Bunaken
- Best time
- Apr to Dec
- Dive sites
- 6
- Dive shops
- 5
Dive sites in Bunaken
Moderate5–25 mBeginnerFukui Point
Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi
Moderate5–40 mBeginnerLekuan
Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi
Mild5–35 mBeginnerSiladen
Siladen Island, North Sulawesi
- Moderate5–30 mAdvanced
Bango
Montehage, Bunaken National Park
Strong12–40 mAdvancedMandolin
Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi
Moderate5–40 mAdvancedSachiko's Point (Lucky Point)
Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi
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Best time to dive Bunaken
Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.Bunaken right now
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Dive shops in Bunaken
Shops that run trips to these sites.
Bastianos Bunaken Dive Resort
Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
PADI dive resort on Liang Beach, Bunaken, for wall diving and North Sulawesi safaris.
Cakalang Diving Resort
Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Small dive resort on Pangalisan Beach, Bunaken, for guided small group reef diving.
Panorama Dive Resort
Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
Family run dive resort on Bunaken with at most four divers per guide.
Thalassa Dive Resort
Manado, Sulawesi
PADI 5 Star resort in Manado combining diving and wellbeing, close to Bunaken, Bangka and Lembeh.
Two Fish Divers Bunaken
Bunaken, Sulawesi
PADI 5 Star dive resort on Liang Beach, Bunaken, with wall diving from the beach.
Bunaken diving guides
6 min readNorth Sulawesi diving: Bunaken vs Bangka vs Lembeh
North Sulawesi packs three very different kinds of diving into one small region. Bunaken has coral walls, Bangka has soft coral pinnacles, and Lembeh has the world's best muck diving. Here is how to pick the right base for your trip.
1 Aug 2026
4 min readBunaken diving guide: wall diving in North Sulawesi's marine park
Bunaken National Marine Park is one of Indonesia's oldest marine reserves and one of the best wall diving destinations in Asia. Vertical coral walls plunge into deep blue water, and green turtles are so common that divers stop counting. This guide covers Bunaken's top dive sites, the best time to visit, and how to combine it with nearby Lembeh.
16 Jul 2026
About diving in Bunaken
Lekuan is the park's signature wall, from 5 to 40 m, and suits beginners, as does Fukui Point. Mandolin is for advanced divers, a strong current drift from 12 to 40 m where Napoleon wrasse and bumphead parrotfish pass, and dugongs are seen now and then.
Bunaken is dived all year. April to December usually brings the calmest seas and the best visibility.
Questions about diving in Bunaken
When is the best time to dive Bunaken?
April to December, when most of Bunaken's dive sites are at their best.
How many dive shops are there in Bunaken?
Scubalo lists 5 dive shops in Bunaken. Each listing shows the shop's certifications and languages, and you can send it a booking request from there.
Is Bunaken good for beginner divers?
Yes. 3 of its 6 dive sites suit beginners, including Fukui Point, Lekuan and Siladen.
What can you see diving in Bunaken?
Divers most often report green sea turtle, white-tip reef shark, nudibranch and batfish here.
Where else can you dive near Bunaken?
Lembeh is close enough to fit in the same trip.
Diving near Bunaken
Close enough to add to the same trip.
- Lembeh
About 54 km away