This is the highlight of what we do and our focus is on a combined Diving, Ecology & No-Touch Photography experience.  This is a two location diving experience.  In the Bunaken Marine National Park, Manado, the highlight is the coral reefs surrounding a group of islands in the deep waters of the Celebes Sea.  Part of what you will learn here is why these reefs are so well preserved whilst so many others in the region have been severely damaged by reef bombing and cyanide fishing.  You will also have the chance to dive on two types of reef repair systems: Ecoreefs and Reef Balls, to see how they work and how marine life has recolonised areas once damaged.

No-touch photography techniques are something we feel is extremely important in the age of cost effective housings for digital cameras.  Regrettably, with more recreational divers now owning underwater cameras, diver damage to coral reefs is on the increase as divers rest on corals to zoom in on photographic opportunities.  Bunaken and Lembeh are some of the best underwater photography locations you will visit, which is why this is a particular good place to run a course of this kind.

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For every booking onto our Sulawesi Diving, Ecology & No-Touch Photography experience Aqua-Firma will donate $50 to the Marine National Parks / NSWA to help them continue their valuable work in conserving this unique area.

Price: £1360 pp sharing Single supplement: £79 Price includes Up to 3 dives per day over the course of 6 diving days 7 nights accommodation All meals All teaching as specified by photographic and diving professionals Camera and photography equipment rental throughout the duration of course syllabus* All transfers between airport and to / from Lembeh Tanks, air-fills and weights *Equipment is currently analogue but we expect to be switiching to digital in the near future Price excludes Dive equipment rental Marine park entry fees Tips Insurance Extra night dives Massage/spa service Telephone calls Laundry Internet access Camera and photographic equipment rental outside of course syllabus These courses exceed standards needed to achieve PADI Naturalist and Photography specialities.  If you would like to be certified for these PADI specialities then you can pay a registration fee locally of around $35 per speciality.

Photographs kindly provided by Carry Yanny, Charlotte Caffrey

Manado - Bunaken-Sulawesi, Lembeh, Muck diving, Macro diving, Responsible Travel