Bastianos Dive Resorts
Bunaken walls, Bangka soft corals and Lembeh critters, simply done.
NORTH SULAWESI, INDONESIA / THREE-RESORT DIVE JOURNEY
Passport to Paradise
One journey across the three great faces of North Sulawesi diving: the walls of Bunaken, the soft-coral pinnacles of Bangka and the black-sand critters of the Lembeh Strait, with dives on the transfers between them.
Price confirmed for your dates
Nights at each resort, diving and all transfers confirmed in your quote.
Request your tailored quoteAT A GLANCENorth Sulawesi
EXPERIENCEWalls, corals & critters
ON YOUR HOLIDAYThree resorts
GOOD TO KNOWPhotographers & naturalists
WHY WE LIKE IT
Three completely different kinds of diving, in one trip.
This is the North Sulawesi trip we would choose ourselves. Most people fly a long way and stay in one place, and North Sulawesi is the rare region where three genuinely different styles of diving sit within a boat ride of each other. Bunaken gives you grand coral walls, Bangka gives you colour most divers have never seen, and Lembeh gives you the strangest animals in the ocean. Diving on the transfer days rather than losing them to travel is what makes it feel like a journey instead of three separate holidays. It is wonderful for photographers, naturalists and anyone who likes variety.
Your holiday in pictures
MORE CHOICE, NOT LESS
Other operators in North Sulawesi.
You are never limited to one boat or one resort. Here is who else we work with in the same water, so you can compare before you decide.
Prefer to see everything side by side? Use the destination search on the Explore page.
Bunaken: the walls
Steep, coral-covered walls dropping into deep blue water, with turtles, schooling fusiliers and outstanding visibility. Gentle, scenic diving that suits everyone from newly qualified divers to seasoned wide-angle photographers.
Bangka: the colour
Rocky pinnacles covered in pink, red and orange soft corals, crinoids and feather stars, with small critters tucked between them. Quieter than Bunaken and often the surprise favourite of the trip.
Lembeh: the critters
Black volcanic sand hiding some of the strangest marine life on earth: mimic and coconut octopus, hairy frogfish, flamboyant cuttlefish and dozens of nudibranch species. Slow, deliberate diving with expert local spotters.
How the journey fits together
The order of the three bases, the number of nights at each and the transfer dives are arranged around your dates and interests. Sightings of individual species are never guaranteed. Carmen confirms the exact resorts, rooms, dive counts and transfers before you book.
Your starting package
- Nights at each of the three resorts
- Your chosen diving package at every base
- All inter-resort transfers with diving where offered
- Full board and airport transfers
Make it yours
- Nitrox and private guiding
- Extra nights at any one base
- Camera-focused guiding and photo tuition
- Non-diver activities and dietary preferences
PLAN THE JOURNEY
Getting there & when to go
Getting there
Fly into Sam Ratulangi International Airport (MDC) in Manado, usually via Singapore, Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur. All resort transfers and the inter-resort journeys are arranged for you; we will match your international flights to the first and last resort nights.
Diving through the seasons
Diving is offered year round. March to November is generally the drier, calmer stretch, and the wetter months from December to February can still dive well with more plankton and lively critter activity. Lembeh’s macro life is good throughout the year.
MAKE IT YOUR HOLIDAY
Let’s plan the details.
Share your preferred dates, party and room or cabin preferences in one enquiry. Carmen will check the options and prepare your quote.