Bunaken National Park North Sulawesi

Bunaken National Park one of the most beautiful marine park in the world is very famous throughout the world. Not only because of their beautiful marine parks but also diversity of marine animals and plants that inhabit the Bunaken marine park is representative of Indonesian tropical water ecosystems consisting of mangrove ecosystems, seagrass beds, coral reefs, and land / coastal ecosystems. In the northern part consists of the island of Bunaken, Manado Tua island, island Montehage, Siladen island, the island of Nain, Nain island is small, and some coastal areas of Cape Pisok. While in the Southern Cape coast includes some Cape Kelapa. Potential land islands national park is rich in species of palm, sago, woka, silar and coconut. Animal species that live on land and coastal regions such as Sulawesi black macaques (Macaca nigra nigra), deer (Cervus timorensis Russa), and possum (Ailurops ursinus ursinus).

Plant species in the mangroves of Bunaken National Park namely Rhizophora sp., Sonneratia sp., Lumnitzera sp., and Bruguiera sp. The forest is rich with various types of crabs, shrimp, mollusks and various types of sea birds such as gulls, herons, sea virgin, and cangak sea. Types of algae found in this national park include the type of Caulerpa sp., Halimeda sp., And Padina sp. Seagrass Montehage dominated mainly on the island, and the island of Thalassia hemprichii Nain, Enhallus acoroides and Thalassodendron ciliatum. Recorded 13 genera of corals living in waters of Bunaken National Park, dominated by fringing reefs and coral reef barrier. The most interesting is the vertical cliffs as far as 25-50 meters.

 

Bunaken National Park can be reached through the Port of Manado, Marina Nusantara Diving Centre (NDC) in the District of Molas and Marina Blue Banter. From Manado harbor by boat to the island Siladen motors can be reached + 20 minutes + 30 minutes Bunaken island, island Montehage + 50 minutes and +60 minutes Nain island. From Blue Banter Marina with a boat cruise is available to the tourist area on the island of Bunaken are within 10-15 minutes, while the port of NDC to the location of the dive at Bunaken island by speed boat to within + 20 minutes.