New Bunaken Trainee Divemaster Our new Bunaken Trainee Divemaster, Bastien, has just spent his first week on the wonderwalls of Bunaken with us. Thrown in at the deep end with skill circuits, buoyancy practice and some stronger current than he is used to, he is developing fast into a PADI pro. This is Bastien’s adventures…
My 4th week here in Bunaken doing my PADI Divemaster course and I got a new buddy, Bastien has arrived from Amed as the new Bunaken Divemaster trainee. So cool to share the learning of the skills, diving together and be in the ‘same boat’. Yesterday we went the first time on our own diving…
Blowing bubbles around Bunaken is our favourite thing to do, especially when we see amazing critters on the walls and in the blue. One of the many tiny macro creatures we like to find for our guests is the Bunaken Bubble Coral Shrimp. The bubble coral is easy to spot, then the challenge begins to…
Here’s Conny – Divemaster Training week 3. Finally arrived at Two Fish Divers Bunaken Resort after my stay in Lembeh. And Pow! – The vibrant underwater environment in Bunaken really hits you. It is definitely the opposite of Lembeh. Huge coral walls and filled with 1000’s of different fish, colorful animals, rays, sharks, frogfish, crocodile-fish,…
At Two Fish Divers Bunaken our dive sites are packed with a multitude of tropical reef fish species – we are spoiled for choice! The Clown Triggerfish has some of the most amazing patterns and colours which make them very recognizable against other triggerfish in Bunaken Marine Park. The top half of its body is…
These last days we have been lucky enough to spot some amazing spotted eagle rays on some of Amed and Tulamben’s dive sites. Spotted eagle rays are a magnificent specimen of ray which can measure up to 9m long (including the tail). Spotted eagle rays are quite big and love to play in the current…
Hello! It’s Bunaken Divemaster Trainee Dario again, this time writing from the beautiful island of Bunaken. I came just right after a VISA-run to Singapore and couldn’t wait to get back to the Divemaster course, wonderful nature and smiley people in Indonesia! Life as a Bunaken Divemaster Trainee is definitely different compared to Nusa Lembongan…
When diving in Amed, you’re almost guaranteed to see at least one scorpionfish on your dive. With over 200 species, Scorpionfish, or Scorpaenidae, come in many different colors and sizes and are extremely well camouflaged with their feathery fins hiding on the reef and in between rock crevices. They are often covered with tassels or…