Bunaken Beautiful Beaches

Bunaken Beach

Bunaken is an area of ​​8.08 km² island in the Bay of Manado, which is located on the northern island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This island is part of the city of Manado, capital of North Sulawesi province, Indonesia. Bunaken Island can be

reached by fast boat (speed boat) or a rented boat to travel about 30 minutes from the city of Manado. Around the island of Bunaken Bunaken marine park there which is part of the Bunaken National Park. This marine park has a marine biodiversity one of the highest in the world. Scuba diving attracts many visitors to the island. Overall Bunaken marine park covers an area of ​​75,265 hectares with five islands that are in it, namely the island of Manado Tua (Manarauw), Bunaken Island, Siladen Island, Island follows several children Mantehage island, and the island Naen. Although the area covers 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 up to 1344 meters. Of the 20 submarines that point, 12 point dive in which are located around the island of Bunaken. Twelve point of 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 area there is a great underwater walls, also called the hanging walls, or walls of giant rock that stands vertically and curved upward. The rock walls are also a source of food for fish in the waters around Bunaken Island.

Too bad due to the great man, many Indonesian people who never even set foot in the Land Lumimuut, feel you know and know about Bunaken, talk about Bunaken National Park, to speak of International Heritage and a miracle of Bunaken. Many researchers from abroad regretted misinformation from Indonesia. Bunaken is more than just knowing the book, Bunaken is a diving experience.

Enchantment Bunaken Marine Park

Coral reefs in the underwater world of Bunaken is an important part of the power of Bunaken travel. Coral reefs have a place to live 2,000 species of fish and diverse marine life. Common fish species are wrase, dansel, trigger, sweetlip, unicorns, and so forth. The unique character Bunaken Marine Park is the depth of the sea that reach up to 1000 m.

On the inside of the sea, you can see various types of large fish, there are tuna, marlin, shark hammerhead, stingray, screens, tuna, barracuda, dolphin, until the pope. If you are lucky, you can even see the fish species that are rare and endangered species, such as dugongs, turtles and sea king fish (the coelacanth).

Characteristics of the underwater world in the Park is the Underwater Great Walls, also called the hanging walls, which means the walls of giant rock that stands vertically and curved upward as high as 25-50 m. This coral wall adalag source of food for fish in the Gulf region Manado.

locations

Bunaken is located in the marine waters of Sulawesi. Most Bunaken National Marine Park is in the northern Gulf of Manado and is part of the administrative city of Manado, North Sulawesi.

Access

To achieve the Bunaken National Marine Park, tourists can use transport that are available is a motor boat on the gulf coast of Manado.

Price of admission

The price of admission to the Bunaken National Marine Park is Rp. 50.000, - / person one entry. And Rp. 150.000, - / person valid 1 year. If you buy a ticket that is valid for 1 year, you will be given as a badge made of plastic as a replacement ticket.

Facilities and Accommodation

Some hotel accommodation in the area of ​​Bunaken is already available with various options. Some hotels near Bunaken National Park recommended that Bunaken Island Dive Resort and Bunaken Divers Sea Breeze Resort. Both hotels are located on the island of Bunaken. There are also rental of diving along with the instructor. For diving instructor has mastered French, Dutch, English, and German.