Pulau Bunaken Travel Guide

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Pro

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 Amazing diving, friendly people, beautiful weather 


Con

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 On the surface there could be floating garbage from the nearby town Manado 


In a nutshell

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 I wish I own a dive center resort here! 

 

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Things to Do  

Scuba Diving @ Fukui, Bunaken Island, N. Sulawesi!

Scuba Diving @ Fukui, Bunaken Island, N. Sulawesi!, Pulau Bunaken

 kelnsha Says:  Exceptions to the walls of Bunaken, this dive site has a gentle slope offering fish like ranging from ghost pipefish to Napoleans. An impressive bed of garden eels, a collection of giant Tridacna clams, a popular photo stop and a nearby sea mount that comes to within 10... 

Wall Diving/snorkelling @ Lekuan2, Bunaken Island!

Wall Diving/snorkelling @ Lekuan2, Bunaken Island!, Pulau Bunaken

 kelnsha Says:  This dive site is a signature dive of the marine park. It is located on the south coast of Bunaken island, towards Depan Kampung. The reef flat is exposed at low tide but the deep vertical wall plummets straight down to over 40 metres. One of three sites known collectively... 

Drift/Wall Diving @ Mandolin Point, Bunaken Island

Drift/Wall Diving @ Mandolin Point, Bunaken Island, Pulau Bunaken

 kelnsha Says:  Large schools of trevallies, big barracuda and swarms of smappers, unicornfish and other surgeonfish are common here. There are often tunas off the reef, including monster dogtooth tuna weighing close to 100kg. Giant groupers, big longface emperors (Lethrinus olivaceus).... 

Wall Diving @ Sachiko's Point, Bunaken Island!

Wall Diving @ Sachiko's Point, Bunaken Island!, Pulau Bunaken

 kelnsha Says:  This dive site offers good soft coral growth and like any of the current-swept points around the island, ample shark and pelagic action. 

Diving In Bunaken Island

Diving In Bunaken Island, Pulau Bunaken

 a12y Says:  Bunaken is an area of 8.08 km ² island in the Bay of Manado, located in the northern island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This island is part of the city of Manado, the provincial capital of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken island can be traveled by ship fast (speed boat) or a... 

loop around the island of bunaken

loop around the island of bunaken, Pulau Bunaken

 ukirsari Says:  the most crazy idea comes from us according to bunaken island visit is: make a loop around the island bare feet! oh yeah! we met people along the way from liang beach to pangalisang beach and they say, "do you need a ride?" in very friendly way. but we keep insisted, "no... 

abundant marine life

abundant marine life, Pulau Bunaken

 ukirsari Says:  once you are landed at bunaken island or take a trip by boat around bunaken, you'll not regret. the abundant of marine life just shown in front of your sight.even for those who decided to stay on the boat [with bottom glass], the underwater scenery looks fantastic. colourful... 

Scuba Diving around Bunaken Islands!

Scuba Diving around Bunaken Islands!, Pulau Bunaken

 kelnsha Says:  Bunaken have some of the world's most spectacular and accessible coral drop-offs, caves and valleys, full of brightly coloured sponges and fish - you may also be lucky enough to see turtles, eels and sharks. 

Katamaran - Seeing the beauty beneath

Katamaran - Seeing the beauty beneath, Pulau Bunaken

 xty Says:  If you can't swim or dive, don't worry! You still can enjoy the beauty of Bunaken reefs with live corals and many species of sea animals and fishes. Go rent a Katamaran. It's a special boat designed with a clear glass in the middle of the boat that's lowered below the water... 

Batik Fish

Batik Fish, Pulau Bunaken

 DidiBeachBum Says:  Underwater creature in Bunaken ...err i really dunno the name of this fish. can someone tell me? it looks like batik pattern to me so i name it batik fish 

Happy Kids

Happy Kids, Pulau Bunaken

 DidiBeachBum Says:  The Bunaken Village kids spent their afternoon playin simple games like climbin up the tree.. no playstation no video games no movies :D 

Restaurants  

from our bungalow ;): fresh seafood and manadoian cuisines
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do we really "care" about try to find meals whilst we stay in bunaken? nay! since our bungalow provided meals 3 times per day [breakfast, lunch, dinner]. and the seafood becomes top-notch meals on the table.

