Explore the beauty of bunaken

Bunaken island is an area of 8.08 km ² in the Bay of Manado, which is located in the northern island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. This island is part of the city of Manado, the provincial capital of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Around Bunaken Bunaken marine park there which is part of the Marine National Park of Old Manado. This marine park has one of the marine biodiversity of the highest in the world. A scuba diving attracts many visitors to the island. Overall Bunaken marine park covers an area of 75,265 hectares with five islands in it, namely the island of Manado Tua, Bunaken Island, Siladen Island, Island follows several children Mantehage island, and Naen Island. 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 a depth varies up to 1344 meters. Of the 20 point dive, dive 12 points of which are located around Bunaken Island. Twelve dive spot is the most frequently visited by divers and lovers of the beauty of underwater scenery.

Most of the 12 point dive in Bunaken Island lined up from the southeast to the northwest of the island. In this region there are great underwater walls, also called hanging walls, or walls of the giant rock that stood vertically and curved upward. This rock wall is also a source of food for fish in the waters around Bunaken Island.

VISIT to the Bunaken is obligatory ritual when stopped by to Manado. An area that is part of the Bunaken National Marine Park was already famous beauty to foreign countries.
Bunaken is the name of an island located in the Bay of Manado. The extent of no more than 8 km2. This island is part of the city of Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province.
Around Bunaken Island, there Bunaken National Marine Park (TLNB) which is part of the Marine National Park of Manado Tua, one of the marine park with the highest diversity of the world's biota.
At least, Bunaken Sea inhabited by more than 3,000 species of fish, with all sorts of shapes and colors are stunning. Among horses fish gusumi, oci white fish, yellow tail fish lolosi, goropa fish, fish ila trunk, and so on. In addition, there are also various types of mollusks such as giant clam, the head of a goat, nautilus hollow, and tunikates.
Sound familiar names of the marine biota. That's true the saying goes: 'There is no love to know'. Therefore, you should see it immediately, at once saw the beauty of coral reef habitat up there.
Area Bunaken National Marine Park as a whole has an area of 75,265 hectares. The area consists of five islands, the island of Manado Tua, Bunaken Island, Island Siladen, Mantehage Island, and Island Naen. Nevertheless, Bunaken is TLNB tourism keyword.

Diving
The main tourism offered by the tourism TLNB diving.
At least, TLNB has 40 dive sites are rich in tropical fish and coral reefs. As written wisatamelayu.com, visitors can dive and see the beauty of more than 150 species from 58 genera of fish and coral reefs in the region.
The area is established as a national marine park since 1991 it also offers another beauty that is the great underwater rock walls or walls of a giant who stood vertically and curved upward. In the food chain, the rock wall serves as a source of food for fish in the waters around Bunaken Island.
Bunaken Marine Park is located about 1.5 km from the city of Manado. For getting there can be through Kuantan Port, Marina Nusantara Diving Center (NDC) in District Molas, and from Blue Banter Marina.
From the Port of Manado, we can use a motor boat to the island Siladen with travel time about 20 minutes, 30 minutes Bunaken Island, 50 minutes Montehage Island, and Island Nain 60 minutes. While the Marina Blue Banter, we can use the available cruises to the recreation area on Bunaken Island with 10-15 minutes travel time, while the Port of NDC to the dive sites at Bunaken Island can menggunakanspeed boat with travel time approximately 20 minutes.
Every visitor who enters the area of Bunaken Marine Park tickets charged Rp50 thousand. Tariff is valid both for visitors who want to dive or not to dive. In addition to regular tickets, there are also tickets valid for one year at a price of Rp150 thousand. Visitors who purchase season tickets would be given such special badges made of plastic as TLNB admission.
Travelers who intend to spend the night there could choose a place to stay that consists of various resorts and homestay. There is also a tool rental services diving instructors to teach the following diving visitors. Diving instructor in average TLNB have mastered foreign languages like English, German, Dutch, and French.