The Bunaken - Manado Tua Marine National Park with an area 75,265 hectares of the northern coast of Manado comprising five islands: Bunaken, Manado Tua, Siladen, Montehage and Nain. 

With an area of 808 ha and white sandy beaches, Bunaken island is facing the coastline of Manado. Bunaken is one of the world's most beautiful sea environments.

Unbelievable variety of marine life. With density of the fish and coral population, the dazzling colors and the sheer coral and drop-off walls, caverns and gullies with spectacular formations begin with a flat reef reaching down to about 15 m then sloping downward to form underwater valleys or vertical drops plunging several hundred meters, large caves with hanging masses of coral and a tremendous collection of sea life like: Thousand of colorful coral fish, crabs, lobsters, transparent and red-striped coral shrimp, giant Napoleon wrasse, angelfish, turtles, blue ribbon eels, snappers, stingrays, eagle rays, groupers, tuna, sharks, sea snacks, barracudas dolphins and pilot wale, nudibranchs (Spanish Dancer), sea whips, anemones with clown fish, tube sponge, Christmas tree worms, orange and red encrusting sponges and much more,  will give you the most breathtaking experience for experienced and novice divers alike. Prince Bernhard from the Nederland's came in 1979 and he and his Instructor Ricky Lasut were the first Divers in Bunaken. Ricky was the first Instructor in North-Sulawesi at that time and he also owned the only Dive Center in Manado. We have to thank the Prince of the Nederland's and Ricky very much for promoting the Island of Bunaken to the rest of the world. Without them, Bunaken would not be so famous like as it is now.