Sulawesi - Bountiful, Unique Paradise


Indonesia
is the largest archipelago in the world. It consists of five major islands and about 30 clusters of smaller islands. The archipelago is the crossroads of the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, and it bridges the two continents of Asia and Australia.

Located between the Sunda Shelf and the Sahul Shelf, where the sea depths range only to 700 feet, is Sulawesi. The depths surrounding this island reach down to a staggering 15,000 feet. Located at such a unique oceanic intersection, Sulawesi has become a hub for those divers who wish to experience the greatest bio-diversity on earth.

Resorts/Dive Operators


Tasik Ria Resort -
This intimate seaside boutique-style property offers 34 rooms, sea view or pool view, and is located on Tanawangko Bay. The Bay is situated on the north west coast of Manado, 12 miles from Bunaken National Park in North Sulawesi.
Most of the reefs of the Bunaken National Marine Park are rich and unspoiled, with immaculate and profuse soft coral and an immense concentration of aquatic life.




Kungkugan
Bay Resort - Located a short 3 hour flight from Singapore, on the Indonesian Island of North Sulawesi, Kungkungan Bay Resort sits on the world famous Lembeh Strait.
In the last few years, this Strait has become the premier macro and critter diving destination in the world. KBR offers 17 rooms; stay in a deluxe suite or hillside villa, a cottage suite, or a traditional house.


Minahasa Lagoon - Situated on the mainland coast of North Sulawesi, surrounded by a tropical rain forest and boarded by an expansive private beach, Minahasa offers 15 beach or cliff view cottages all with air conditioning.

Lembeh Resort - 14 cottages with spacious verandahs overlooking Lembeh Strait and viewing glorious North Sulawesi sunsets. All accommodations are fully air-conditioned, with attached Balinese-style (open-air) bathrooms, mini bar & personal safe.




Siladen Resort & Spa
- Located in a lush tropical setting in the Bunaken Marine Park, Siladen Resort and Spa is the ideal location for your vacation. The resort offers 15 villas with a/c, a traditional Indonesian Spa, restaurant and lounge bar.




Hotel Santika/Thalassa Dive Center
- Thalassa 5 Star PADI IDC Center is located on the northern part of Sulawesi, about 9 miles north of Manado. Surrounded by an untouched tropical world, waving palm trees and mysterious mangroves and on the shortest possible distance to the beautiful Bunaken sea gardens, Thalassa Dive Center is the perfect place to spend your holiday. The dive center is located on the premises of Hotel Santika Manado, part of a well-known Indonesian hotel chain with a great reputation in hospitality and service.




Kima Bajo Resort & Spa
 - Nestled amongst the lush coconut groves of beautiful Wori Bay and overlooking the Bunaken National Marine Park, Kima Bajo Resort & Spa sets you into a reclusion of peace and quietness and a unique diving adventure. Just a 25-minute drive from the Airport, the resort is built into a rolling hillside, and offers majestic views of the distant dormant volcano, Manado Tua. In the evenings, you can experience some of the most breathtaking sunsets over the Sulawesi Sea towards Bunaken Island. Your choice of accommodation includes 19 luxurious villas, 1 exclusive two-villa suite with its own private swimming pool, 12 spacious longhouse suites and 16 charming Minahasa-style (wooden) cottage rooms.





Wakatobi Dive Resort –
The Wakatobi Resort is situated on a beautiful tropical island in the remote and peaceful Wakatobi National Marine Park. Only three hours charter flight from Bali in Southeast Sulawesi, it offers unlimited world-class reef diving, excellent service, and comfortable accommodations.

Live-Aboards

Indonesia Liveaboard Pelagian

M/V Pelagian
 - The 115 foot Pelagian liveaboard is part of the Wakatobi team (Wakatobi Dive Resort) and will now be cruising the Western Banda Sea, and greater Wakatobi area. Over the years the Pelagian has earned a distinguished reputation while operating in the Red Sea, Thailand, and Indonesia. More than just another "dive boat," the Pelagian is really a luxury yacht disguised as a liveaboard. 


Komodo Live Aboard Komodo Dancer

Peter Hughes Diving’s M/V Komodo Dancer
, a 100’ traditionally crafted, two masted wooden motor sailor, accommodating 16 adventurous divers for exploring the islands of Bali, Komodo and Flores.





Paradise Dancer
- The new 141 foot Peter Hughes Paradise Dancer will explore the magnificent reefs and marine life in the heart of the world famous "Coral Triangle." Operating out of North Sulawesi, this brand new motor sailer will feature the most ambitious itinerary (cruising the Sangihe Islands) of any live-aboard in the region.
Charters will be 11 nights, 9 & 1/2 days of diving and from April through the September. Click here for more details!





Indonesia Aggressor -
Offering seven day (Saturday - Saturday) charters departing from Kungkungan Bay Resort in Northern Sulawesi. The Aggressor guides guests to remote sites near Bangka Islands, Bunaken Islands, and the Lembeh Straits.






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