Welcome travelers. You are confused to find interesting sights on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia? On this occasion, explorecelebes.com will inform about the existing tourist destinations in Sulawesi, Indonesia, precisely in North Sulawesi Province namely Bunaken National Park.
Have you heard of this place? For those of you who have never heard or visited Bunaken National Park and will be planning a holiday in Bunaken National Park, this article can be used as your reference destination on the island of Sulawesi.
Enchantment of Bunaken Marine Park
Bunaken National Park is a tourist attraction located in Manado Bay - North Sulawesi with an area of about 8.08 km square, this tourist place is one part of the government of Manado city which is the capital of North Sulawesi. here there is a very beautiful Marine Park located around the island of Manado Tua (Mantehage and Siladen).
At first Bunaken National Marine Park was discovered by a group of divers from Manado City who tried to do diving expedition in this place in 1975. After running under the sea Bunaken, a group of these divers found the sea plants in the coral wall is still pure with the fish is rare, which makes them amazed to see the fantastic underwater scenery.
Since that Bunaken Sea Region spread into a very charming tourist spot in North Sulawesi. Then in 1991 this place became one of the National Parks in Indonesia and in 2005 Bunaken National Park became one of the world heritage sites after being registered to UNIESCO.
Coral reefs in the underwater Bunaken is an important part of Bunaken tourist power. This coral reef is home to 2,000 species of fish and a variety of marine biota. Common fish species encountered are wrasse, dansel, trigger, sweetlip, unicorn, and so on. The unique character of Bunaken Marine Park is the depth of the sea reaching up to 1000 m.
On the inside of the ocean, you can see a variety of large fish, there are tuna, marlin, shark hammer head, ray, screen, skipjack, barracuda, dolphins, to whales. If you are lucky, you can even see fish species that are rare and endangered, such as dugongs, turtles, and seals (coelacanth).
Characteristics of the underwater world in Bunaken is the existence of Underwater Great Walls, also called hanging walls, which means giant coral walls that stand vertically and curved upward as high as 25-50 m. This coral wall is a source of food for fish in the Gulf of Manado.
Snorkel and Diving in Bunaken
There are many places that provide snorkel and diving rental services on Bunaken Island, Rental rates ranging from IDR150,000/person/day. For only IDR150,000 you will use snorkel equipment as much as masks, frog shoes, and wetsuit.
To take photos under the sea, you can also pay for underwater cameras at a rental price of IDR350,000. To get a snorkel guide, you will be charged as much as the cost of snorkel equipment rental. If you have not been or are not used to diving, then the guide will be ready to teach you the techniques of diving. Very exciting is not it?
Other Activities In Bunaken
You can do other interesting tourist activities just by walking around the beach in Bunaken. Therefore, tourist attractions in Manado is indeed has a beautiful beach panorama. The green sea water, natural scenery around the sea in Bunaken will leave a strong impression for you.
If you want to enjoy the beauty of Bunaken underwater without diving, then you can rent Katamaran, which is a glass ship rented off the coast of Bunaken Island.
In addition to the Katamaran, there are also Blue Banter submarines that will only operate during high tide. Of course, you have to spend enough to be able to take this marine tourism experience. However, the pleasure will be worth the cost.
Entrance Ticket Bunaken Island
To get into the tourist area of Bunaken Marine Park, you must have Bunaken island entrance and ticket that can be obtained in Manado city or also directly in Bunaken National Park. Bunaken tourist admission price is IDR50,000/person/day.
This fee is used for conservation programs in marine park bunaken so to date the marine park bunaken still natural and beautiful. All species are safe and undisturbed from human damage.
Transport to Bunaken
Access to transportation to tourist attractions Bunaken Manado is very easy. Sam Ratulangi Airport Manado serves direct flights from and to other countries, such as to Singapore, Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Davao in the Philippines. The passenger terminal at the airport also has international standard support facilities. To reach the city of Manado, you can use a taxi with a cost of IDR150,000 to IDR200,000 from the airport.
While the way to Bunaken Island from the city of Manado, there are two choices of places to go, namely from Bersehati Market or from Marina. We can use public boats or chartered boats are generally on offer to us. Boat rental rates from Pasar Bersehati to Bunaken are around IDR300,000 - 400,000. Rates will be more expensive if you depart from the Marina, which ranges from IDR600,000 - 800,000. From the port of Manado to Bunaken Island will take about 30 to 40 minutes.
