Dive Review of Bastianos/Bastianos Bunaken Dive Resort in
Indonesia/Bunaken

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Bastianos/Bastianos Bunaken Dive Resort: "Indonsian Dive Resort with CocoView Vibes", Sep, 2026, by Carol D Cox, FL, US ( Sr. Contributor 23 reports with 18 Helpful votes). Report 13952.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	I just spent a week at the Bastianos Bunaken Dive Resort. Bunaken is known for it’s wall dives. The walls would begin in a few feet of water and drop straight down to 200 or 300 feet. The shallows were covered in healthy hard corals. However, there was only one dive where we were wowed by the marine life. We had thousands of pyramid butterflyfish, large schools of longjaw mackerel, although they never opened their jaws for me, a couple of dogtooth tuna, and a large bumphead parrotfish. The other dives produced a few green and hawksbill turtles, and the usual colorful fishes such as regal angelfish and three varieties of longnose butterflyfish. We had a tip from a friend that there were some interesting gobies to be found in the boat basin of the resort, so my friends and I requested to dive there. The basin was 30 feet deep and covered in silt ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Bastianos Bastianos Bunaken Dive Resort
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Turkey, Palau, Truk, Mexico, Red Sea, Cypress, Guam, Indonesia, Revillagigedo, Costa Rica, Philippines, Galapagos, Dominican Republic, French Polynesia, Dominican Republic, Honduras
Closest Airport	Manado	Getting There	Most flights go through Singapore or Jakarta
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	75-100 Ft/ 23-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	None
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Water bins on boat. Separate water bin for cameras on shore. Large camera room. ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Bastianos/Bastianos Bunaken Dive Resort in Indonesia/Bunaken

Bastianos/Bastianos Bunaken Dive Resort: "Indonsian Dive Resort with CocoView Vibes", Sep, 2026,

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Dive Review of Bastianos/Bastianos Bunaken Dive Resort in
Indonesia/Bunaken