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CORALREPUBLIC Manado,
North Sulawesi 2003
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Trip
dates: |
21 February 2003 – 3 March 2003 |
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Boat
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Dive
centre: |
Eco-Divers Manado (they have
now moved their operation to the Kima Bajo Resort). |
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Photo-friendly?: |
Yes! Large boats, camera facilities, full comfort (except when
diving in Lembeh, out of traditionally built
boats). |
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Number
of dives: |
22 out of 8 days of diving. One day excursion, 2 dives in |
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Diving
conditions: |
Clear except one day (see picture of the boat above). Water
temperature ranging from 25°C in Lembeh to 28°C in
the |
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Comments: |
Lovely hotel and great quality for the price. The dive centre
was superb. They let us do our check dive at the house reef the very same
afternoon of our arrival, and that did away with the jet lag after flying
from Europe via Singapore. We gave them our dive bags and they took care of
everything until our departure, where we got everything rinsed and dry. Every
day we found our kit set up on tanks aboard the huge boats. We usually left
for the day, doing two or three dives in Bunaken.
Lunch was served on board. One day we took the Lembeh excursion
and drove three hours over to Bitung, where we took
off in a local boat for two dives. The muck diving in Lembeh
is world famous and it is well worth a visit. Many people spend the whole
diving holiday in Lembeh, but I personally prefer
the walls of Bunaken, Siladen,
Manado Tua and The divemasters at Eco Divers were not
only skilful, but also very funny. They take guest divers for dinner once a
week to |
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