Blue Bay Divers
75.365 Hektar Bunaken National Marine Park
Bunaken National Park
The Bunaken National Marine Park was formally established in 1991 and is among the first of Indonesia’s growing system of marine parks. The park covers a total surface area of 89,065 hectares, 97% of which is overlain by sparkling clear, warm tropical water. The remaining 3% of the park is terrestrial, including the five islands of Bunaken, Manado Tua, Mantehage, Nain and Siladen.
The waters of Bunaken National Marine Park are extremely deep (1566 m in Manado Bay), clear (up to 35-40 m visibility), refreshing in temperature (27-29 C) and harbor some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the world. The park has around 70 genera of corals; compare this to a mere 10 in Hawaii. Although the exact number of fish species is unknown, it may be slightly higher than in the Philippines, where 2,500 species, or nearly 70% of all fish species known to the Indo-western Pacific, are found.
The North Sulawesi Watersport Association, founded in 1998, took the responsibility to save the National Park. Blue Bay Divers of course will become a member of the association and will do what ever it needs to save the reef.
Bunaken Nationalpark is around 1,5 - 2 hours by boat from Sahaung and we offer day trips to get there. Entrance Fee Bunaken National Park : 15 USD (2004) per Year p.P. or IDR 50.000 per day.
