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Bunaken Island
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Bunaken Island
comprises an area of 808 ha. and attractive white sandy
beaches. The island called Bunaken is facing of Manado. This
island offers one of the most beautiful sea environments of
the world. Bunaken Timur is situated right off the east coast
of Bunaken Island, which comprises some of the finest site in
all Indonesia.
The magnificence of Bunaken Island is lies on the crystal
clear water and amazing range of marine life, which includes
the dazzling colors and the drop-off walls, caverns and
gullies, large caves with hanging masses of coral. The marine
life of Bunaken Island, Indonesia also includes an incredible
collection of sea life such as; colorful coral fish, crabs,
lobsters, transparent and red-striped coral shrimps, giant
Napoleon wrasses, anglefishes, turtles, blue ribbon eels,
sharks, eagle rays, groupers, tunas, sea snakes, barracudas
dolphins and pilot wales, tube sponge, Christmas tree worms,
orange and red encrusting sponges etc. that will give you the
awesome experience, which is unforgettable.
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The visitors who love
adventurous sports like diving; Bunaken Island, Indonesia
considered as paradise for them. Every Bunaken dive is a memorable
experience for the visitors. In this island, you can enjoy
blue-water float dives or you would be fascinated to swim with
dolphins, sharks, giant turtles and other colorful coral-reef
fishes as the Bunaken diving team guides you over vivid, unspoiled
coral gardens. The best season to dive in this island is the dry
summer season from June to August, when the visibleness of the
water is maximum.
There are various famous sites in Bunaken Island where you can
enjoy diving, the activity for which this island is renowned and
some of them are;
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Celah Celah
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Likuan III
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Likuan I & II
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Pangalisan and Bunaken Timur |
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Sachiko's Point
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Mike's Point
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Raymond's Point
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Tengah |
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Mandolin Point
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Alung Banua
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Fukui Point
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Kampung |
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How to get to Bunaken Island
By boat, Bunaken Island is almost 45-60 minutes away from Manado.
If you want to visit at this island you can take a public boat
that leaves every day (except Sunday) at 2:00 pm, or you can hire a
private boat anytime.
The nearest International airport to Bunaken Island is
Sam
Ratulangi International Airport, located 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of Manado. To make arrangements for a taxi from Airport
to Manado harbor, contact one the taxi operators or travel agents that have
counter in the Airport. Most resorts in Bunaken Island will arrange
transfers from the airport for their guests.
Other popular destinations in Indonesia:
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