Oriental sweetlips among corals in Bunaken National Park, North Sulawesi

Siladen

Siladen Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

  • Beginner
  • Mild current
  • Best Apr to Dec

Siladen is a beginner dive site in Siladen Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Dives run from 5 to 35 m, with mild current. The best months are April to December. Marine life here includes frogfish, green sea turtle and nudibranch. One dive shop on Scubalo runs trips here.

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Conditions at Siladen

Max depth
30 m
Depth range
5–35 m
Current
Mild
Level
Beginner
Depth profile: dives from 5 m to 35 m.

Safety

Depth
The wall drops to about 35 metres.

About Siladen

Siladen is a wall dive on the southwest side of Siladen, the smallest island in Bunaken National Park: a steep, colourful coral wall to about 35 metres, usually dived on a gentle drift, with turtles, cuttlefish, nudibranchs and schooling fusiliers.

Siladen is the smallest island in Bunaken National Park, just northeast of Bunaken itself, and its main dive runs along the wall on its southwest side. The wall is steep, dropping to about 35 metres, and its coral growth is some of the best in the park.

A gentle current usually carries you along, and with the park's good visibility the dive feels like a slow panorama. Turtles rest on the wall, cuttlefish hover in the shallows and schools of fusiliers stream past, while the coral holds plenty of small life, including pyjama and blue dragon nudibranchs.

Because the current is usually mild, Siladen suits newer divers as well as experienced ones. Shops on Bunaken often dive it on their morning trips, as it is close by.

When to dive Siladen

Best months: April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.

Season

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Year round
Bunaken is dived all year.
Calmest months
April to December, with the calmest seas and best visibility.

Marine life at Siladen

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Questions about Siladen

Where is the Siladen dive site?

On the southwest side of Siladen, the smallest island in Bunaken National Park, just northeast of Bunaken Island.

How deep is the Siladen wall?

The wall is steep and drops to about 35 metres. You can dive it at any depth along the way.

Is Siladen good for beginners?

Yes. The current is usually gentle, so it is one of the easier wall dives in the park.

What can you see at Siladen?

Turtles, cuttlefish, schools of fusiliers and nudibranchs such as pyjama and blue dragon nudibranchs, on a wall with excellent coral growth.

When is the best time to dive Bunaken National Park?

The park is dived all year. April to December brings the calmest seas and the best visibility.

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Dive shops that go to Siladen

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