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Caption: Pulau Bunaken
a true paradise for snorkelers
(and divers, of course)
Caption: Pulau Bunaken and nearby island of Siladen are located in the Celebes Sea, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.
This is the epicentre of the world's marine biodiversity. Here you can find over 2000 reef fish species and 500 genera of corals.
And you do not need to be a diver
to enjoy this incredible beauty...
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Caption: First thing to do if you want to go
to Pulau Bunaken and Siladen
is to book a flight to Manado Airport...
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Caption: Did you land safely at Manado?
Well, then take a taxi to the
port and ask for the boats
to Pulau Bunaken...
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Caption: You have to wait for the boat?
No problem, do not stress,
look around instead, in the Old Port food vendors abound...
order your first Nasi Goreng!
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Caption: The public boat (on the right)
to Pulau Bunaken is ready to leave!
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Caption: On the boat... a true experience...
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Caption: Pulau Bunaken A 90 minute boat ride
and a green island appears
infront of you: Pulau Bunaken
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Caption: What to do in Bunaken?
Rent a boat and go out for snorkeling.
Morning and afternoon!
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Caption: Clear water, lot of fishes,
beautiful corals and sea stars.
And an extinct volcano in background...
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Caption: One VERY important thing:
corals are stunning and marine life is spectacular BUT DO NOT come
to Pulau Bunaken for the beach...
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Caption: Bunaken has very few beaches,
all are small and ordinary ones.
With hundreds of plastic bottles
well in sight on the sand...
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Caption: ...even if the beach of nearby
Pulau Siladen is not all that bad, especially at high tide...
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Caption: After spending the day snorkeling
or diving, the late afternoon
go to the village for a quiet walk...
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Caption: And do not lose the view
of the sunset from the pier...
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Text and photos: Fabio Achilli
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