Tasik Ria Dive Resort & Spa Manado

Location

Set in well-kept, tropical gardens on a large bay with stunning views of Manado Tua and Bunaken National Marine Park. Around 40 minutes drive south of Manado city. Bunaken National Park with its world-class wall dives is about a one-hour boat ride away on their large, comfortable dive boats and coastal sites with fringe reef and muck diving are within easy reach. The large house reef is unsurpassed in the area with four different zones and a universe of critters on reef and seagrass.

Dive Overview

Tasik Ria's location near the Bunaken National Park provides a thrilling dive playground. The resort has a fleet of speedboats for the many nearby destinations, along with full comfort boats that tour the dive sites of Bunaken.

[Read More: Manado & Bunaken Dive Travel Guide]

Accommodation Overview

All the en-suite rooms have air conditioning, minibar, safe, cable TV, phone and tea/coffee maker. 20 spacious pool view rooms are located around the beautifully styled pool, some of which have interconnecting rooms making it ideal for families. The 15 private sea view cottages range from Sea View: to Grand Sea View up to Sea View Suites all with partial or fully outside bathrooms overlook the beach in a wonderfully romantic setting with spectacular views of the sunset.

Food & Drinks

The Bunaken restaurant serves a combination of European and Indonesian cuisine also offering a weekly BBQ, a seafood or Italian night, Indonesian style buffet and a la carte evenings, giving guests a wide range of dining choices. There is also the popular Sunset Jetty Bar with wide-sweeping views across the open sea, serving cocktails and local cuisine & snacks.

Dive Information

Dive Overview

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• With many wonderful sites to choose from, the Bunaken Marine Park stretches over 75,000 hectares in the deep waters of the Sulawesi Sea. There are five islands that make up the park, Siladen, Montehage, Nain and of course Bunaken. The fifth one Manado Tua stands out quite literally as it is a magnificent extinct volcano which dominates the four others and the skyline from the panoramic view from our jetty.
• The beautiful corals here are to be found surrounding the islands and with a depth from 3 meters to 1300 are home to the many species of sea life, definitely making this a unique diving experience.
• With drift diving being the order of the day, they let you "go with the flow" (they try to avoid up & down currents where possible!) Let your highly specialized dive guide find you the
• wonders that so many guests will drift pass. Keep an eye on the "Blue" for larger pelagic.
• With the water temperature an all year round 26-29C it is a destination for all seasons, with March to October being the dry season, and the rainy season starting around November through to March/April. The hottest/sunniest time tends to be June to September, but whatever the Month, don't forget your sun cream!
• Although primarily a dive destination, the shallow reefs are also a haven for many different fish, starfish and corals, possibly even turtles, thus making it a wonderful experience for snorkelers also. With the coral disappearing into the deep, that's where you will discover so much more! Due to the depths here, a maximum dive depth of around 25-30 meters is recommended, depending on certification.

Diving Schedule

• Wednesday and Saturday - depart 08:00
• Three drift dives on the spectacular walls and slopes around Bunaken National Park near Bunaken Island and the majestic Manado Tua (extinct) volcano. You will see huge sponges, turtles, white tip reef sharks, so many reef fish it is hard to believe and a huge array of flora and fauna including macro critters.
• Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday - depart 08:30
• Two drift dives on the spectacular walls and slopes around Bunaken National Park near Bunaken Island and the majestic Manado Tua (extinct) volcano plus one moored dive on one of our three excellent house reefs. After returning from the National park after the 2nd dive the boat can stop at the jetty if anyone wants to disembark before the 3rd dive. Our house reefs are full of life and include coral outcrops, sea grass and sand. Here you will see a world of wonderful macro critters as well as reef fish.
• Tuesday - depart 08:30
• Three drift or moored dives along the coastal sites north and south of Tasik Ria Resort. This is macro heaven and full of amazing smaller critters. There are both true muck dives in sand yielding sea-horses, frogfish and shrimps among many other critters, and also coastal reef slopes with cuttlefish, reef fish and a huge variety of macro life.

Lembeh Strait Day Trip

The Lembeh Strait is widely recognised as one of the best muck diving locations in the world. Here you can see the famous hairy frogfish, pygmy seahorses, a huge variety of nudibranchs, coconut octopus living in a discarded shell, painted frogfish, the cutest baby boxfish hiding amongst weeds, mimic and wonderpus octopus, mandarin fish and many, many other fascinating inhabitants of this unique square mile.

• Departure time: 07:00 from the hotel lobby. The bus ride takes about two hours to the other side of North Sulawesi where you are transferred to a local boat for three dives. Lunch is served on board and there is a basic toilet. Drinking water, tea, coffee and snacks are all available.
• Minimum group size: 4 guests.
• Price: $45 per person. A cancellation fee will apply.

Dive Center Information

Tasik Ria Resort Dive Center Overview

Tasik Divers, the 5* PADI IDC Dive Centre is located on site and offers a large range of courses and training facilities as well as all equipment hire. There is a resident photo professional offering a variety of courses and support for your underwater photography and camera hire can be arranged.

Dive Center Facilities

• Full equipment rental
• Dive shop
• Large selection of diving courses
• Underwater photography tuition with resident photo pro
• Underwater camera hire
• Snorkelling
• Boat rental

Daily Dive Boats Features

• Dry saloon for camera work or reading etc.
• Topside sundeck with partial shade
• Toilet
• Equipment area
• Nitrox analyser
• Fresh water shower
• Camera rinse tank
• Camera rack
• Fresh towel
• Cold drinking water
• Hot drinks
• Hot lunch - one fish, one meat, rice or noodles, vegetables and fresh fruit
• Snacks morning and afternoon - these can be sandwiches, cookies, pineapple fritters, banana fritters
• Fish id books
• Oxygen
• Soft drinks (to purchase)
• Life jackets
• Fire extinguisher
• GPS and radio on board