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Dive Review of Murex Dive Centre/Murex Manado Resort in
Indonesia/Sulawesi

Murex Dive Centre/Murex Manado Resort: "World-class diving, friendly attentive staff, and comfortable rooms.", Jul, 2024,

by Elisabeth Sykes, NM, US (Sr. Reviewer Sr. Reviewer 7 reports with 5 Helpful votes). Report 13198.

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View of the Murex Manado Resort. Some of the dive boats. Fish and a barrel sponge. Green sea turtle. Regal Angelfish.
Yellowmargin Moray eel. Blue Girdled Angelfish Yellowmask Angelfish. Squarespot Anthias. Phyllidia varicosa nudibranch.

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Accommodations For Subscribers Only Food 5 stars
Service and Attitude For Subscribers Only Environmental Sensitivity For Subscribers Only
Dive Operation For Subscribers Only Shore Diving For Subscribers Only
Snorkeling 5 stars
Value for $$ For Subscribers Only
Beginners 3 stars
Advanced For Subscribers Only
Comments PROS:
Some of the best diving we’ve ever done. We’ve dove in Indonesia many times before. The diversity and numbers of fish still astound us. From the tropical fish in the Bunaken National Marine Park to the small critters at Lembeh Strait, it has to be experienced to be appreciated. Compared to the last time we dove in the Bunaken National Marine Park there were even a greater number of sea turtles, mostly green sea turtles. On one dive, over 50 different turtles were counted.

Since we last stayed at Murex Manado man ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites Murex Dive Centre   Murex Manado Resort

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience 501-1000 dives
Where else diving Yap-Micronesia, Republic of Palua, Great Barrier Reef, Fiji, Maldives, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Sea of Cortez, Cayman Islands, Belize, Bonaire, Bahamas, California, Mexico, Florida Keys, Hawaii, Turks and Caicos, etc.
Closest Airport Manado (MDC) Getting There Depending on where in the World one travels from, various airlines offer different options. We flew from Los Angeles (LAX) non-stop to Singapore (SIN) and then flew Scoot Air - which I believe is operated by Singapore Airlines - to Manado (MDC). NOTE: the flight from Los Angeles to Singapore is long (about 15 hours) and there is a significant time difference. We opted to spend several days in Singapore before continuing to Indonesia. This was helped us get into the new time zone.

Dive Conditions

Weather cloudy Seas calm
Water Temp 83-85°F / 28-29°C Wetsuit Thickness 3
Water Visibility 30-90 Ft/ 9-27 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile yes
Enforced diving restrictions 1) No diving deeper than 110 feet.
2) Limit your dive time to 60 minutes.
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks 1 or 2 Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles > 2 Whales None
Corals 5 stars Tropical Fish For Subscribers Only
Small Critters For Subscribers Only Large Fish For Subscribers Only
Large Pelagics For Subscribers Only

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter For Subscribers Only Boat Facilities 4 stars
Overall rating for UWP's For Subscribers Only Shore Facilities For Subscribers Only
UW Photo Comments There is an improved camera room since we were last there. One can set up their gear and store it there overnight, as well as charge rechargeable batteries. ... Subscribe to get the full story. For Subscribers Only  Active subscribers continue reading here
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