Dive Review of cha cha nature resort in
Indonesia/Bunaken Island

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cha cha nature resort: "Bunaken Island Diving", Feb, 2019, by Manuel Campano, GA, US ( Reviewer 5 reports with 2 Helpful votes). Report 10866.
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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 $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Wow! If you like seeing turtles, Bunaken Island is the place to go! I dove 15 tines and I saw turtles on every single dive. I also saw white tip or black tip sharks on 3 out of the 15 dives I did. Valet diving at its best! No rush to jump in the water and the boat captain and mate actually help me put my tank and bc on and helped me to take it off before getting out of the water and into the boat. The hotel rate included three meals and tea with pastries. We even had a beach BBQ with a fully set table. Also included are two bottles of water per room which I consumed on a daily basis without incident. This hotel is more like a bed and breakfast than a mega resort. There are set times for the meals and the bar closes at 9. However, the hotel happily fed divers returning late from a 2 tank dive. After all, diving is not rushed and meant to be leisurely and enjoyed. I dove with just a lava core shirt. My favorite dive sites are Living Color, Turtle City, and Sachiko Point. My impression on getting to Bunaken Island is that your best best is to fly to Singapore and then take a private boat to the Island. I actually stayed at a 2nd resort for the last half of the trip and you can find my review on it when you look up Bunaken Island, Indonesia. The other resort is more budget oriented.
Websites	[Cha Cha Nature resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	101-250 dives
Where else diving	Cozumel, Bonaire, Bahamas, Florida Keys, West Palm Beach, Florida, Tobago, Turks and Caicos
Closest Airport	Manado	Getting There	Atlanta to Tapei to Bali to Manado and then by private boat
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	26-28°C / 79-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-90 Ft/ 15-27 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	DM usually said 20 or 25 meters, but allowed flexibility upon sighting special creature
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?
What I Saw
Sharks	Lots	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
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter	N/A	Boat Facilities	N/A
Overall rating for UWP's	N/A	Shore Facilities	N/A
UW Photo Comments	[None]

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By report author: Manuel Campano in GA, US at Jan 11, 2021 18:32 EST

Correction in my report. Best way to Bunaken is to fly to Manado (not Singapore) and take a private boat from there.

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Dive Review of cha cha nature resort in Indonesia/Bunaken Island

cha cha nature resort: "Bunaken Island Diving", Feb, 2019,

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Dive Review of cha cha nature resort in
Indonesia/Bunaken Island