Bunaken Marine Park
Indonesia · North SulawesiNear Bunaken
Wall diving in its purest form: vertical drops that begin at 2 m and disappear beyond 40, with dense hard coral cover. The typical plan is a multilevel dive spending the whole tank on a single stretch of wall. The park takes in five islands: Bunaken, Manado Tua, Mantehage, Nain and Siladen.
Depth
5–40 m
Recommended level
Advanced Open Water
Average visibility
30 m
Water temperature
28 °C
Current
Moderate
Access
Boat
Best time
May-October
Recommended certification
Advanced Open Water
Approx. price
55 USD / dive
One of the three Lekuan walls in Bunaken marine park, with vertical faces of great coral biodiversity.
Protection status
Parque Nacional Marino de Bunaken
Did you know
La combinación clásica de Sulawesi del Norte es paredes por la mañana en Bunaken y macro por la tarde en Lembeh: dos formas de bucear casi opuestas separadas por unos 45 minutos de carretera.
Sources consulted: indive.io; Dive Worldwide; Stingy Nomads; Dragon Dive Komodo
Location
See on the interactive map1 park within 30 km — see the related spots section for more detail.
63 species documented in Bunaken Marine Park
Least ConcernBarracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
EndangeredNapoleón
Cheilinus undulatus
Critically EndangeredTortuga carey
Eretmochelys imbricata
EndangeredTortuga verde
Chelonia mydas
Critically EndangeredAlmeja gigante
Tridacna gigas
Anguila jardinera moteada
Heteroconger hassi
Anguila serpiente de bandas
Myrichthys colubrinus
Anémona alfombra gigante
Stichodactyla gigantea
Anémona disco
Discosoma nummiforme
Anémona magnífica
Heteractis magnifica
Babosa de mar española (Spanish dancer)
Hexabranchus sanguineus
Babosa de mar verrugosa
Onchidium verruculatum
Ecosystem
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