Its not all about the big walls and stunning corals here in Bunaken. Although our neighbour Lembeh is one of the most famous macro diving locations in the world, we also have plenty to find around here too. Our expert guides are constantly on the look out for rare little creatures hidden in and on…
Lembeh is well known for its incredible diving but what is there to do out of the water in Lembeh. Well, aside from relaxing on the beach or enjoying an afternoon snooze in a hammock there is one main highlight. Tangkoko National Park. Tangkoko national park is around a 1 hour drive away from our…
This week a few bottlenose dolphins were spotted on a dive on Bunaken! This is only the second time this year, that we witnessed this rare sighting of dolphins during one of our dives. Our lucky pair of divers, Yvette and Riammi with their dive guide Egen saw 3 beautiful bottlenose dolphins fly past the…
There are plenty of weird and wonderful creatures lurking in the waters of the Lembeh Strait but it is the Hairy Monsters in Lembeh which catch a lot of peoples attention. It is commonly known that if something under the water is hairy then that makes it special. There are a few creatures which feature…
If you’ve been diving for a while you may have come across the term ‘Muck Diving‘. But what actually IS Muck Diving? When people talk about diving, most of the time your mind goes to lovely clear blue water, beautiful coral and turtles. However when you put the word ‘muck’ in front of it it…
Week 1 of my Divemaster training in Bunaken completed, and what a week! I chose Bunaken for its famous wall dives and chilled island vibes and it certainly has delivered. During the week, the centre has still been getting alot of visitors, even for low season! This gave me lots of opportunities to assist on…
Training PADI divemasters has been on our minds over here on Bunaken. We had the pleasure of finishing off Vilia’s divemaster training and turning her into a fine PADI divemaster. Vilia lives in Jakarta and loves to dive in her free time, what better way to escape the city and get to dive every day!…
We have had a full house in Lembeh recently with guests from all over the world, including Singapore, Vietnam, Germany, Switzerland, UK, USA, Canada, Australia and more! With such a variety of languages there is one thing everyone understands and that’s what good diving looks like! Of course, with an abundance of critters available! Fortunately…