Siladen Island, Panoramic Beauty in the Heart of Bunaken Marine Park - Manado

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Siladen Island is situated in the heart region of Bunaken Marine Park Manado. It lies right next to Bunaken Island. The island is blessed with beautiful panoramic beauty of both the marine and the nature. When you visit the island, you can enjoy white sand beaches stretching around the island. The beaches can be a great place to relax and enjoy the scenery. You can feel the breeze of the sea wind in the beach. The island is also rich of biodiversity. You can find various creatures in the sea, such as butterfly fish, groupers, sting rays and spotted eagle rays. The island has steep wall diving so that divers enable to see the most extreme creatures like sharks. Diving in the island will give you the best adventure that you may not find in any other places.

Siladen Island is situated next to Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Precisely, the island lies in the northern side of Bunaken Island. To reach the island, you have two alternatives route. Firstly, you can use public transportation of boats. The boats only serve passenger once a day. The trip f the boats are from Manado, departing at around 1 p.m to 3 p.m (depending on the tides). When you decide to visit Siladen, you must prepare yourself to stay in this island.

You can do many activities here like diving and snorkeling. The sea condition allows visitors to dive and snorkel freely. Visitors can enjoy the most beautiful scenery in its underwater. Especially, the swift currents on Siladen are constant, making it suitable for divers. The currents support sponges and giant coral trees to live beautifully. The most amazing diving spot in Siladen is the North Siladen dive site. The site is located behind the island. The current in this diving spot is moderate to strong, and therefore it is suitable for professional divers. This diving spot is the best place to enjoy various species of fish, such as emperor angelfish, see turtles, reef white tip sharks and snappers.