Splayed like a crooked hand on the seas between Borneo and Maluku, Sulawesi is the fourth largest island in Indonesia. The majority of its striking beauty is occupied along the awkward long arm of the northern peninsula in the province of North Sulawesi and at its finger tip dons a pure diadem – Manado. The oceanic currents sweeping into waters between Manado Bay and Bunaken Island carry a consistent supply of nutrients. Hence, the level of biodiversity is among the highest in the world with an astounding variety of fishes and corals.

Naturally, this treasure trove was declared a protected marine park in 1991 – Bunaken National Marine Park. Residing in these waters is a wide range of marine life the likes of reef sharks, hammerhead sharks, bumphead parrotfish, dog-tooth tunas, giant sweetlips, Napolean wrasses and many more.

Over on the east coast in the Lembeh Straits is well-known for its muck diving. Dive this “macro-polis” with your eyes peeled and cameras ready to capture some of the most extraordinary creatures the sea has to offer - cryptic pygmy seahorses perfectly blended into seafans, hairy frogfish perched on coral heads, stunning ornate ghost pipefish swaying in mid-water and a plethora of nudibranchs parading their elaborate gills.


Manado dive sites
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