If you want to go directly to the dive site on Bunaken Island, it will take about 20 minutes. If you leave from Marina, you will board a cruise ship, and this is why it costs more, and travel for 10-15 minutes to get to Bunaken Island.
If you wish to use the services of a travel agent to Bunaken National Park, please contact Travel Agent PaketWisataManado at Contact Number +62 852-999-441-69 and +62 0811-433-2159.
Lodging and Hotel in Bunaken
Of course you might be interested in finding cheap lodging or hotels in Bunaken. However, in fact you can choose to stay in the city of Manado or in Bunaken. If the choice in the city of Manado, there will be many choices of lodging, ranging from jasmine hotel costs IDR100,000/night to five star hotel at the rate of millions of rupiah/night.
If you want to stay at Bunaken Island, you can take cottages or residential houses are widely available along the beach there. The rental price of the cottage varies, depending on the distance of the cottage to the location of the marine park. The closer the cottage location to the marine park, the more expensive the rent.
Typically, the rental price is calculated per person there. The average cost of cottage rental in Bunaken is around IDR150,000 to 350,000/person/night. The price includes 3 meals a day with a delicious menu of dominant seafood bunaken.
Travel Tips To Bunaken
Traveling to Bunaken is very interesting, but if you have never visited this place certainly has no tips - its own tricks in order to enjoy the beauty of nature with full, the following explorecelebes.ga will share travel tips to Bunaken.
Hopefully reviews on the beauty of Bunaken National Park is useful for those of you who plan to visit this beautiful marine park. Happy holiday to Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Have a great holiday. We'll see you again in the next review about Tourist Places in Sulawesi. (www.explorecelebes.com)
Have you heard of this place? For those of you who have never heard or visited Bunaken National Park and will be planning a holiday in Bunaken National Park, this article can be used as your reference destination on the island of Sulawesi.
Enchantment of Bunaken Marine Park
Bunaken National Park is a tourist attraction located in Manado Bay - North Sulawesi with an area of about 8.08 km square, this tourist place is one part of the government of Manado city which is the capital of North Sulawesi. here there is a very beautiful Marine Park located around the island of Manado Tua (Mantehage and Siladen).
At first Bunaken National Marine Park was discovered by a group of divers from Manado City who tried to do diving expedition in this place in 1975. After running under the sea Bunaken, a group of these divers found the sea plants in the coral wall is still pure with the fish is rare, which makes them amazed to see the fantastic underwater scenery.
Since that Bunaken Sea Region spread into a very charming tourist spot in North Sulawesi. Then in 1991 this place became one of the National Parks in Indonesia and in 2005 Bunaken National Park became one of the world heritage sites after being registered to UNIESCO.
Coral reefs in the underwater Bunaken is an important part of Bunaken tourist power. This coral reef is home to 2,000 species of fish and a variety of marine biota. Common fish species encountered are wrasse, dansel, trigger, sweetlip, unicorn, and so on. The unique character of Bunaken Marine Park is the depth of the sea reaching up to 1000 m.
On the inside of the ocean, you can see a variety of large fish, there are tuna, marlin, shark hammer head, ray, screen, skipjack, barracuda, dolphins, to whales. If you are lucky, you can even see fish species that are rare and endangered, such as dugongs, turtles, and seals (coelacanth).
Characteristics of the underwater world in Bunaken is the existence of Underwater Great Walls, also called hanging walls, which means giant coral walls that stand vertically and curved upward as high as 25-50 m. This coral wall is a source of food for fish in the Gulf of Manado.
Snorkel and Diving in Bunaken
There are many places that provide snorkel and diving rental services on Bunaken Island, Rental rates ranging from IDR150,000/person/day. For only IDR150,000 you will use snorkel equipment as much as masks, frog shoes, and wetsuit.
To take photos under the sea, you can also pay for underwater cameras at a rental price of IDR350,000. To get a snorkel guide, you will be charged as much as the cost of snorkel equipment rental. If you have not been or are not used to diving, then the guide will be ready to teach you the techniques of diving. Very exciting is not it?
Other Activities In Bunaken
You can do other interesting tourist activities just by walking around the beach in Bunaken. Therefore, tourist attractions in Manado is indeed has a beautiful beach panorama. The green sea water, natural scenery around the sea in Bunaken will leave a strong impression for you.
If you want to enjoy the beauty of Bunaken underwater without diving, then you can rent Katamaran, which is a glass ship rented off the coast of Bunaken Island.
