BUNAKEN ISLAND

Bunaken is an area of ​​8.08 km ² island in the Bay of Manado , located in the north of the island of Sulawesi , Indonesia .

The island is a part of the city of Manado , capital of North Sulawesi province , Indonesia .
Bunaken Island can be traveled by speed boat ( speed boat ) or a rented boat with about 30 minutes drive from the port city of Manado .
Around the island there Bunaken. Bunaken marine park which is part of the Bunaken National Park .
This marine park has a marine biodiversity one of the highest in the world.
Scuba diving attracts many visitors to the island .

Bunaken marine park covers an area of

​​75,265 hectares with five islands within it , namely the island of Manado Tua , Bunaken Island , Island Siladen , Mantehage Island follows several children his island , and the island Naen .
Although it covers an area of ​​75,265 hectares, the location of the dive (diving ) is limited in each of the five beaches that surround the island.

Bunaken marine park has a 20 point dive (dive spot) with varying depths up to 1344 meters.
Of the 20 point dive, dive 12 points of which are located around Bunaken Island .

Twelve point dive is the most frequently visited by divers and lovers of the beauty of the underwater scenery.Most of the 12 point dive in Bunaken Island lined up from the southeast to the northwest of the island .
In this region there are underwater great walls , also called the hanging walls , or a giant rock walls that stand vertically and curved upward .
Rock walls are also a source of food for fish in the waters around Bunaken Island