Great value beachfront dive holiday at Bunaken !

You can't go past Murex Manado Resort if you are looking for a great diving holiday and value for money!

It's not just the awesome diving that brings divers back time and again to Murex - guests love staying here because they enjoy the family atmosphere.
You too can fast become one of the family !

Dive Sites

Bunaken National Park itself offers some 25 dive sites spread around 5 different islands. The health of the Reefs, the incredible bio-diversity, some of the best wall and drift diving you can imagine; this is a place where you will run out of time before you run out of dive spots.

From Manado your diving choice is huge, for not only do the waters of Bunaken, Lembeh & Bangka have the richest bio-diversity in the world, many of the dive sites have been under long-term protection and are in pristine condition.

Altogether, there are well over 100 dive sites within easy reach from the resort.

Click here for general information about the diving regions of Bunaken & the North Sulawesi region

The Resort

Murex Manado is located right on the beachfront in the Village of Kalasey, across the bay from Manado city. It’s set in a beautiful tropical garden with lovely mature trees towering over a tranquil running stream.
Recreational activities include swimming, snorkelling and a house reef right at the front - 50 metres from your bedroom.
With easy beach front access, Murex is also ideal for diver/non diver couples.
The food is great - full of local flair and flavour, it's fresh, varied, very tasty and there's plenty of it - enough to keep any active diver happy !
There's a choice of cuisine at breakfast, lunch and dinner. Between meals complimentary tea, coffee and ice water is available whilst in the afternoons local snacks are served to keep your energy up until dinner. At least once a week, there's a barbecue banquet with whole spit roasted pig, barbecue fish, prawns, and a variety of very delicious local dishes along with the freshest of seasonal fruits.
Meals are served at the waterfont restaurant where you can enjoy views of the bay !

Accommodation

Air conditioned and fan cooled bungalows are quiet, clean, comfortable and spacious. Each has an attached private bathroom and a twin or double bedded configuration.

Some bungalows are spacious enough to accommodate up to two young children.

Dive Shop

Diving arrangements are flexible as the diving can be tailored to your level of experience and personal preferences offering boutique dives with limited numbers to ensure individual attention and uncrowded dive sites !

All instructors and divemasters are PADI, NAUI, or Association of Nitrox Dive Instructors (ANDI) certified. Murex is the only dive operation in Northern Sulawesi to offer NITROX. The dive staff who work with nitrox have all completed ANDI nitrox certification.
In addition Murex also rents nitrox compatible regulators and computers.

Most of the dive team have been at Murex for years and not only are they supremely experienced at guiding guests, they know the sites intimately and go out of their way to show you the interesting creatures that inhabit them.
Dive briefings are mandatory and comprehensive. All dive crew members are completely fluent in English – many are fluent in other languages too.

All dive boats carry oxygen and all dive staff are fully trained in its use. There is a hyperbaric (re-compression) chamber at Manado General Hospital, which Murex’s founder and owner, Dr Batuna, set up.

Special dive trips to Lembeh
(If you have always wondered what muck-diving is all about, then here is your opportunity to try it out). If you have prepaid your dives in the package, an additional fee of US$20 applies (minimum 2 divers).

Special dive trips to Bangka Island
If you have prepaid your other dives in the package, an additional fee of US$30 applies (minimum 2 divers).

Photo/Video Facilities

Modern facilities available, you can have your digital photos burned to CD, rent cameras and accessories, and get advise from the experts.

Activities
Manado and North Sulawesi have lots of interesting things to do other than diving.
You can go jungle trekking, climb one of the volcanos, see a lake that changes colour according to the sun's position, visit a vibrant local market with a huge variety of colorful local fare, go white water rafting, horse ride in the hills, or just chill out in beautiful park-like surroundings in the cool of the hills.

Manado city itself is worth a visit and there is a lovely walk along the bay side at night. Manadonese people pride themselves on their sophistication and the town reflects this.
A largely Christian province, Manado has no history of terrorism or unrest of any sort so you can be confident that your time here will be stress and trouble free.

 

2009/10 Accommodation/Dive Packages (valid to 31 March 2010)	Dbl/Twin (p/person)	Single
Seaview/Pondview room 7 nights/6 dive days (incl all meals, airport transfers, 6 dive days with 3 guided boat dives per day, 1 unguided house reef dive, tanks, weights, boat, guide	Euro 640	Euro 745
Seaview/Pondview room 9 nights/8 dive days (incl all meals, airport transfers, 8 dive days with 3 guided boat dives per day, 1 unguided house reef dive, tanks, weights, boat, guide	Euro 800	Euro 935
We can put together packages for non-divers staying with divers for any duration, please contact us for more details
Package Inclusions: Accommodation at Murex Manado Resort as per booked duration All meals - breakfast, lunch, dinner & afternoon snacks Return airport transfers 3 guided boat dives & 1 unguided house reef dive per dive day Tanks, weights, belt and qualified dive guide, cold drinking water, tea & coffee included. Extras: Rp 150.000 (approx. US$16.00) Bunaken National Park fee, valid for 12 months (01JAN-31DEC) NITROX fills: EUR 10 per fill NITROX Computer rental: EUR 10 per day Bangka Overland Transfer for day dive (min. 2 divers) EUR 30 pp/per day Bangka Speedboat Transfer for day dive (min. 6 divers) EUR 35 pp/per day Lembeh Strait Overland Transfer (min. 2 divers) EUR 20 pp/per day Note: please e-mail us for any additional information and packages which include airfares.