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Manado Dive Centre - Bunaken - Manado (Indonesia), Far East & Australia
A 5* PADI Dive Resort centre based at the luxury 4* Siladen Island Spa Resort in the heart of the Bunaken National Marine Park. Just a short 10 minute boat transfer to the nearest dive sites. Two tank morning dives, returning for lunch, afternoon and evening dives plus range of PADI instruction courses.
Location
Located on the Siladen Island within the Luxury Siladen Resort & Spa island resorts.
Facilities & Services
The Siladen Island dive centre is equipped with 2 Bauer compressors, 3 diving boats and 70, 12 liters (80 cubic) aluminum tanks with INT and DIN valves (DIN adaptors are also available). Nitrox is available to certified divers. Operating 3 boats, each equipped with first aid kits, oxygen and toilets, there is a guide to guest ratio of 1:5 to ensure superior levels of service. There is a camera room is available for photographers/videographers and the dives guides are accustomed to working with them. Dive and snorkeling equipment is available to rent. We suggest you book this in advance of arrival to ensure there is availability.
Diving
Over 50 premium dive sites are within easy reach of the Resort. Day trips are also organized to Bangka, North of Manado, Lembeh Straits to the East, as well as Popoh in the South of Manado. The macro life here is rich, with most dives featuring walls of hard and soft corals. Often spotted are pelagics - black tip, white tip reef sharks, eagle rays, barracudas, tuna, napoleon wrasses and turtles.
The dive boat leaves around 08:30 hrs every morning after the briefing session at the dive centre. There are 2 tank morning dives, returning to the resort around 13:00 hrs for lunch. An afternoon dive is scheduled for 15:00 hrs and evening/night dives around 18:00 hrs. A signature 'Mandarin fish' dive is organised during the week. All of the reefs aroudn the Bunaken Marine park are suitable for snorkeling as they rise to around 3m in depth. All dives are drift dives and currents can vary according to times and can be strong.
Fact File
Best Time: Year round. Mar-Nov (dry), Dec to Mar/April (rainy). Average Air temps: 28°C Average Water temps: 26-28°C Visibility: 15-30m Top Dive Sites: |
Great Reasons to Dive in Manado - North Sulawesi, Indonesia
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