Bunaken
The country of Indonesia since the ancient time famous for the beauty of underwater tourism such as bunaken marine park located in the province of North Sulawesi. there is snorkeling in Bunaken sea, and the tourists will be pampered with the beauty of the coral reef with the fish is very beautiful and diverse. bunaken natural charm incorporated in the most popular and best tours in the country of Indonesia.
Amazing underwater enchantment can be found in bunaken, there are 13 types of coral reefs that rise steeply vertically down to 25 to 50 meters deep. the tourists will be spoiled by the scenery there. there are about 91 species of fish in the Bunaken Marine Park. there is a white koi (Seriola rivoliana), local gusimi (Hippocampus), tilapia (Scolopsis bilineatus), goropa fish (spilotocepsep hinephelus and hypselosoma Pseudanthias), yellow tailfish lolosi (Lutjanus kasmira), and many other fish. not only that here are also found many mollusks or soft animals such as goat head fish (Cassis cornuta), nautilus (Nautilus pompillius), giant clams (Tridacna gigas) or a kind of conch and tunikates or askidian
For tourists who love scuba diving, bunaken marine park is one of the best places to do diving activities. there are 20 points for diving area, you will get a chance to swim into the sea bunaken surrounded by a variety of marine life such as fish and coral reefs are very fascinating.
now bunaken marine park is very famous because of the beauty of the marine park that was discovered in 1975, after that bunaken used as a mainstay attractions of the region of North Sulawesi. The area of Bunaken has been populated by the population since 1400 AD, and the first inhabitants of this place are immigrants from the Kingdom of Bowontehu (Manado Tua) and the occupied territories covering the Bunaken islands, Mantehage, Siladen, Naen, Talise, Bangka, Ganges and the northern coastal areas of the Minahasa peninsula
History of Bunaken Tourism
At first the Bunaken National Marine Park was discovered by a group of divers who came from Manado City who doing diving expedition in place
In about 1850, the occupants who occupied the area of Tanjung Parigi moved to the Southeast of the edge of the beach and directly facing directly with the city of Manado. then the community founded a country called "Wunakeng" is an abbreviation of the name "Kinawungakeng", said Kinawunakeng has a meaning of residence. and Then on its development, the word "Wunakeng" itself was changed to Bunaken and is an abbreviation of "Pamunakeng" which means landed from a boat
Travel Route Towards Bunaken National Park
for those of you who want to reach the tourist area of Bunaken National Park very young. if you travel by air using an airplane, you can directly transit at Sam Ratulangi International Airport located in Manado City. The airport is connected with major cities in other provinces in Indonesia such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Makasar, Balikpapan and also Denpasar Bali. other than that for you who come from abroad such as Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines can directly transit at this Airport.
From Sam Ratulangi Airport the journey continues to Manado City using taxi transportation, after that from Manado City to Bunaken Island itself, the journey continues through a port of Manado to Marina Blue Banter and Marina Nusantara Diving Center (NDC) located in Kecamatan Molas, travel time approximately 30 minutes. after arriving at Marina Blue Banter still need 10 to 15 minutes trip by cruise to the dive site, if you pass the Marina Nusantara Diving Center (NDC) takes 20 minutes. In addition to the path that I informed earlier there is another alternative path to the island of Bunaken from Manado, you can use the transportation of ships that can be rented from the Marina and Bersehati Market
Then to get entrance ticket to Bunaken National Park tourist area, can be obtained by buying in Manado city at Bunaken National Park Office, you can also get it at some ticket sales counter located in Liang village (Bunaken island) or in Siladen
Tourism Activities in Bunaken underwater tourism area
Activities that can be done in the area underwater tourism Bunaken is snorkeling or diving, you can enjoy the charm of Bunaken beauty as a whole and clear, because in the bunaken underwater tourism there are 23 dive sites that you can visit. For those of you who want to do snorkeling do not be confused and bothered to bring dive equipment because of the underwater tour bunaken has many provider of equipment - diving equipment that you can rent a cheap price range Rp. 100 thousand per day.
The underwater scenery in Bunaken is breathtaking, so dear to miss, many amazing species and coral reefs with their unique shape form a curve of beautiful curves that will make your eyes mesmerized, besides the beauty generated from the tunnels below the sea, this underwater paradise is hard to find elsewhere. the best diving points are in Bunaken and Manado as follows.
1. Bunaken Timor
Bunaken Timor is one of the recommended snorkeling spots, but keep in mind this place has strong underwater currents. so you will find a lot of fish species that live in this area. In addition, some types of coral reefs also adorn the charm of the sea although it may not be as beautiful in other places. but you can see the life of faunas of Hawk-eagle, shark, turtle, and some big fish, and not only are the sights presented by the seaweed cultivation and the little caves that adorn the walls that will hypnotize anyone who witnesses the scene of this place
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2. Mandolin
Mandolin is a marine park that has walls and coral peaks populated by thousands of fish fish that live like a group of unicornfish fish, surgeonfish, bannerfish, and fish shooters. and fish - the fish here are benign so it is easy to be approached.
3. Church Face
Just like any other snorkeling place in the underwater tour of Bunaken, it is a very beautiful place that is a pity to miss. here there are many thousands of fish in shallow waters and troughs stretching toward the sea walls.
4. Barracuda Peak
Puncak Barracuda is one of the most distant snorkeling sites located in northwest Bunaken. You'll find a giant Barracuda swarm among tuna and jack fish. hence this place is called the Puncak Barracuda
5. The ruins of the ship in Manado
Ship Ruins in Manado, A long boat that has a size of 60 m and is under the sea with a depth of 78 m feet or about 23 m under the sea. It is said that this ship was once a ship owned by a German trader who drowned in 1942 at Molas Beach. The vessel is split in the middle so it shows the steering room and the handle of the cargo, at this place visibility can be reached about 10 to 15 m.
6. Siladen
The next snorkeling spot is Siladen which has fine coral walls and forms beautiful scenery and will look alive when the currents come. Its location The shallow sea shows its beauty with the fishes and schooling snappers.
7. Coffee Cape
Another place that can be used as diving destination is Tanjung Kopi. a small wall that many inhabited by a bunch of barracuda fish and sweetlip fish. in this place visibility in shallow water location is less good, but what makes this place interesting is the number of fish that you can observe very much. one example of species of fish that live in this place is the Fish Nudi branch and Gobi Fire Fish.
8. Wall Lekuan (I, II, III)
Wall Lekuan (I, II, III) is a long wall, this place is divided into three places that are Lekuan I, II, and III. all have a marine park that can best be said of other places in Bunaken. The Lekuan Wall has steep walls and deep wall cracks, not only that here you will find a sea fan and a giant sponge as well as some shallow locations and filled with big old sister fishes swarming in groups and turtles that live here
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