News and Events

News and Events

June 10, 2021 2023-06-01 11:17
The Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray

The Bluespotted Ribbontail Ray

With thousands of species of fish living within the boundaries of Bunaken Marine Park, it is easy to forget some of the more common species that live on these reefs...

Meet Sindia

Meet Sindia

For our latest entry of ‘meet the staff’, we will be featuring a member of staff who works entirely behind the scenes and away from the guests. While Sindia Salimu...

Meet Om John

Meet Om John

For our latest entry of ‘Meet the Staff’, we will be focussing on another long term fixture here at Siladen, Om John — our head grounds keeper, who is the...

Back to School

Back to School

Siladen Island has a small yet very tight-knit community of just a few hundred people — and of course, a number of those are children. Even before we started the...

Short Finned Pilot Whales

Short Finned Pilot Whales

Bunaken Marine Park is well known for its incredibly high levels of marine biodiversity. The walls surrounding the islands are completely covered in life, and there is always fierce, often...

Join our full day Manado Bay diving trip

Join our full day Manado Bay diving trip

When most people book their diving vacation to Bunaken Marine Park, they picture themselves swimming past dramatic coral covered walls, navigating through colourful schools of fish. This maybe what the...

Night Snorkelling

Night Snorkelling

Once the sun sets, the reefs and sandy slopes surrounding North Sulawesi and these small islands become completely unrecognisable from their daytime appearance. Most of the colourful day fish head...

Meet Meyti

Meet Meyti

For June, we will be moving back to the dive centre for our monthly “meet the staff” blog, and we will be introducing you to another member of the staff...

Lisa Collins – UW Wide Angle Photography Workshop

Lisa Collins – UW Wide Angle Photography Workshop

It was a pleasure to have Lisa Collins with us once again for her INON UK UW Wide Angle Photography Workshop. Lisa is an award-winning underwater photographic journalist who is...

Welcome Leandro and Leandra

Welcome Leandro and Leandra

Earlier this year, we said goodbye to our dive centre management team, Galen and Romina, who we would like to thank for their hard work and dedication during their tenure....

Meet Vendy

Meet Vendy

 For May’s entry of ‘Meet the Staff’, we will be introducing Vendy Rinaldy Yusuf, one of our long term restaurant and bar staff. If you have stayed with us before,...

Spotted Eagle Rays – Bunaken’s most elegant fish

Most divers who visit Bunaken Marine Park are interested in seeing the macro life that North Sulawesi is most famous for, but some dives are more “critterful” than others, and...

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