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Accommodation at Lembeh Straits


Standard accommodation at Manado


Sea View cottage

 

Aqua-Firma's diving packages for North Sulawesi can combine the ecological diversity and rich colours of  the Bunaken Marine National Park, with the weird and wonderful benthic macro fauna of the Lembeh Strait. Stay at two excellent waterside lodges, safe in the hands of  North Sulawesi's only Gold Palm PADI 5 star diving organisation.

Lembeh Straits

Reknowned as the Mecca of ‘muck diving’, the creatures found within the Lembeh Strait include weird and wonderful macro life such as the Hairy Frog Fish, Ghost Pipefish, the Flamboyant Cuttlefish and the Mimic Octopus to name but a few. The abundance of inspirational photographic books sourced from this area is testament to the fact that the Lembeh Strait is rated as the World’s best location for macro photography.

Your base here is a waterside lodge set in a tranquil secluded position at the edge of the Lembeh Strait. The main feature of your lodge base is the unique architecture and its circular al fresco dining area which gives excellent views out onto the Strait. 

Bunaken Marine Park

Your lodge base here is set in a small cove, surrounded by palms overlooking the Award winning Bunaken Marine National Park. There is a choice of high quality rooms which overlook either the large tasteful poolside gardens, or the Celebes Sea. Your base here has an intimate atmosphere where experienced, well travelled divers from all corners of the World congregate. Diving operations are carried out to an impressively high standard and a philosophy of continuous environmental improvement has been adopted.

Bunaken Marine Park
dive package (7 days)
 

Price
£695 per person sharing

Single Supplement: £150

Price includes
Full board accommodation. 
3 dives per day with cylinders and weights.
All transfers from / to Manado airport

Price excludes
International and regional airfares.
Drinks.
Tips.
Diving equipment rentals.
Extras e.g. night dives, massage/spa service, telephone calls, laundry, internet access.
National Park Entrance Fee

Room upgrades
Accommodation is at a good quality hotel based on a pool view garden room.
For Sea View room add £56 sharing or £66 single occupancy.

Hotel upgrade
We can also upgrade you to a premium hotel and spa shown.

Long House room (sharing)
Add £200 pp sharing with 2 dives per day
Add £335 pp sharing with 3 dives per day.

Single supplement: £85
(Note: single supplement for premium accommodation is  is £65 less than for the regular accommodation)

Villa Rooms cost an extra £159 on top of this for 7 day single or double occupancy.

Extending your stay
For each additional day full board with up to 3 dives:

Pool View room add £125 pp sharing (£70 s/s)
Sea View room add £135 pp sharing (£80 s/s)

Premium hotel (2 dives / extra day):-
Long House room add £159 pp sharing (£70 s/s)
Villa room add £185 pp sharing (£50 s/s)

Timing: This programme is available throughout the year.

Experience/qualification level: Qualified open water certified scuba diver or above.  Refresher courses recommended in the form of one of these courses:

PADI Advanced Openwater (£280 + PADI registration fee)

PADI Peak Performance Bouyancy (£180 + registration)

Standard of Accommodation: PADI 5 Star Gold Palm IDC facility. Comfortable waterside lodge with premium upgrade opportunity.  Regular accommodation is in pool view rooms.

Bunaken Marine Park and Lembeh Strait twin location package (9 days)

Price:
£tbc per person for a double occupancy stay (9d/8n)
Longer stays can be arranged.

Single Supplement: £tbc (9d/8n)

Includes
All accommodation and
 meals.
All transfers starting and ending Manado airport.
All diving (up to 3 per day), with cylinders and weights.
National Park Entrance Fee.
All transfers.

Excludes: International and regional airfares. Drinks; Tips; Diving equipment rentals; Extras e.g. night dives, massage/spa service, telephone calls, laundry, internet access

Prices valid to December 2009

Photographs kindly provided by Charlotte Caffrey, Cary Yanny, Rod Klein

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The Mimic Octopus has only recently been discovered.


Hotel upgrade available for diving in the Bunaken Marine National Park