sometimes danger for sailing. This is because of the west wind coming from the open sea of Manado bay. So best time to come in North Sulawesi for diving in Bunaken itself is from February to October.
 
You might be carefull maybe during low season especially from November to January, often find a lot of trash in Bunaken island at the West part, Liang Beach, the main beach of Bunaken island. At the east part, might not influnce much for the trash and the beach is still ok.. This is because of the west wind blows so often. Mostly all trash is coming from Manado, mainland. During low season it is a good recommendation when you do diving in Bunaken and you stay in mainland - resorts. But during high season, the weather is often fine, and all divers are ok to stay on the island of Bunaken.
 
Diving in BunakenBunaken island is around 45 minutes away by boat from manado harbor. For those who like to dodiving in Bunaken Island and stay on the island itself then this is the place that you are looking for. Mostly all these dive companies / resorts have affordable price for accommodation and diving and some of the local accommodation have very budget and low price if you can have good bargain :). Some resorts have beauty sunset and sunrise view.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
BUNAKEN ISLAND SCUBA DIVING PACKAGE TOUR
3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS
TOUR CODE: IGA-136
 
Day 01 : ARRIVAL ( D )
Upon arrival at Sam Ratulangi Airport in Manado, meeting service, then transfer to city for check-in to your hotel and afterward we take you on a city tour in Manado and back to hotel for your accommodation and dinner. 
 
Day 02 : FULL DAY DIVING / SIGHTSEEING / SNORKELLING ( B.L.D )
After breakfast at hotel, fullday diving/sightseeing/snorkeling at Bunaken Island, a marvelous sea gardens. It is very famous all over the world for its magnificent marine life, drop-off reef formation and thousands varieties fish. Lunch will be served at Bunaken beach. Overnight at hotel.
 
Day 03 : MANADO - OUT (B)
Breakfast at hotel, at your own leisure until transfer to Sam Ratulangi airport for your next destination. (B)
 
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BUNAKEN DIVING & SNORKELING TOUR
5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS
TOUR CODE: IGA-137
 
Day 01 : ARRIVAL IN MANADO
Upon arrival at Sam Ratulangi airport in Manado, meeting service, then we will take you on a city tour in Manado and transfer to hotel for your accommodation and dinner
 
Day 02 / 03: BUNAKEN SNORKELLING
After breakfast at hotel, transfer to harbour to sail to Bunaken island and arrive in Bunaken directly check-in to hotel . After resting for a while. snorkeling at Bunaken island, a marvelous sea gardens. It is one of the most beautiful sea garden in the world for its magnificent marine life, drop-off reef formation and thousands varieties fish. Lunch will be served at hotel in Bunaken beach. Stay overnight in Bunaken island hotel and dinner.
 
Day 04 : TREKKING TO Mt. LOKON ( B.L. D )
After breakfast at hotel, drive to Tomohon for trekking to Mt. Lokon. Lunch will be served at Tomohon. After lunch drive to Tondano Lake with its goldfish farming, then to Woloan where the people make a traditional house of Minahasa style. Overnight and dinner at resort in Tomohon highland.
 
Day 05 : TOMOHON - AIRPORT ( B )
Breakfast at hotel, at your own leisure until transfer to Airport for your next destination.
 
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MINAHASA – TANGKOKO – BUNAKEN PACKAGE TOUR
6 DAYS / 5 NIGHTS
TOUR CODE: IGA-135
 
Day 1: ARRIVAL AT MANADO (D)
Arrival at Sam Ratulangi International airport, meeting service with your guide, than transfer to Manado for overnight and dinner.
 
Day 2: MANADO - TANGKOKO NATURAL RESERVE (B,L,D)
After breakfast, drive to Batu Putih village where the start zone of Tangkoko Nature Reserve. Arrive at Batu Putih, check in at Mama Ross Homestay for accomodation. Lunch will be served at Mama Ross Homestay. Free Programme after lunch. Afternoon, about 4 PM, entering the park area for the best natural reserve, an open grassland covered with various plants and trees, infinite variety of botanical families. Trekking approximately about three to four hours to see the tarsus spectrum, the smallest nocturnal. Very late afternoon back to Mama Ross Homestay for accomodation and dinner.
 
Day 3: TANGKOKO – TOMOHON (MINAHASA HIGHLAND TOUR) (B,L,D)
Early morning about 5-6 AM, entering Tangkoko Park for the second time to check the wild life of black macaque and also the various of birds within the park area. Trekking approximate about 3-4 hours. Morning time, back to Mama Ross Homestay for breakfast. After breakfast, leaving for Tomohon City, small and peace city, know as flower city, Christian majority. Arrive in Tomohon, transfer to visiting Woloan village an area with a big group of carpenters, they are building the traditional Minahasa wooden house for sell. Drive around Tondano Lake with its goldfish farm. After lunch visiting Hill of love with the spring water and 2435 stairs around this hill, on the way stop at Pulutan village that produces clay pottery. This tour is uncompleted if you not seeing the Linow Lake in Lahendong the sulfuric and sunshine , after the spectacular tour, transfer back to your hotel at Highland Resort for accomodation and dinner.
 
Day 4: MINAHASA HIGHLAND TOUR (B,L,D)
After breakfast, transfer to Rurukan village to climb the Mahawu Mt. (approximately walk about 15 minutes to the summit) than continue to the traditional market at Rurukan. Than proceed to Sawangan, the ancient tomb of Minahassan known as Waruga. Lunch will be served at Manado. Free programme at the afternoon. Dinner will be served at Green Garden Restaurant.
 
Day 5: MANADO – BUNAKEN – MANADO (B,L,D)
After Breakfast at hotel Transfer to the pier to take a boat for sailing BUNAKEN ISLAND. Arrive on BUNAKEN ISLAND , we change our boat into the one with glasses bottom to view the under-water life. Lunch served on this island. Afternoon, back to MANADO for overnight and dinner.
 
Day 6: MANADO CITY TOUR (B)
After breakfast at the hotel, starts the Manado City Tour passing through North Sulawesi Provincial Office area, visiting Ban Hin Khiong Temple at Kampung Cina, Ahmad Yani Mosque the biggest in Manado, Museum, and Imam Bonjol tomb at Pineleng area. Than proceed to Sam Ratulangi International Airport for your onward flights.
 
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Note : If you found the above-stated accommodations were not on your style. Don't worry ! We can still arrange your accommodation based on your preferred type of lodging, such as bed & breakfast basic, budget class or a kind of homestay, or if you require to upgrade from standard to luxury / classed type of hotel, then we surely can manage of your taste.

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