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Bunaken National Marine Park

Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi, Bunaken Island, Indonesia
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Type: Parks, Nature/ Wildlife Areas
Activities: Scuba diving, Snorkeling
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Pune, India
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013 NEW

Liked : Coral reef all around island. after 100 meter it forms a wall..Magnificent variety of corals and fish. Disliked : Nothing else other than diving..We didn't see any shark..

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Jakarta, Indonesia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 15, 2013 NEW

I love it! Friendly person, always smilling :) Giant turtle :D Dolphin! Fishes, I try to catch one of them but i can't, they were so nimble Clean enough

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 13, 2013 NEW

We stayed at bunaken for a week. The snorkling is superb, especially at low-tide, when you float just above the coral. You just need to find the small path leading to the coral. it is just outside two fish dive resort. There are lots of fish and turtles now and then. We did 3 dives, the 2 of them we... More

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Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2013

There is nothing special about the beach, you will see more beautiful beaches elsewhere but the underwater world is amazing, the coral and the marine life is one of the best I've ever seen. The water is warm 29-30 C, in some sites the current can be quite strong, I even feel the downward current that can be quite dangerous... More

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Kingston, Canada
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 20, 2013

The snorkeling is great and the diving even better. There is garbage floating around from the mainland but underwater we didn't see to much of it. Too many fish and corlas to count.

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Geneva, Switzerland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 11, 2013

Went there in 2012 and loving iiiiit... It was truly an amazing place...it's not really that far from Manado and I would love to come back any time soon... I went on a half day trip to Bunaken as I had to catch my flight in the afternoon...I made an early trip to Jengky Port to rent a local boat... More

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Sydney, Australia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2013

What an experiance, Bunaken is a world heritage site, the clarity of the water is amazing, the coral is stunning and there are many little creatures ro see. Definateley do a night dive the best experiance of my life

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Jakarta, Indonesia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2013

Just got back from there. Great place to snorkel. There were lots of beautiful colorful fish in sight, even though where we snorkeled, the coral was rather in poor condition.We only get to go to 1 snorkeling spot. The boatman said that only that 1 particular spot is designated for snorkeling (especially for domestic tourists), others are for diving. This... More

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Jakarta, Indonesia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2013

This is one of the best places to snorkel or dive on Indonesia. It is located in an island near a big city called Manado, which has daily flights to the Indonesia capital - Jakarta. To take advantage of many dives/snorkels you must stay in a hotel on the Bunaken island (I published already the recommendation of the hotel that... More

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Makassar
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 29, 2013

This island is not so far from Manado, just about one hour by speed boat, you can rent a private boat with cost Rp.1million or use regular one. You can find a great coral reef here with a lot of fish. For the people who likes snorkeling, there is a rent stuff here with prizes Rp.150.000 and snorkeling spot around... More

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