Bunaken Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
island in Manado City, North Sulawesi Province, Indonesia
About Bunaken
Bunaken is close to a big city, making it easy to visit. In addition to banana-shaped Bunaken Island itself, the 890 km² of marine national park includes the neighboring islands ofManado Tua(a distinctive cone-shaped extinct volcano),Siladen,Mantehage,Nain, andNain Kecil. Some 20,000 local inhabitants make their living from the waters in the Bunaken National Marine Park, and this has inevitably led to some conflicts. By and large though, the co-operation between national and local government authorities, conservation groups, business owners and local communities has been very successful here. This has led many to cite Bunaken as a model example of how Indonesia should be preserving its natural marine treasures. Bunaken was established as a nationalmarinepark in 1991. The park is famed for
Where to Stay in Bunaken
- 🏨Arto Moro Bunaken
- 🏨Bastianos Dive Resort
- 🏨Bunaken Beach Resort
- 🏨Bunaken Cha Cha Nature Resort
- 🏨Bunaken Divers Seabreeze Resort
- 🏨Bunaken Island Resort
Bunaken Travel Guide Sections
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