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1California Dreaming
Great red gorgonians; coral gardens, including orange tree corals... Excellent for macro. Just south of Pulau Putus, on the other side of the small islet.
BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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AreasNorth Minahasa Regency42Manado City38Bitung City33Minahasa Regency12Kabupaten Kepulauan Talaud1South Bolaang Mongondow Regency1
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2Pulau Putus
Steep reef with good visibility. Nice corals, rare critters (shy jaw fish), and also some cleaning stations. Northwest coast of Lembeh Island.
BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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3Batu Kapal
Great hard and soft corals; with a lot of yellow tube corals (Tubastrea). Great fish life, including Napoleon wrasses. Small islet located at the extreme north of Lembeh island.
IntermediateMax depth 72.2 ftBoat entry
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4Mawali Wreck
The Mawali is a 65m long Japanese World War II steel cargo ship wreck. It was scuttled and sank by USS aircraft in 1944. The Malawi now lies on its port side between 15 to 30 m deep. The highlight of the dive is its many large lionfish around the masts. Approx 4 km south of Lembeh resorts (10 mins by boat). Mawali Wreck is also known as Tanduk Rusa wreck, Sekino Maru.
IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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5Tanjung Pisok
Gentle slope then a wall. Sharks may be seen in the area. Close to the Thalassa resort
BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ft
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6Barracuda point
Great wall and huge blackfin barracudas shoals, , jacks, tunas and occasionally grey sharks and hammerhead sharks. Northwest side of Montehage island Barracuda point is also known as Barakuda.
IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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7Tangkasi
Starting from a sandy slope, then moving to a wall. nice corals and soft corals. Many sea fans and barrels sponges. Eastern side of Montehage island Tangkasi is also known as Tangka Si.
BeginnerMax depth 59.1 ftBoat entry
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8Tanjung Tihowo
Sandy area with coral boulders; there is also a small wooden wreck at about 24m. Close to the Santika Resort, near Badjo Kima. Tanjung Tihowo is also known as Tanjung Tiwoho, Kalunpang.
BeginnerMax depth 39.4 ftBoat entry
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9Siladen Timur
Siladen Timur is located on the east side of Siladen Island.
BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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10Bango
Slope with outstanding soft corals Southern point of Montehage island, near the village of bango.
BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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11Batu Kapal
This is a huge underwater pinnacle divided from the reef by a deep canyon. The interesting part of this dive starts at 40m deep; it is for very advanced divers ONLY. The caves are near 60m deep. The reef around is also nice, some dolphins or pilot whales may be seen. Southwest side of Nain island. Approx 40 min from Bunaken Island. Batu Kapal is also known as Ship Rock.
AdvancedMax depth 147.6 ftBoat entry
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12Critter Circus
Sandy area with coral blocks and artificial structures. This is a very rich marine life including squids, Mandarin dragonets, Black Harlequin ghostfishes, etc. Close to the Tasik Ria Resort.
BeginnerMax depth 32.8 ftBoat entry
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13Bimoli wreck
The Bimoli was 100m long Japanese freighter which sank during the second world war (torpedoed by USS submarine Swordfish January 24th, 1942). It was carrying bakelite, which is still there. She now lies on her starboard at a maximum of 35m deep (top around 18m, propeller at at 30m). The Bimoli lies just west to Bitung, in the middle of the strait. Bimoli wreck is also known as Myoken Maru.
IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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14Muka Kampung
Drift dive wher you can encounter see eagle ray, stingray and thousands of butterfly fish. Situated opposite to the village of Bunaken; southeast tip of the island. Muka Kampung is also known as Depan Kampung.
BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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15Molas Wreck
The ship sunk in this site, probably was Japanese cargo Kongo Maru nº 21 (411 GRT / built 1942). This ship ship was attacked and sunk 24/8/44 by USS airplanes. Just 5 minutes from Molas Beach, close to Baraccuda Dive Center and NDC Molas Wreck is also known as Kongo Maru nº 21.
IntermediateMax depth 91.9 ftBoat entry
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16Jalan Masuk
Nice wall dive with bluespotted stingrays South of Nain Island. Approx 40 min from Bunaken
BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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17Gorango
Wall with many cracks and canyons Western side of Montehage island
IntermediateMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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18Lekuan I
Great island little remote and when is was there no electricity, love that. Southern side of Bunaken island.
BeginnerMax depth 49.2 ftBoat entry
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19Mandolin
Fantastic drift dive with turtles, shark, eagle ray, fusilier, moray eels etc. In the strait between Bunaken and Manado Tua Mandolin is also known as Mandolin Point.
BeginnerMax depth 65.6 ftBoat entry
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20Siladen Utara
A great variety of sea slugs. Great place for macro photographers. Northwest side of Siladen Siladen Utara is also known as Spaghetti Crossing.
BeginnerMax depth 59.1 ftBoat entry
Top dive shops in North Sulawesi
All 11critters@LembehResort
Book4.8 (70) · Lembeh
Siladen Island Resort & Spa
Book4.7 (167) · Bunaken
Bunaken Oasis Dive Resort
Book4.7 (76) · Bunaken
Two Fish Divers Lembeh
Book4.7 (54) · Lembeh
North Sulawesi diving guide
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Zentacle lists 11 dive shops in North Sulawesi. The top-rated are critters@LembehResort (4.8 from 70 reviews) and Siladen Island Resort & Spa (4.7 from 167 reviews).