Bunaken Divers - Sea Breeze Resort

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1. Bimoli Wreck: Length 60m. A Japanese World War II wreck lying on its starboard side in 100' of water. It suffered major damage when it was hit by torpedo. The twisted wreckage is heavily overgrown and great for exploring. A giant lobster usually puts in an appearance and a school of giant Barracuda circle the ship.
2. Kapal Baru Wreck: Length 40m. It is a small wreck about 180' long, it sits in 100' of water along side a fringing reef. The wreck has been down for 40+ years so is covered in coral life; a great spot for finding black coral crabs on sea whips and crinoid critters also large scorpion fish. When your bottom time is up simply swim into the shallows where you can find devilfish and crab-eyed gobies.
3. Mawali Wreck: Length 70m. A Japanese World War II ship that was scuttled lies on its port side in 100' of water; it's about 250' long, intact and heavily overgrown. The highlight of the dive is its many large lionfish that suspend themselves around the masts. Also seen are many kinds of nudibranchs huge scorpion fish and a banded sea snake often puts in an appearance.
4. Police Pier: Depth 3m - 25m. A gradual sandy slope runs from the shallows. The bottom is covered with patches of sponges and rubble that conceal thorny seahorses and frogfish. They blend in well with their habitat but our guides are experts at finding them.
5. Nudi Falls: Depth 3m - 28m. This site is well known for it's variety of nudibranchs, comet fish and pygmy seahorses.
6. Kungkungan House Reef: Depth 2m - 24m. This stunning coral garden is home to a wide variety of reef fish as well as the many weird and wonderful creatures which inhabit the Lembeh Strait.
7. Aer Perang: Depth 3m - 25m. Just after World War I, a passing warship blasted a hole in the rocks to get at the fresh water, hence the name. The sandy bottom is dotted with patches of elegance coral which is teeming with commensal shrimp and crab life, while the sand is home to many unusual critters like snake eels, fingered dragonettes, seahorses and robust pipefish.
8. Pantai Parigi: Depth 3m - 28m. Is a gentle slope just off of Lembeh, hiding in the sand we've seen seahorses, devil fish and robust pipe fish, in the shallows is a very pretty patch reef in which to end the dive.
9. Jahir: Depth 3m - 30m. Another great muck site with lots of purple heart urchin's home to the beautiful Zebra crab. Ambon scorpion fish are regulars along with tiny frogfish and many eels. Nighttime gives a good opportunity to see the strange stargazer.
10. Tanjung Tebal: Depth 5m - 25m. Is a point on Lembeh Island from which a series of canyons stretches out from the land into the strait. The canyons are lined with gorgonians and seawhips that attract schooling bannerfish and fusiliers.
11. Nudi Retreat: Depth 3m - 28m. Is a small-protected cove along the Sulawesi coast. The reef slope starts in only 10' of water and gradually works its way deeper. A colorful wall abuts the slope in the shallows. It has resident cockatoo waspfish, and a pair of Pegasus sea moths. Frogfish often put in an appearance and on night dives a coral cat shark can be seen.
12. Batu Sandar: Depth 4m - 25m. The fringing reef in the shallows gives way to sand and patch reefs that go down to 80', ornate ghost pipefish are regulars here.
13. Teluk Kembahu 1: Depth 3m - 25m. Named after the village in the bay is another gentle black sand slope with a great chance of seeing many different types of pipefish, from ornate to robust, also in the sand stargazers and devilfish have been seen.
14. Teluk Kembahu 2: Depth 3m - 25m. Next door to Teluk Kembahu 1. Regular sightings of the infamous Rhinopious on this site.
15. Angel's Window: Depth 3m - 28m. Is a submerged pinnacle off the North Coast of Lembeh Island that rises to just under the surface. Visibility is usually good the pinnacle has several swim troughs at 80' where Jacks and snappers hang out. It also has an assortment of critters like pygmy seahorses, devilfish, and leaf fish.
16. Hairball II: Depth 3m - 30m. A site similar to hairball but with a great chance of seeing common seahorses in the shallows.
17. Hairball I: Depth 3m - 30m. A true "Muck" site that is home to some of most unusual critters. There are no corals, only black sand, algae and an occasional patch of sponges. Some of the critters found here grow skin filaments to blend in with the algae, often seen are the frogfish, Ambon scorpion fish, snake eels, devilfish, dragonets and even the flamboyant cuttlefish.
18. Aw Shucks: Depth 3m - 28m. Is a patch reef near one of the pearl farms along the Sulawesi Coast, The mushroom corals here sometimes have the tiny commensal white pipefish. A seemingly endless sand slope can hold surprises like devilfish, nudibranchs and snake eels.
19. Pulau Putus: Depth 3 - 30m. On the Northern end of Lembeh is a steep reef that gives way to a sand slope at 80'. A very pretty site with good visibility and lots of fish life. You can see the shy jaw fish on a sand slope by the mooring.
20. Batu Angus: Depth 2m - 12m. Situated at the Northern end of the Straight. This shallow site is visited at sunset to see the colorful Mandarin fish. Regular sightings of the blue ring octopus also at this beautiful dive site.
21. California Dreaming: Depth 3m - 40m. On the northern coast of Lembeh Island so visibility is usually good. The area is full of gorgonians, sea fans and brilliant orange tree corals that bloom when the current is running. Giant green frogfish have been seen and there are plenty of fish. A shallow plateau at 40' is a great place for hunting unusual critters.