Your stay at Bunaken Resort and Spa is on a full board basis comprising of breakfast, lunch, snacks and a la carte dinner. Unlimited tea, coffee and drinking water are available in the cottages and on the dive boats. Meals are served in the resort’s impressive panoramic restaurant with a gourmet menu offering Indonesian, international and western cuisine. The restaurant has a relaxed dress code and special dietary requirements can be catered to on request.

Please note that alcoholic and soft drinks, spa treatments and gratuities are not included in the package.

Diving with the resort’s PADI-affiliated onsite dive centre is no exception to the high levels of standard with a team who work with tireless passion to bring the beauty of the ocean to life. Bunaken National Park is considered one of the best dive destinations in the world and offers 89,000 hectares of spectacular depths filled with over 2000 species of coral reef fish, approximately 400 species of hard coral and turtles galore! An area so abundantly rich in marine life that it resembles a real-life oceanic aquarium. Bunaken is home to over 30 spectacular dive sites and provides easy access to several more - many of which are within a short boat ride from the resort’s private jetty, with notable sites including Muka Kampung, Lekuan 1, 2 & 3, Tanjung 1 & 2, Tanjung Parigi, Rons Point, Fukui, Muka Two Frish, Bunaken Timur and Sachiko.

From the world-class walls for which Bunaken is renowned to the muck paradise of Manado, you are never far from a shining example of these waters’ accolade. Expect dramatic-drop offs combined with sloping areas of vibrant walls bursting with colour and life. You will find stunning coral gardens at the top of the reefs with coral-encrusted walls hiding many a critter treasure, including nudibranchs, lionfish, shrimps and whip gobies. Mesmerise the impressive number of green and hawksbill turtles casually cruising around the waters and enjoy spotting kaleidoscopic offerings including damsel fish, sweetlips, butterflyfish, fusiliers and many more. With depths of 600m in some places, there is plenty of opportunity to go deep and encounter larger pelagics, while in shallower grounds, you can marvel at the macro and enjoy exceptional wide-angle photography opportunities.

With so much to see, the team are on hand to guide you to the best sites and uncover some of the finest delights that the area has to offer. Dive boats are luxuriosly spacious, newly-built and extremely comfortable (including a 17m fibreglass catarmaran) with hot towels and refreshements provided between dives. The staff will take care of your every need to leave you to simply dive and relax.

Amenities within the PADI dive centre include a large and comfortable classroom, a spacious camera room and several freshwater rinse tanks. PADI diving courses range from Discover Scuba Diving to Dive Master, and a full range of diving equipment is available to hire.The Full Diving package comes with 3 dives a day, however, there is also the option of a reduced diving package for guests looking for fewer dives during their stay (minimum stay conditions apply). Additional diving or guided snorkelling from the dive boats can be arranged at resort. Guaranteeing a small ratio of guide to divers, you will always feel like you are getting an excellent and personable service.

Please note that there is an entrance fee for Bunaken National Park which is payable locally.