In addition to the Katamaran, there are also Blue Banter submarines that will only operate during high tide. Of course, you have to spend enough to be able to take this marine tourism experience. However, the pleasure will be worth the cost.
Entrance Ticket Bunaken Island
To get into the tourist area of Bunaken Marine Park, you must have Bunaken island entrance and ticket that can be obtained in Manado city or also directly in Bunaken National Park. Bunaken tourist admission price is IDR50,000/person/day.
This fee is used for conservation programs in marine park bunaken so to date the marine park bunaken still natural and beautiful. All species are safe and undisturbed from human damage.
Transport to Bunaken
Access to transportation to tourist attractions Bunaken Manado is very easy. Sam Ratulangi Airport Manado serves direct flights from and to other countries, such as to Singapore, Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Davao in the Philippines. The passenger terminal at the airport also has international standard support facilities. To reach the city of Manado, you can use a taxi with a cost of IDR150,000 to IDR200,000 from the airport.
While the way to Bunaken Island from the city of Manado, there are two choices of places to go, namely from Bersehati Market or from Marina. We can use public boats or chartered boats are generally on offer to us. Boat rental rates from Pasar Bersehati to Bunaken are around IDR300,000 - 400,000. Rates will be more expensive if you depart from the Marina, which ranges from IDR600,000 - 800,000. From the port of Manado to Bunaken Island will take about 30 to 40 minutes.
If you want to go directly to the dive site on Bunaken Island, it will take about 20 minutes. If you leave from Marina, you will board a cruise ship, and this is why it costs more, and travel for 10-15 minutes to get to Bunaken Island.
If you wish to use the services of a travel agent to Bunaken National Park, please contact Travel Agent PaketWisataManado at Contact Number +62 852-999-441-69 and +62 0811-433-2159.
Lodging and Hotel in Bunaken
Of course you might be interested in finding cheap lodging or hotels in Bunaken. However, in fact you can choose to stay in the city of Manado or in Bunaken. If the choice in the city of Manado, there will be many choices of lodging, ranging from jasmine hotel costs IDR100,000/night to five star hotel at the rate of millions of rupiah/night.
If you want to stay at Bunaken Island, you can take cottages or residential houses are widely available along the beach there. The rental price of the cottage varies, depending on the distance of the cottage to the location of the marine park. The closer the cottage location to the marine park, the more expensive the rent.
Typically, the rental price is calculated per person there. The average cost of cottage rental in Bunaken is around IDR150,000 to 350,000/person/night. The price includes 3 meals a day with a delicious menu of dominant seafood bunaken.
Travel Tips To Bunaken
Traveling to Bunaken is very interesting, but if you have never visited this place certainly has no tips - its own tricks in order to enjoy the beauty of nature with full, the following explorecelebes.ga will share travel tips to Bunaken.
- Select Month of Your Visit In May – August
Why choose May - August when visiting Bunaken National Park? Because in this months the condition of the sea water around the Bunaken is very clear and warm temperatures, this condition is very good to do diving activities because the visibility can be reached maximum.
However, in the months between December to January sea water conditions are tide and sea water is dirty due to the amount of waste carried by the current, so less so good when doing diving activities. and when you visit in October you can see the Bunaken Festival organized by the local government.
- Plan Your Vacation Early
Most of the tourists who visit Bunaken do choose the vulnerable months between May - August, it resulted in many operators and resorts that have not received tourists back in, due to the already full reservations, therefore for those who intend to visit this place try to plan early day by booking accommodation and supplies for a trip to Bunaken.
- Bring Cash
Carrying cash is strongly recommended if you travel to the Bunaken National Park area, it will be easier for you if you want to transact for example to rent diving equipment, to rent photos under the sea and so forth, for payment by credit card or debit card is very difficult to done because most still have not received such payments there.
- Maintain Environmental Cleanliness
Bunaken Marine Tourism Park is a tourist attraction that needs to be preserved, it can be done if we can maintain the cleanliness of the environment and do not damage the natural preservation. Here you will find a lot of boards containing appeals to maintain cleanliness and environmental sustainability, as a means to remind the tourists because of the behavior of visitors who are not fully controlled by the officers there.
Hopefully reviews on the beauty of Bunaken National Park is useful for those of you who plan to visit this beautiful marine park. Happy holiday to Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Have a great holiday. We'll see you again in the next review about Tourist Places in Sulawesi. (www.explorecelebes.com)
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