North Sulawesi: Lembeh, Bunaken & Bangka
The north-eastern tip of Sulawesi packs three very different dive areas around Manado. Bunaken National Marine Park (Bunaken, Siladen, Manado Tua, Mantehage and Nain) is famous for steep coral walls dropping into deep water, with turtles on almost every dive and pelagics in the blue. Across the peninsula, the sheltered Lembeh Strait between Bitung and Lembeh Island is the classic muck-diving destination: black volcanic sand hiding frogfish, mimic octopus, pygmy seahorses and countless nudibranchs, plus a few reefs and WWII wrecks. To the north, Bangka and Talise offer current-swept pinnacles smothered in soft corals.
Dive sites
- Aer Banua
- Air Prang
- Alung Banua
- Angel's Window
- Aw Shucks
- Barracuda Point
- Batu Goso
- Batu Kapal (Lembeh)
- Batu Kapal (Nain)
- Batu Mandi
- Bianca
- Bimoli Wreck
- Bunaken Timur
- California Dreaming
- Fukui
- Goby A Crab
- Hairball
- Hairball 2
- Jahir
- Jalan Masuk
- Kapal Indah
- Kuda Laut
- Lekuan I
- Lekuan II
- Lekuan III
- Lembeh Resort House Reef
- Magic Rock
- Mandolin
- Mawali Wreck
- Muka Kampung
- Nudi Falls
- Nudi Retreat
- Pangalingan
- Pangalisang
- Pantai Parigi
- Police Pier
- Pulau Putus
- Ron's Point
- Sachiko's Point
- Sahaung
- Siladen
- Tanjung Husi
- Tanjung Kopi
- Teluk Kembahu
- Yuki Point