North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Bunaken
Vertical walls in a marine park, with turtles resting on every ledge.
About the dive
Bunaken is an advanced dive site in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Divers have logged 1,424 dives here, going to 21 m on average in around 19 m of visibility. 27 species are recorded here month by month; the most sighted are green turtle, nudibranchs and clownfish. Sightings peak in July, August and September.
- Level
- Advanced
- Entry
- Boat
- Avg. max depth
- 21 m
- Visibility
- 19 m
- Dive time
- 52 min
- Logged dives
- 1,424
- Busiest months
- Jul · Aug · Sep
- Region
- Sulawesi Sea
Most sighted here
Green TurtlePhoto: National Marine Sanctuaries · CC0
NudibranchsPhoto: Ekaterina Zlotnikova · CC0
ClownfishPhoto: MaLia Evans · CC0
ButterflyfishPhoto: David Clode · CC0
What you’ll see, month by month
The most-sighted species at Bunaken and the months they are logged. The brighter the cell, the more sightings.
| January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Turtle | ||||||||||||
| Nudibranchs | ||||||||||||
| Clownfish | ||||||||||||
| Butterflyfish | ||||||||||||
| Whitetip reef shark | ||||||||||||
| Angelfish | ||||||||||||
| Triggerfish | ||||||||||||
| Parrotfish | ||||||||||||
| Lionfish | ||||||||||||
| Chinese trumpetfish | ||||||||||||
| Bannerfish | ||||||||||||
| Pufferfish | ||||||||||||
| Stingrays | ||||||||||||
| Crabs | ||||||||||||
| Sweetlips | ||||||||||||
| Grunts |
Dive centers nearby
14 dive centers within 10 km. The closest:
- 3WILL Bunaken0.5 km
- Raja Laut Dive Resort0.8 km
- Fish In Air Bunaken0.9 km
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