Bunaken
National Marine Park
Ever fancy yourself being a mermaid? Being able
to swim along with other creatures of the sea , moving to the rhythm of the waves? In the Bunaken
Marine Park, you will encounter a
real “mermaid”, and you can also get a glimpse of sea life here.
Bunaken
is an 8.08 km² island in the Bay of Manado, situated in the north of the island
of Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken forms part of the administrative city of
Manado, capital of North Sulawesi. The Marine Park around Bunaken is part of
the National Park that also includes the ocean around the island of
Manado Tua – or Old Manado, Siladen and Mantehage.
Within the Bunaken Marine Park,
visitors can see various strange and colourful marine life along its
sea bed. To reach this park, you can take a motorboat. The journey from Manado
takes around 40 minutes. Entrance fee is 25,000 rupiahs per person per
visit.
The translucent waters of the Bunaken seas enable people to clearly view numerous sea biotas. There are 13 species of coral reefs in this park, dominated by edge ridges and block ridges of rocks. The most attractive view is the steep vertical sloppy coral reef that plunges down as deep as 25-50 meters.
Feast
your eyes on 91 types of fish found in the Bunaken National Park, amongst which
are the locally knowngusimi horse
fish (Hippocampus), the whiteoci (Seriola rivoliana),
yellow-tailed lolosi (Lutjanus kasmira), goropa(Ephinephelus
spilotoceps and Pseudanthias hypselosoma), ila gasi (Scolopsis bilineatus) and
others.
Divers may also meet mollusk
like the giant kima (Tridacna gigas), goat head (Cassis
cornuta), nautilus (Nautilus pompillius) and tunikates/ascidian.
For
those who enjoy scuba diving, this is a great place to be. With about 20 diving
spots to choose from, divers will have the chance to swim below the sea, and
frolic joyfully while admiring the sea creatures.
Make
sure to visit Bunaken during its best season between May to August. That way
you can explore the Park to its fullest.
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