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Marine park in the north of Sulawesi island, Indonesia
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Bunaken National Marine Park is off the coast of Northern Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken is one of Indonesia's most famous diving and snorkeling areas and it draws visitors from all over the world.
Boutique hotel, bar & restaurant on the beach. 3 beachfront rooms with air-conditioning,en-suite bathroom with hot water and a balcony with full sea view on the first floor. Relax area with a restaurant (Indonesian and western style dishes) and a bar on ground floor. Offers a wide variety of tours and diving courses through partners.
Full service dive resort.
Dive resort, scuba diving and snorkelling. Has its own private beach and a beautiful sea view with mountainous mainland in the background.
10 cottages all with en-suite bathrooms (hot water showers), large balconies, all superior cottages are equipped with A/C. Private white sand beach, "House Reef" with floating pontoon for snorkellers, massage treatments available. Restaurant above the beach, Wi-Fi throughout the resort, PADI dive centre.
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2 villas (150 m²) and 6 bungalows (60 m²), all in the Indonesian Minahasa style and tastefully furnished. Balinese-style en-suite bathrooms with a hot shower tub and an open-roof shower, Wi-Fi throughout, A/C, grand balconies with large hammocks are standard. Tours can be arranged.
Dive Resort
Small and cozy dive resort with 7 spacious cottages built in a traditional Indonesian style. For €20 per person you already have a nice cottage inclusive good meals, coffee, tea and drinking water. Right in front you will find one of the best dive and snorkel spots of the island. Non divers are also welcome.
8 cottages, restaurant, dive shop, beach bar, and swimming pool around a small landscaped garden.
Bungalow with beach view and delicious food.
Cakalang
A Small resort, only two rooms and two bungalows. Simple and clean. All buildings designed in a modern Minahasa style. The resort has its own diving school and is on the beach sheltered by the mangroves and the jungle. Price includes all meals. Free Wi-Fi, water coffee and tea.
Happy Gecko
Five comfortable wooden bungalows on a hillside with spacious bathroom and sea views. Beach side restaurant and bar. Dive center on the premises. Daily dive trips, PADI courses, snorkeling tours and dolphin watching tours at budget prices are available.
A PADI dive resort in the middle of the Bunaken National Marine Park; 12 cozy wooden bungalows with veranda, all facing the sea, ventilator, western type bathrooms with hot & cold water showers, free wifi, free laundry service, Indonesian specialty food, return transfer to airport. 3 new wooden dive-boats; max 2-4 divers per guide. Belgian GM and a PADI instructor who speaks Dutch, English, French, German and basic bahasa Indonesian. Friendly atmosphere and personal service.
Diver-oriented resort run by the shop of the same name. The bungalows are spacious and clean.
Off the road on the west side of Bunaken Island. The food is good, but you have to buy your own drinking water. Tea and coffee are only available at mealtimes and if you ask for it. Patient and friendly German Dive instructor. Heince Pontoh as a divemaster shows you all the little stuff! The house reef is okay.
Small cosy eco dive lodge with a family atmosphere on the east side of Bunaken Is. Good views, no mangroves on the seafront and direct access to the beach and reef. Accommodation in 60-m² wooden Minahasa style bungalows. King size beds, mosquito nets, big terraces, hammocks, ceiling fans, hot water, guest towels. Diving is in small groups with one dive guide for every 2-3 divers. All dive equipment is included and in new condition, comfortable 15 m diving boat. PADI dive centre with courses of every level. Roberto is an Italian marine biologist and underwater photographer and will help to classify species and giving tips for better shots and special attention for macro photographers. Dive packages with 2-3 dives daily. Restaurant on the beach with fresh fish and an Italian influence. Water, coffee, tea, seasonal fruit included and available all day long. Dolphins, fishing, whale watching and snorkelling trips can be organised.
Small PADI Gold Palm IDC Resort based on Bunaken Island. Cottages are basic but comfortable, and are right in front of the mangroves. The food is reliable, if monotonous. Offers fun dives for experienced and inexperienced divers, with small groups of 2-4 divers per dive guide. Also offers a full range of PADI dive courses from Open Water Course through to Instructor.
Novita Homestay & Resto Orange
3 double rooms on upper floor. one room with private bathroom, others one shared bathroom, western toilet with bucket, cold water, towel, fan, mosquito net, wifi, free water refill/tea/coffee, great and large included meals. No sink/washbasin. family-owned Helmi and Yoke.
12 large, traditionally-built villas, including one family villa with two bedrooms, and one villa near the Long House, with a free form infinity pool, sun-loungers and easy access to the bar.
A boutique dive resort operated by Celebes Divers. 7 individual cottages, all with A/C and 24/7 electrical power. Indonesian and Italian cuisine, full service dive shop and a serious marine biology research centre.
Boutique resort aimed both non-diving visitors and keen divers. The resort offers 5 individual beach view and 10 garden view villas, a traditional spa, a large salt water pool, dining and in-house PADI diving centre offering a full range of courses.
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Pathways connect the various settlements around Bunaken. Many are effectively impassable after rain.
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