Bunaken & Lembeh — Coral Walls, Turtles & Macro Worlds

Upon arrival at Sam Ratulangi International Airport, meet our representative and transfer toward your selected dive resort.

After check-in, the remainder of the day is dedicated to relaxation, equipment preparation and a briefing with the dive team.

For guests arriving sufficiently early, an optional easy check dive can be arranged to verify weighting, buoyancy and equipment configuration before the main diving program begins.

After breakfast, begin your first full diving day in Bunaken National Park.

Enjoy up to three guided dives, with sites selected according to sea conditions, currents and diver experience. The Bunaken area is especially known for steep reef walls, tropical fish, healthy coral environments and regular turtle sightings.

Surface intervals are spent aboard the dive boat or at the resort, with lunch served between dives.

Return to the resort in the afternoon.

Diving: Up to 3 dives

Continue exploring the Bunaken marine environment with another full diving day.

Depending on conditions, the dive team may select sites around Bunaken, Siladen or neighbouring reefs, providing a combination of wall dives, coral gardens and opportunities for underwater photography.

Up to three dives will be scheduled throughout the day.

Return to the resort in the afternoon and enjoy the evening at leisure.

Diving: Up to 3 dives

Enjoy your final morning in the Bunaken area with two dives before returning to the resort for lunch.

Afterwards, check out and travel overland across North Sulawesi toward Bitung and the Lembeh Strait.

Upon arrival at your Lembeh dive resort, check in and meet the local dive team for an introduction to Lembeh's distinctive muck-diving environment.

For experienced divers and underwater photographers, an optional night dive may be arranged depending on timing and diving conditions.

Diving: 2 dives + optional night dive

Today is dedicated entirely to one of the world's best-known destinations for macro and muck diving.

Complete up to three guided dives at selected Lembeh sites. Rather than large coral landscapes, many classic Lembeh dives concentrate on volcanic sand and rubble habitats where experienced guides search carefully for small and unusual marine creatures.

Possible encounters may include frogfish, nudibranchs, pipefish, seahorses, octopus and other specialised macro subjects, although wildlife encounters can never be guaranteed.

For photographers, dives can be paced specifically for macro photography.

Diving: Up to 3 dives

Spend a second full day exploring Lembeh Strait.

Another three dives allow more time to search for different macro species and photograph subjects without rushing between locations.

Dive sites will be selected by the dive team according to recent marine-life sightings, weather, currents, diver certification and photographic interests.

An optional night dive may also be arranged for divers wishing to experience Lembeh after dark.

After the final dive, return to the resort for dinner and begin the required pre-flight surface interval.

Diving: Up to 3 dives + optional night dive

There is no diving scheduled today.

After breakfast, enjoy a relaxed morning before checking out and transferring by private vehicle to Sam Ratulangi International Airport for your onward flight.

For repetitive or multi-day recreational diving, DAN recommends a minimum 18-hour pre-flight surface interval; allowing a longer interval provides additional conservatism. Divers Alert Network