Bastianos Dive Resort Bangka

Established in 1991, the Bastianos Dive Resorts started out as a small homestay at Bunaken Island. From there, they added a dive center, upgraded to a dive resort, and officially opened their third location last 2019 in Bangka. The newest Bastianos Dive Resort, the Bangka location was set up to cater to guests who enjoy muck diving.

How To Get There

Sam Ratulangi International Airport (also called Manado International Airport) is the nearest entry point. It receives flights from all major Indonesian cities, including Bali and Jakarta, as well as international flights from Singapore. Bastianos Dive Resort Bangka offers airport transfers in private air-conditioned vehicles, typically taking 2 hours.

Dive Overview

Bangka is a beautiful lush island and one of Indonesias most famous dive areas. The House Reef right in front of the Resort is amazing; snorkeling and diving there is a must!

[Read More: Manado & Bunaken Dive Travel Guide]

Accommodation Overview

Bastianos Dive Resort Bangka offers three types of accommodations - the Superior Beachfront Room, the Superior Hillside Room, and the Standard Hillside Room. All the rooms are completely air-conditioned and come complete with an ensuite bathroom.

Room Amenities

• Blackout drapes/curtains
• Private bathroom
• Rainfall showerhead
• Shower only
• Hair dryer (on request)
• Desk
• Free bottled water
• Daily housekeeping

Food & Drinks

The Bastianos Dive Resort Bangka offers its guests full board meals served buffet-style in the restaurant. Guests can also make use of the bar/lounge, as well as the poolside bar. Coffee and tea are also served in the common area.

Dive Information

Bangka Dive Overview

The kaleidoscopic reefs and pinnacles for which Bangka is so famous are right on your doorstep. Year-round warm water combined with good visibility makes Bangka suitable for all levels of divers, and for those who enjoy something more challenging there are also some exhilarating drift diving sites. Highlights of diving in Bangka include an explosion of colorful soft corals, three species of pygmy seahorses, schooling fish, reef sharks, eagle rays, dugongs, passing pelagics, and a plethora of other critters, including numerous nudibranch species, soft coral crabs, ghost pipefish, a variety of frogfish, crustacean and cephalopod species.

Bangka Dive Sites

Here are some of the dive sites in Bangka. Feel free to ask us if you would like to know more about these and other dive sites.

• Batu Goso (Bangka Island) - Batu Goso consists of a series of steep pinnacles rising up from the ocean just off Bangka Island. There are two drift dives in this area, starting at opposite ends of pinnacles, around and through coral-covered pinnacles with a moderate slope beneath them. As you approach the site, waves can be seen crashing against the pinnacles, sending the whitewater everywhere. The dive ranges from 5-35m and there can be a strong current present.
• There is enough topography to allow divers to eddy out of currents and watch the abundance of marine life around them. Highlights include: white tip & black tip sharks, turtles & groupers, yellow, green and red soft corals.
• Sahaung (Bangka Island) - Sahaung also consists of a series of underwater boulders and pinnacles that barely break the surface of the ocean. There are two dives in this area on separate pinnacles. These pinnacles consist of a continuously sloping bottom with several shelves as you descend. The dives range from 5 35 m. There can be strong currents and surge at shallower depths.
• Highlights include big table coral, often with white tip reef sharks resting under them, an abundance of green and purple soft coral, and a multitude of fish including jack, dog tooth tuna, barracuda, red tooth triggerfish, and a huge school of blue striped snappers.
• Batu Mandi (Sulawesi Mainland) - This dive is located just opposite Bangka Island off the northern tip of Sulawesi, off the shore of Pulisan. This dive is a series of underwater pinnacles rising from a sandy bottom. This is a shallower dive ranging from 5 to 25m. Besides the abundance of hard and soft corals and numerous reef fish, some of the highlights are pygmy sea horses; cuttle fish; and giant and warty frog fish.
• Batu Pendeta (Sulawesi Mainland) - Located east of Batu Mandi and with vegetation similar to Sahaung. This is an advanced dive because of the strong current that can occur here and the depth of the dive. Dropping down into the blue, you will have to dive straight down to 25m, where the reef starts. This site consists of several large submerged rocks with one pinnacle up out of the water, situated on a reef plateau about 15 meters deep. There is a drop-off with canyons where you can eddy out of the current and observe many sweetlips, dogtooth tuna, jacks, and sharks.
• Sabora (Bangka Island) - Located just around the corner, this coral slope offers a huge variety of fish and critters. A resident school of blue stripe snappers welcomes you when you go down. Between the corals lives a whole array of nudibranchs, and your dive guide will show you several types of pygmy seahorses. You will spend your safety stop looking at huge sea fans scattered across the reef slope. Night dives, in particular, are very good here.

Dive Center Information

The Bastianos Bangka Dive Center is located on-site, offering guests a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to explore the waters of Bangka. With experienced dive guides and well-equipped dive boats, this vacation is one you are sure not to forget.