North Sulawesi is known as The Land of Smiling People and lies in the very epicenter of the world's marine biodiversity in the Indo-Pacific Ocean. It offers more than 100 different dive sites, all rich with tropical marine life.
With direct flights from Singapore 4-5 times a week, depending on the season, North Sulawesi couldn't be easier to get to. Many other flights arrive daily from Bali (Denpasar), Jakarta, Surabaya, Balikpapan, and others.
With a year-round temperatures between 28℃ and 31℃ both above and under water, even the rainy seasons won't make a dent in your diving plans — it's always spectacular no matter the time of year.
There is something for every diver in North Sulawesi. Whether you prefer to admire the steep coral walls of Bunaken National Marine Park, explore the reefs in Bangka area or dive in the enchanting world of nature's little wonders in Lembeh Strait, we can guarantee that you will leave North Sulawesi rich with memorable experiences.
Voted the global winner of British Airways Tourism for Tomorrow Award in 2003, the steep walls of the marine park are teeming with thousands of different fish species and colorful coral gardens, huge barrel sponges, gorgonian sea fans, and countless numbers of fascinating critters. The many turtles are a staple of this area!
The second area on the other side of the mainland is known as the world's best ‘muck-diving' and a macro photographers' heaven. These waters, above black volcanic sand plains and craggy coral formations, are full of extraordinary marine critters, many of which are the masters of camouflage.
On the northern tip of the mainland between Bunaken and Lembeh, this group of tropical islands with white sandy beaches and beautiful coral reefs, are home to spectacularly colored soft corals, hard corals, and amazing variety of marine life and topography — quite different to the diving of Bunaken.