Travel Bunaken, Manado charm Marine Park Popular

Travel Park is a tourist place in Manado most popular. Number of tourist visits to the Bunaken shows an increasing trend year by year. Statistical data recorded at the end of August 2012, the number of tourists visiting Bunaken reached 21,889 from 7,850 in the country and from abroad. On average, sights Bunaken in Manado visited more than 35 thousand people every year.

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The beauty of the coral reefs and underwater paradise in Bunaken is a comparative advantage that some of the most enchanting spot of diving in the world. Travel Bunaken is one of the best in Indonesia, in addition to Raja Ampat in Papua and in Sabang on Weh Island.

Bunaken Marine Park is located in the Bay of Manado, geographically located in northern Sulawesi. Along with Goa and Bunaken, Bunaken National Park forms a Bunaken has inaugurated the Indonesian government a few years ago.

Enchantment Bunaken Marine Park

Coral reefs in the underwater world of Bunaken is an important part of the power of travel Bunaken. Coral reefs are a place to live 2,000 species of fish and a variety of marine life. Fish species are common Wrase, dansel, trigger, sweetlip, unicorns, and so on. The unique character Bunaken Marine Park is the depth of the sea is up to 1000 m.

As part of the ocean, you can see a large variety of fish, no fish tuna, marlin, hammerhead, stingray, screen, tuna, barracuda, dolphin, whale to. If you are lucky, you can even see the fish species that are rare and endangered species, such as dugongs, turtles, fish and sea king (the coelacanth).

Characteristics of the underwater world in the Underwater Park is Great Walls, also called the hanging walls, which means that the walls of the giant rock that stands vertically and curved upward as high as 25-50 m. The rock walls are functionally food source for fish in the Bay of Manado.

Snorkel and Diving in Bunaken

There are many places hire a snorkel and diving in Bunaken, prices ranging from Rp 150 thousand per person per day. On average, the price of rental equipment is fixed and the same happened in various places in the Park rental. As an illustration, with Rp 150 thousand you will get amenities such as snorkel mask, flippers and a wetsuit.

To take pictures underwater, you can also pay Rp 350 thousand. To get a driver's snorkel, you will be charged the same amount to the cost of rent snorkel equipment. If you have not been or are not accustomed to diving (diving), then the driver will be ready to teach you the techniques of diving.
Other activities Travel Bunaken

In fact, just by walking around the beach in the Park alone be an interesting experience. For tourist attractions in Manado is indeed a beautiful panorama of the beach. Sea water green, panoramic marine environment in the Park will leave a strong impression on you. If you like to walk across the sea Bunaken, then you can catch a catamaran, which is a glass vessel leased offshore Island.

The glass-walled catamarans, so you can enjoy the underwater beauty of Bunaken. In addition catamarans, there are also Blue Banter submarine that will only operate during high tides. Of course, you have to spend quite a lot of experience to be able to take marine tourism. However, the pleasure will be commensurate with the cost! Tourist activities as well as you can find in the tourist island of Celebes in Manado.