The Sulawesi Manado city is for many things known: its spicy (and sometimes crazy) food, its cosmopolitan and beautiful women, and, of course, his steadfast Christianity - it is said to be a church for every 100 meters down the street in Manado and the surrounding area. But more than one of these is Manado hailed as the gateway to the Indonesian Prime diving areas, and in fact one of the best in the world -. Magnificent Bunaken Marine Park
While there are many dive sites in Indonesia, making Bunaken such a special place is the way, have conspired in the geographical forces a unique bathymetry characterized by shallow coastal areas to establish that at some Ask almost 2km to great depths of up suddenly drop. If you are diving here, it is the underwater equivalent stand at the head of a Jakarta skyscrapers and looked over the edge. Spectacular to say the least
Compared to other marine parks in Indonesia (Wakatobi, Sangalaki, Raja Ampat) Bunaken has a clear advantage - good accessibility. Manado is closer to Manila than Jakarta (respective journeys of 935 to 1,350 miles), but the flight from Jakarta to Manado International Airport is still a manageable three hours 15 minutes.
From the airport, it is a 20 -30 minutes drive to the small city of Manado, which the great naturalist Alfred Wallace, in the late nineteenth century, described as "the most beautiful in the East". It can be a bit changed since then - given all the cars especially - but the rugged vista impressed volcanic peaks certainly rising, much must as it did in Wallace Day
Like most ports in Indonesia, which is in Manado. a grubby-looking affair, complete with dodgy looking food stalls. Above, mocks a large unfinished bridge scene. It is a bizarre sight, like the abandoned monorail columns in Jakarta. They probably just ran the money - as so often is the case, seems
The next part of the journey is short, but it may be the most daunting: to get to your speedboat .. This is because there are so many speedboats packed into the harbor, the one may be quite far from the shore your special, which makes it necessary to climb over others to achieve it, sometimes to jump between the boats (not easy when the waves are strong) and possibly - if the distance is too far -. placed walking over rather too bendy planks between the boats
Bunaken itself is about 8 square kilometers, shaped something like an upside down horseshoe and is surrounded by coral reefs on all sides. In the distance is the imposing sight of Manado Tua, a dormant volcano in a classic cone shape and 27-45 degree slope.
accommodations on the north and south sides of the island are, each side with its own unique charm. For snorkelers, the north side - where most of the accommodations are grouped in a low-lying area off the coast - is probably a better choice than the reef more accessible. Soft corals are highly dominant and there is an impressive array of marine life. Some of the reef fish, you're likely to come across include butterfly, clownfish, angelfish, blue fusiliers, surgeonfish and batfish.
By comparison, the accommodation on the south side of the island are on the hillside stands the strong rises from the coast. Cooling onshore breezes can be enjoyed most nights. Unlike the north side of the island, the most is made of hard corals of the reef on the south side. It takes a good swim about 100 meters to reach them, but, but the effort is certainly worth it - especially if you come to the famous Lekuan dropoff that one of the greatest and impressive [1945009kennzeichnet] reef walls throughout Indonesia and indeed the world.
For divers, Bunaken is a wondrous place. All in all there are at least 22 dive sites around Bunaken and its neighboring islands of Manado Tua and Siladen with a number of other a little further away. Sea temperatures are mild 27 to 29 ° C. Marine diversity is extremely high, if the world can be found here in terms of corals, fish, echinoderms or sponges and seven of giant clams. Examine the reef walls carefully and you will find a variety of wall critters like nudibranch, gobies and tiny seahorses. Turtles, barracudas and reef sharks can also be seen.
Although there is not much else to do in Bunaken, apart from diving and snorkeling, the island has a few traditional villages you can visit. But be careful if you are asked by the locals, the Manado home brew 'Cap Tikus' called to try; with about 99 per cent proof, this stuff could literally strip the color of a Metro Mini bus, and even with a soft drink like Coca Cola, when mixed, you can still leave sicker than a rabid Balinese street dog to every diving can pay you set the next day have planned
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flights per day from many cities in Indonesia. The Manado airport serves international destinations as well, including Singapore.
beforehand make travel arrangements. It is easy enough to get from the airport to the port by taxi, but it makes do not have fun with tugs when to charter a speedboat to Bunaken (charter a speedboat for a one-way crossing should be about Rp.500,000 ) to attempt. A much cheaper way to make the crossing, is to leave at around 2-3pm through daily public boat (about Rp.50,000 one way), Manado. The boat returns from Bunaken at 8am to every morning except Sundays
What to bring .
There are no shops on Bunaken so bring lots of snacks and if you think you might need it, one or two bottles of liquor (a far safer alternative to the highly effective Cap Tikus moonlight!)
marine reserve .:
pay the unique marine park fee which is (free children under 10 years) at a reasonable Rp.150,000 on
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one of the best places to stay on the south side of the island, is a small and affordable dive resort called Cicak Senang. Unlike many larger towns which are rather impersonal, Cicak Senang has a very relaxed and comfortable atmosphere thanks to its very friendly owners -. A Dutch lady called Willeke and her husband Jerry
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