In a statement made by Luhut Binsar Panjaitan, the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, is quoted as saying: “It looks like we will not be welcoming foreign tourists until the end of the year. We will just be consolidating first,” Luhut Pandjaitan, the chief minister for maritime affairs and investment, told Indonesia’s business
[Credit Ph. by Leandro Pager] Exploring the depths through night diving Blackwater night diving is a thrilling and rewarding experience that takes divers on a fascinating and surreal journey into the underwater world. This form of diving, offered with mastery and complete training by our Siladen Resort & Spa, leads participants to explore the ocean
The concept of freediving is very easy to understand. If you hold your breath and dive underwater, you are free-diving. The experienced ones can spend several minutes underwater without coming up for air and may dive quite deep. Maybe you’ve always wondered… How can they hold their breath for so long and dive so deep?
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Snorkelling is an amazing experience that allows you to explore the beautiful underwater world without the need for complex diving equipment. In the heart of Bunaken Marine Park, located at the coral triangle and renowned for its rich marine life with more than 390 species of coral living within the park’s boundaries, we offer a
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Our tour through Manado City takes you past all kinds of intriguing sites in North Sulawesi’s capital.Manado is home to around 450,000 people, and is one of Sulawesi’s bigger cities, second in size to the capital Makassar in the south of the large island. Preparing for the Manado City Tour The tour is a great
There is no doubt that there is something mysterious, enchanting, and humbling about diving with sea turtles. These ancient creatures, which have life spans to match our own, are one of the longest-living of all sea creatures. There are 7 known species of sea turtle in the world and 5 of these species can
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Thanks to Disney Pixarâs 2003 blockbuster âFinding Nemoâ, anemonefish are among the most popular fish in the world, however these beautiful fish and their symbiotic relationships with their host anemones have been a favourite among divers and snorkellers since we first started exploring the underwater world. Bunaken Marine Park is home to numerous species of
Life in the Underwater Realm: A Mirror of the Surface Life in the underwater realm is in many ways similar to life above the ocean. There is the food chain that begins with creatures getting their energy from the sun, and then those that eat them to get their energy, and then even bigger animals
For the most part whilst muck diving, you need a keen eye to spot all the fascinating and bizarre critters that choose to dwell amongst the mud and rubble. Creatures like seahorses anchor themselves against rubble, robust ghost pipefish hide in the open, relying on their superb mimicry of free floating blades of sea grass.
Dr. Giorgio Galassi shared a video from his second trip to Siladen last April… The video features some of the marine life from the diving in Bunaken Marine National Park, which includes turtles, ornate ghost pipefish, reef sharks, vibrant corals, to the ground of Siladen Resort & Spa. We hope you enjoy the video, and
Exploring the World of Frogfish Frogfish: Fascinating and Elusive Underwater Predators Everyone has a favorite marine critter that they like to see underwater. For many of our guests, the various species of frogfish are at the top of the ‘to see’ check list. Frogfish (Family Antennariidae) are a type of anglerfish, which are so named
The Diverse Marine Life of Bunaken Marine Park Bunaken Marine Park has an incredible variety of marine life. On our wall dives we can find the hugest tuna, right down to the tiniest sea horses, while on our muck diving sites we can find some of the craziest critters that dwell under the oceans. Of
Embracing Night Diving: A Dive into Bunaken’s Secrets Recently we have been having some fantastic night dives in Bunaken Marine Park. Night diving is considered by many dive enthusiasts to be the best way to really see the variety of life that inhabits the reefs, and night diving Bunaken will surely not disappoint! Sunset Dive
Have you been bitten by the Stand Up Paddle boarding (SUP) bug? SUP is almost like a cross between kayaking and surfing. Over the past few years it has become a popular pastime of summer vacationers, and Siladen Resort & Spa could not miss out on the fun! We have recently purchased two boards and
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A few years ago, a very difficult question was put forward to marine experts; how many species of animals and plants live in the ocean? In the year 2000, a huge census of marine life was put forward, combining the expertise of thousands of marine scientists from 82 different countries. The result: an estimated 230,000
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We are very happy to present you our new dive center building. The building houses individual dive/snorkel lockers for every guest and showers on the beach. The post Dive Center Building appeared first on Siladen Resort & Spa Indonesia.
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A Video By JT & Ali Krohe Thank you to JT and Ali for this wonderful video of their recent stay with us. 6 amazing days of diving in Bunaken National Marine Park, the video has many wonderful turtles and all the different fish and colourful corals. The music in this video is from Ryan
This summer there have been an exceptional number of cetaceans spotted in Bunaken National Marine Park. Our dolphin and whale watching tour has been a popular half-day trip for our guests. Starting just after breakfast we set out on our tour boat in search of these magnificent creatures, and after a short period of searching
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The deep waters found throughout Bunaken Marine Park are home to some of the most diverse coral reef ecosystems in the world. Although there are thousands of different species found within these waters, there are fewer large or pelagic species than in other, similar locations. We rarely find manta rays or whale sharks (although both
Descening upon the coral reefs and sandy slopes throughout Bunaken Marine Park at night will offer a very different experience to during the day. The countless colourful reef fish will have all but disappeared, and the ones that have remained look eerily different. Once the sun sets, the ocean becomes a very different, more dangerous
Bunaken Marine Park is world renowned for being one of the most diverse coral reef ecosystems in the world. For an ecosystem to be diverse, there must be a food chain, and naturally, there must be something that sits at the top of the food chain. This will usually be larger species of fish such
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