TRAVEL AND HOTEL

Bunaken National Park is located in the Province of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Geographically, the Park consists of a northern and southern section. The northern section includes five islands, and the coastal area between Molas to Tiwoho called the “Molas-Wori Coast”. The southern section consists entirely of coastal area between Poopoh and Popareng villages, called the “Arakan-Wawontulap Coast”. The Park is located close to Manado, the capital city of North Sulawesi. Travelling time between Manado and Bunaken Island is about 35 minutes by boat. The total area of the Park is 79,056 hectares of land and marine area. The northern section consists of 62,150 Ha and the southern section consists of 16,906 Ha. The area of each island inside the Park is shown in Table 1 below. There are 2 major seasons in the area of Bunaken National Park: Wet season and Dry season. In the Wet season, cool northwesterly winds occur from November until April and bring heavy rains and occasionally very rough seas. In the dry season, southwestly winds occur between May until October and bring drier winds and relatively calm seas. Average air temperature in the Park is 270C with a monthly fluctuation range of 10C to 20C.

The tourists can dive down to see the beautiful of Bunaken bottom sea. Dives location are limited in each of beaches, more or less any 20 point dive (Dive spot) and 12 point of them in the vicinity of Bunaken Island is often visited by divers and bottom sea beauty lovers. On the island there is underwater great walls