NORTH SULAWESI
Bangka Archipelago
Located just a few kilometres north of the coastline of North Sulawesi, the five islands that make-up the Bangka Archipelago are home to a few villages. The hills of Bangka Island have extensive farming for cashew nuts.
Lembeh Strait
Located close to the port of Bitung (our port of departure), Lembeh Strait is famous for its muck diving. You name a tropical critter and you can almost guarantee it can be found here. The Strait is a narrow strip of sea squeezed between Lembeh Island & the North Sulawesi mainland.
The Mainland
The mainland of North Sulawesi has spectacular above water scenery with varied landscapes. While underwater are muck diving sites, pinnacles and walls. Dolphins are often sighted from the bow of the boat.
Top Deck
Double Cabin
Twin Cabin
October 2011
Our 11 night extended underwater photo trip for October 2011 is a
combination of the Bangka Archipelago, Lembeh Strait and the coastline
of North Sulawesi.
We begin our journey in Singapore, where we fly to Manado, capital of North Sulawesi. Here we meet the Live Aboard vessel in-time for afternoon tea onboard, as we cruise to our first overnight anchorage.
No long boat journeys. No overnight motoring. Just plain relaxing, diving and cruising around the islands of North Sulawesi.
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We begin our journey in Singapore, where we fly to Manado, capital of North Sulawesi. Here we meet the Live Aboard vessel in-time for afternoon tea onboard, as we cruise to our first overnight anchorage.
No long boat journeys. No overnight motoring. Just plain relaxing, diving and cruising around the islands of North Sulawesi.
Contact us for more details
The Diving
North Sulawesi has something to offer every underwater photo enthusiast. From the world-famous critter sites of Lembeh Strait to the magnificent soft coral coated pinnacles of Bangka Island. The islands and coastline of North Sulawesi will not dissappoint you.
We will be cruising among the Bangka Archipelago, where we dive on volcanic pinnacles, steep walls and reefs with very rich marine life. We'll cruise through Lembeh Strait and visit the critter rich sites that constantly surprise marine biologists with the rare creatures that can be found on every dive. Bring your wish-list of creatures and we will do our best to find and help you photograph them. We will also visit reefs, bommies and a jetty (pier) along the coast of North Sulawesi, where we can see both macro subjects and reefs coated with beautiful corals. We also have a couple of relatively new sites that are rarely visited by divers visiting this area.
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Cruise Details
The map below shows the areas we will visit.
We arrive in Manado Airport and leave from the port of Bitung.
We arrive in Manado Airport and leave from the port of Bitung.
We will have an accommodation vessel and a seperate dive boat accompany us on the entire cruise (more details below).
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The Boat
Built in 2005 in South Sulawesi, this 24 metre-long accommodation vessel is a comfortable size for moderate sized dive groups.
There are 5 guests cabins onboard, all are on the main deck and have their own toilet/shower. Plus a large spacious top deck . We have a maximum of 10 guests onboard. So crowding is not a problem. There is a dedicated camera preperation, battery charge station on the main deck The boat is also equipped with GPS navigation, depth sounder and radar. All this along with a friendly local crew who know the islands and their waters intimately, will make this trips pure pleasure for experienced underwater photographers.
Please note this vessel does not have air-conditioned cabins, but the cabins all have opening doors to the main deck, plus ventilation louvres and fans. These will provide adequate cooling.
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There are 5 guests cabins onboard, all are on the main deck and have their own toilet/shower. Plus a large spacious top deck . We have a maximum of 10 guests onboard. So crowding is not a problem. There is a dedicated camera preperation, battery charge station on the main deck The boat is also equipped with GPS navigation, depth sounder and radar. All this along with a friendly local crew who know the islands and their waters intimately, will make this trips pure pleasure for experienced underwater photographers.
Please note this vessel does not have air-conditioned cabins, but the cabins all have opening doors to the main deck, plus ventilation louvres and fans. These will provide adequate cooling.
Contact us for more details
The Dive Boat
Dive Vessel Deck
Accompanying us on the entire cruise is a 17 metre dive vessel. All of
our diving is carried-out from the dive boat, along with all tank
filling and gear storage. This eleviates all of the clutter normally associated
with live-aboard diving. Plus the necessity to dive from smaller
tenders. The dive boat is large enough for everyone to kit-up in comfort
and also to handle choppy surface conditions should we experience them.
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Contact us for more details
Dive Vessel
Charging Station
