Dive Review of Bastiano's Dive Resort Bunakken in
Indonesia/Bunaken, North Sulawesi

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Bastiano's Dive Resort Bunakken: "Great 7 days at Bunaken", Sep, 2014, by Roger Tachuk, FL, US ( Reviewer 3 reports). Report 7822.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	18 dives over 7 days. Fantastic diving. Excellent dive guides and boat crew. Hundreds of nudibranchs, beautiful reefs, tons of reef fish and critters. Several turtles on every dive. Mostly drift diving, sometimes very strong current. Night dives are excellent - octopus, eels, etc. Mandarin fish dives not that interesting - small fish, little mating activity. Resort is ok, not great. Rooms are hot and AC costs extra. Food is good, but it is all Indonesian - fine for me, but meat and potatoes people are not going to be happy. They can easily accommodate vegetarians because tofu and tempeh are staples. Eggs for breakfast. Staff is delightful. I recommend Safari Tours and Travel [manadosafaris.com link] to book this and Lembeh. You need airport and ground transfers, help with currency, etc. Safari Tours people are great. I recommend diving Lembeh first and Bunaken second because the water is warmer at Bunaken.
Websites	Bastiano's Dive Resort Bunakken
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Bonaire, Little Cayman
Closest Airport	Manado, Indonesia	Getting There	Singapore Airlines San Francisco - Singapore - Manado
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, currents
Water Temp	80-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	100- Ft/ 30- M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	stay above 110 feet
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	I am not a photographer.

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Dive Review of Bastiano's Dive Resort Bunakken in Indonesia/Bunaken, North Sulawesi

Bastiano's Dive Resort Bunakken: "Great 7 days at Bunaken", Sep, 2014,

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Reporter and Travel

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Dive Review of Bastiano's Dive Resort Bunakken in
Indonesia/Bunaken, North Sulawesi