Pulau Bunaken Travel Guide

The crème de la crème of Indonesia's diving destinations is Pulau Bunaken, an island situated right in the middle of the richest marine biodiversity. From above, Bunaken off the coast of North Sulawesi is a banana-shaped, featureless island with an unkempt jungle of stilt resorts and southern villages. Nonetheless, from down below, this island is an aquatic kingdom of more than 300 coral types and 3000 species of fish. Bunaken has been designated a national marine park for its submarine riffs and walls, giant sea turtles, reef sharks, dugongs, dolphins, and schools of whales, among many other species that have brought joy to naturalists, snorkelers...