Diving Bunaken Indonesia

The island of Bunaken in the Bunaken National Park is rated in the top ten best diving destinations on the planet. The Park and islands are situated in Manado Bay and consist of five islands; Bunaken, Siladen, Manado Tua, Montehage and Nain. The deep, clear, warm waters around the islands contain astoundingly high numbers of species of corals, sponges and fish. Oceanic currents rich in food and nutrients sweep past the area, these attract an abundance of marine life ranging from big pelagics to tiny critters.

Most of the diving around Bunaken is done on deep walls which are carpeted in coral and pocked with caves and crevaces. There is something for everyone here from the pelagic fans to marine biologists and macro photographers, a dive destination for all tastes. Since most of the dive sites around Bukanen island are very similar we have only included the most popular.

Bunaken can be dived year round but the best time is between April and November, and the islands are around 30 to 60 minutes from Manado.