Two Fish Divers Bunaken

How To Get There

The resort is located on Bunaken Island. 45 minutes by car from Manado airport to the harbor, 30-40 minutes by boat to the resort. Transfer times: Airport pick-ups can be arranged at any time. Boat transfers from Manado to Bunaken are scheduled at 4 - 4:30 pm. Boat transfers from Bunaken to Manado are scheduled at 9-30am. Transfers out of hours are possible with a supplement, please check for possible times (daylight hours only).

Dive Overview

Its idyllic Bunaken location means underwater adventures amongst beautiful corals, a wealth of fish, stunning macro critters, and large wildlife species, such as reef sharks, sea turtles, and barracuda. Two Fish Divers prioritizes small groups and provides knowledgeable guides, ensuring relaxing days of diving.

[Read More: Bunaken Dive Travel Guide]

Accommodation Overview

There are four budget rooms (1-2 pax: 2 twin, 2 double), two standard rooms (1-3 pax), six standard cottages (1-2 pax: 2 twin beds, 4 double beds), one family superior cottage (1-4 pax), two superior cottages (1-3pax). All rooms are with fan, have an anti-mosquito device, plug extension cable and an umbrella. All bathrooms have shower gel and shampoo. Budget rooms have a shared bathroom with hot water shower. Standard rooms have an en-suite bathroom with hot water shower. Standard cottages have a balcony with hammock, pool or garden views, en-suite bathroom with hot water shower. Superior cottages have a balcony with hammock, tea & coffee making facilities, en-suite bathroom with hot water shower, all have pool or garden view.

Food & Drinks

The resort varies the menu with main dishes of fish, chicken, eggs and meat as well as having some vegetarian dishes such as tofu and tempeh. All main dishes are served with rice, vegetables and salad. Relax with a well-earned drink at the end of the day in the caf bar, you may even be lucky enough to catch the local nearly world famous Two Fish staff band who play every Saturday night.

Activities

You can take a few days off from diving and explore the volcanoes and national park around Manado.

Located at the foot of Dua Saudara Mountain, the Tangkoko national nature reserve is comprised of rolling hills and valleys with a variety of hardwood trees and unusual plant life. Tangkoko national nature reserve offers a suitable protective environment helping prevent animals from extinction.

The main village that everyone aims for in the highlands that surround Manado is called Tomohon. It is known as the Flower City, and there are many Flower Markets in the surrounding area. Two active volcanoes surround Tomohon, Mt.Mahawu and Mt.Lokon. They offer some good climbs, suitable for most people, of only one or two hours. Lake Tondano has floating restaurants that serve freshwater fish.

INDONESIA DIVE SAFARIS

Diving with Two Fish Divers means that you can book several stunning scuba diving locations in North Sulawesi, Bali, and Lombok with the same world-class operator in one holiday with their Indonesia Dive Safari.

2-week Mega-Combo Bunaken & Lembeh Package is EUR1,278, includes 22 dives & accomm with full board & double/twin occupancy.Contact us for other packages & pricing.

Dive Information

Bunaken Diving Highlights

• Two Fish Divers has been in Bunaken for more than 15 years, and has shown 1,000s of people the delights of diving Bunaken
• Tropical-island dive resort only 5mins from the main dive sites, with no more than 24 guests
• The full-time dive guides have been diving in the are for many years, and are experts at showing you the walls that Bunaken is famous for.
• With some divers reporting seeing up to 6 turtles on every dive, you will definitely get up close to a turtle! You will also meet white-tip reef sharks, and the dive guides will help you to hunt for macro life like scorpionfish and nudibranchs.
• In 2004 Bunaken was voted the best wall-diving in Asia, and it has not changed much to this day.
• It offers diving all year-round with sea temperatures of 29/30oC and visibility of 20-30m.
• There are no crowds at the local airport there are only 25,000 international arrivals per year, this is small compared to the 3million for Bali!
• Believe it or not, in a recent survey the dive sites of Bunaken were ranked among the top in the world for marine diversity. The survey also described North Sulawesi as more diverse than Komodo and West Thailand!

Marine Life

The dramatic drop-offs have a huge variety of soft and hard corals that offer a home to an abundance of reef fish such as fusiliers, butterflyfish, sweetlips, cardinal fish and damselfish. Turtles, barracudas and reef sharks call the reefs their home as well, and you can also find wall-critters such as scorpion fish, nudibranch, lionfish, and seahorses hidden on the walls.

Discover The Magic Of Manado Itinerary

2 weeks diving in Bunaken & Lembeh.

• Fri - Depart Europe with Singapore Airlines via Singapore
• Sat - Arrive Manado with Silk Air flight from Singapore, arrives 13,20pm
• Sun - Diving day 1
• Mo - Diving day 2
• Tu - Diving day 3
• We - Diving day 4
• Th - Diving day 5
• Fri - Diving day 6
• Sat - Diving day 7
• Sun - Diving day 8
• Mo - Diving day 9
• Tu - Diving day 10
• We - Diving day 11
• Th - Diving day 12
• Fri - Depart Manado

Dive Center Information

Two Fish Resort Bunaken Dive Center Overview

The dive centre is a purpose-built, traditional Indonesian style building and is the centre of Two Fish Divers Bunaken dive operation. Check your equipment, plan your dives and review what you saw that day with the library of fish-books. There is a fully stocked dive shop where you can pick up a replacement mask, accessories and other gear or invest in a rash shirt for those long dives.

Dive Center Features

• Dive boats: Three traditional wooden boats built in the local style, on-board WC; these hold 8-12 divers each, plus one fiberglass speedboat for 4-6 divers. All boats have oxygen, first aid and lifejackets, and all carry drinking water, tea and coffee and snacks for surface intervals.
• Distance to dive sites: 5-25 minutes
• Capacity: 24 divers
• Towels provided: Yes
• Equipment hire: 25 sets of Aqua Lung rental equipment. Dive Rite sidemount sets x 2
• Nitrox: Available at an extra charge, up to 40%
• 15L tanks: Available at an extra charge on request
• DIN regulator compatible tanks: Yes
• House Reef: No
• PADI rating: 5* IDC Resort
• Classroom: Yes
• Dive Pool: Yes
• Courses offered: All PADI levels up to IDC, PADI specialties, PADI and TDI Tec & Sidemount courses
• Tec facilities: Twin tanks, trimix gas blending, rental Poseidon MK VI re-breather
• Re-breather support: Yes