"Bunaken -Underwater Park-"

BUNAKEN, THE UNDERWATER PARK


Bunaken is an island covering an area of ​​8.08 km ² at Manado Bay, situated on 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 fast boat (speed boat) or a rented boat with about 30 minute trip from the port city of Manado. Around the island there Bunaken Bunaken marine park that is part of the Bunaken National Park. This marine park has marine biodiversity among the highest in the world. Scuba diving attracts many visitors to the island. Bunaken marine park as a whole covers an area of ​​75 265 hectares to the five islands within it, namely the island of Manado Tua, Bunaken Island, Siladen Island, Island Mantehage follows several children of his island, and island Naen. Although it covers an area of ​​75 265 hectares, the location of the dive (diving) is limited in each of the five beaches that surround the island.


Bunaken marine park has a 20 point dive (dive spot) with varying depths of up to 1344 meters. Of the 20 point dive, dive 12 points of which are located around Bunaken Island. Twelve-point diving is the most frequently visited by divers and lovers of the beauty of the underwater scenery.

Most of the 12 point dive in Bunaken island lined up from the southeast to the northwest of the island. In this region there is a great underwater walls, also called the hanging walls, or walls of a giant rock that stands vertical and curved upward. These rock walls are also a source of food for fish in the waters around Bunaken Island.

This site is the best spot for the underwater photography lovers :)