Diving in Bunaken

The main tourism offered by Bunaken National Marine Park is diving. At least, Bunaken National Marine Park has 40 dive sites are rich in tropical fish and coral reefs. visitors can dive and see the beauty of more than 150 species from 58 genera of fish and coral reefs in the region.

The area is established as a national marine park since 1991 it also offers another beauty that is the great underwater rock walls or walls of a giant who stood vertically and curved upward. In the food chain, the rock wall serves as a source of food for fish in the waters around Bunaken Island.
Bunaken Marine Park is located about 1.5 km from the city of Manado. For getting there can be through Kuantan Port, Marina Nusantara Diving Center (NDC) in District Molas, and from Blue Banter Marina.
From the Port of Manado, we can use a motor boat to the island Siladen with travel time about 20 minutes, 30 minutes Bunaken Island, 50 minutes Montehage Island, and Island Nain 60 minutes. While the Marina Blue Banter, we can use the available cruises to the recreation area on Bunaken Island with 10-15 minutes travel time, while the Port of NDC to the dive sites at Bunaken Island can menggunakanspeed boat with travel time approximately 20 minutes.
Every visitor who enters the area of Bunaken Marine Park tickets charged Rp50 thousand. Tariff is valid both for visitors who want to dive or not to dive. In addition to regular tickets, there are also tickets valid for one year at a price of Rp150 thousand. Visitors who purchase season tickets would be given such special badges made of plastic as TLNB admission.
Travelers who intend to spend the night there could choose a place to stay that consists of various resorts and homestay. There is also a tool rental services diving instructors to teach the following diving visitors. Diving instructor in average TLNB have mastered foreign languages like English, German, Dutch, and French.