Bunaken National Park, The Most Popular and Best Marine Park Tour in the World.

sabil95 (46)in #travel • 6 years ago

Dear All Steemian.
On this occasion, I am hopeful to provide information to the traveling hobbyist Steemian wherever you are, about the existing tourist destinations in Indonesia, precisely in the North Sulawesi Province of Bunaken National Park. Probably most of you already many who already know this tourist spot. For those who have never heard or know more about this sights, you should read through this article. See ya guy!

Bunaken National Park is a tourist attraction located in Manado Bay - North Sulawesi with an area of about 8.08 km square, this tourist place is one part of the government of Manado city which is the capital of North Sulawesi. Here there is a very beautiful Marine Park located around the island of Manado Tua (Mantehage and Siladen). To enjoy the underwater atmosphere of Bunaken you have to dive in and move to the rhythm of the waves that flow.

Amazing underwater enchantment you can find here, there are about 13 types of coral reefs that rise steeply vertically down to about 25 - 50 meters deep. You will also be pampered with views that are served by about 91 species of fish in the Marine Park Bunaken.

For the traveler who loves scuba diving, this place is one of the best to do the activities. There are about 20 points that can be used for diving, where you will get a chance to swim into the sea and surrounded by a variety of marine life is very fascinating.

Bunaken this one can be very famous as it is now due to the beauty of the marine park, this tour was discovered in 1975, and used as a mainstay tourist attraction of North Sulawesi. Actually the area of Bunaken has been inhabited by the population since 1400, and the first inhabitants of this place are immigrants from the kingdom of Bowontehu (Manado Tua) and the occupied territories include Bunaken, Siladen, , Ganges, Naen, Mantehage, Bangka,Talise and the northern coastal area of the Minahasa peninsula

In the 1850s, the people who occupied Tanjung Parigi moved to the Southeast Shore which is located on the beach and right opposite the City of Manado. then the community established a village called "Wunakeng". This word stands for "Kinawungakeng", which means residence. Then, the word "Wunakeng" was changed to Bunaken.

At first the Bunaken National Marine Park was discovered by a group of divers from Manado City who tried to do diving expeditions in this place which was done in 1975. And when they do diving activities, local fishermen warn to the divers that the place they dive in evil spirit, but the divers did not flinch and continue to do diving activities. After they trekked under the sea of Bunaken, the divers discovered the sea plants on the coral reef wall and the rare fish, which amazed them for the fantastic scenery.

Since then Bunaken became a very fascinating tourist attractions in North Sulawesi. then in 1991 this place became one of the National Parks in Indonesia and in 2005 Bunaken National Park became one of the world heritage sites after being registered to UNIESCO. Bunaken National Park is currently one of the best and most popular marine parks in the world. So many local and foreign tourists who visit and see the beauty of this tourist spot.

To reach the tourist area of Bunaken National Park is not so difficult. If you are traveling by air, you can go directly to Sam Ratulangi International Airport in Manado City. The airport connects the journey to the major cities of Indonesia. In fact, for those of you who come from abroad can also land at this International Airport.

Then from Sam Ratulangi Airport proceed to Manado City by taxi, from here you can go directly to Bunaken Island. It takes about 30 minutes. On the island of Bunaken you have to go to Marina Blue Banter first. At Marina Blue Banter you sail by boat for 10-15 minutes to get to the destination.