Favorite Dish: the owner served grilled fish with traditional sauce called dabu-dabu which is pretty famous in manadoian cuisine. made from diced fresh chili, tomato and onion, added with lemon and sugar.

another bonus are delicious pumpkin soup and guacamole salad.

Written Jul 22, 2008

Address: our bungalow at liang beach

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Transportation  

How to go to Bunaken island
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Speed boat (mostly 10-15 persons capacity) are available for rent mostly around Manado bay seaport for approximately 350000 Rupiahs and above (by boat, not by person) for one day trip. Normally depart from Manado bay in the morning around 9:00 and come back around 16:00 in the afternoon. If you lucky sometimes you may wait other tourists (local or foreign) to share the boat.

Some boat can be equipped with oxygen cylinders (for diving), while others not (for snorkelling or visitting Bunaken island). And some more luxury/bigger speed boat are available from several resorts and diving centers around Manado.

Written Sep 16, 2005

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Off The Beaten Path  

Drift & Wall Diving @ Barracuda Point, Montehage!

Drift & Wall Diving @ Barracuda Point, Montehage!, Pulau Bunaken

 kelnsha Says:  Pulau (island) Montehage is a large, flat island north of Pulau Bunaken. It is the largest island of the five and is surrounded by extensive mangrove and fringing reef. A community of Bajo fisherman has built a village on stilts in the shallow estuarial black reef area north... 

Wall Diving @ Bango Point, Montehage Island!

Wall Diving @ Bango Point, Montehage Island!, Pulau Bunaken

 kelnsha Says:  Montehage island is located at the north of Bunaken island and Bango Point is at the south of Montehage island.I dived there on 30 August 2007 at 1310 hours with a maximum depth of 27.5 metres and a total time of 65 minutes.Our sightings:01. Cuttlefish (approximately 1 metre... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Diving in Sulawesi

Diving in Sulawesi, Pulau Bunaken

 Dirk007 Says:  Nice diving and a lotb of animals.Diving at the dive sites in Sulawesi Bunaken, Bangka and Lembeh Strait diving in place. Dive Travel report with hundreds of beautiful pictures of diving and landscape. http://www.adcdiving.be/sulawesi_manado_duiken_indonesie_2011.html 3mm... 

Scuba Diving at Mandolin, Bunaken Island!

Scuba Diving at Mandolin, Bunaken Island!, Pulau Bunaken

 kelnsha Says:  This pure vertical wall faces Manado Tua. A very wide, flat reeftop extends perhaps 200 to 300m from shore. The wall itself extends around the point, bottoming out at a depth of more than 40m.The site is profusely covered in soft and stony corals with plenty of small... 

Scuba Diving at Fukui

Scuba Diving at Fukui, Pulau Bunaken

 kelnsha Says:  A sloping reef made up of a vast variety of corals. The reef is steep, with flat plateaux, drop-offs and sandy patches and is marked by an abundance of Acropora table formations, some forming huge fields. Brain and cabbage corals are prevalent, as are elkhorn forms, staghorn... 

Scuba Diving at Lekuan 2

Scuba Diving at Lekuan 2, Pulau Bunaken

 kelnsha Says:  This is a signature dive of the marine park. A deep vertical wall with a maximum depth well over 40m in places. This is one of the three sites, known collectively as Lekuan, along this outjutting section of Bunaken's coastal reef. The wall is split by occasional canyons,... 

Favorites  

Stay on the eastside
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Favorite thing: The eastside of the island has less problems with garbage floating from Manado (not allways, appearently depending on the wind)

Written Sep 19, 2008

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