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2026 TRIPS: Manado: June 22nd- 27th Bangka: June 27th -July 2nd 2027 TRIPS: Manado, Bangka: July 24th -August 7th 2027 TRIPS: PHOTOWEEK:Lembeh, Bangka: Sept. 27th - October 8th 2028 TRIPS: PHOTOWEEK:Lembeh, Bangka: Sept. 13th - Sept. 23rd
This exclusive journey combines world- class diving in Bunaken Marine Park and Manado Bay with family-friendly PADI programs, ensuring a safe, fun, and educational vacation for kids and parents alike. As Indonesia’s largest archipelago with over 17,000 islands, North Sulawesi stands out for its spectacular marine biodiversity and diverse underwater topographies, perfect for creating lasting memories. MANADO AND BANGKA’S UNIQUE FEATURES Manado, a vibrant city in North Sulawesi, serves as your gateway to paradise. Murex Manado Resort, your home for the first five nights (June 22nd-27th), is a seafront haven in a small village outside
the city, surrounded by mature tropical water gardens. This casual yet classic re- treat feels like a home away from home, with warm-hearted staff welcoming you like family. Dive into Bunaken National Marine Park for exhilarating wall dives featuring stunning drop-offs, vibrant hard corals, graceful turtles, reef sharks, giant trevally, and schools of colorful fish like angelfish, butterflyfish, and damselfish. Macro enthusiasts will love spotting hidden critters such as pygmy seahorses, ghost pipefish, and frogfish. Surface intervals might reveal playful dolphins or pilot whales. LET’S GO DIVING After a scenic transfer, spend the next five nights (June 27th-July 2nd) at Murex
Bangka Resort, just 60 minutes by car and 20 minutes by boat from Manado In- ternational Airport. Nestled near Bangka Island’s renowned dive sites, this resort offers access to Manado Bay’s exciting blend of muck diving and reef explora- tion. Dive black sand slopes and rubble beds to encounter mimic octopuses, flamboyant cuttlefish, ornate ghost pipe- fish, elusive frogfish, rare nudibranchs, and pelagic species. Muck sites teem with tiny specialists like commensal shrimps, hairy squat lobsters, and goby-shrimp partnerships. Night dives unveil noc- turnal wonders, including sponge crabs, crustaceans, blue-ringed octopuses, and mandarin fish. Cleaning stations host bat- fish and moray eels serviced by cleaner shrimp. The area’s biodiversity, including
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