Bunaken National Park

       Bunaken National Park is very representative of Indonesian tropical water ecosystems consisting of mangrove ecosystems, seagrass beds, coral reefs, and land / coastal ecosystems. The total area of National Park is 79,056 hectares of land and marine areas. The northern part consists of 62,150 ha and the southern part consists of 16,906 ha.

       In the northern part consists of the island of Bunaken, Manado Tua island, the island Montehage, Siladen island, the island Nain, Nain Small island, and some coastal areas of Cape Pisok. While in the Southern Cape coast includes some of Palm.

        The total area of National Park is 79,056 hectares of land and marine areas. The northern partconsists of 62,150 ha and the southern part consists of 16,906 ha. Area of each island.

       There are two major seasons in Bunaken National Park area: the wet season and dry season. In the Wet, cold northwest winds occur from November to April and carry a big rain and dangerous for the plunge into the sea. In the dry season, winds southwestly occurred between May to October and brings dry winds and relatively calm sea. The average air temperature in the Garden is 27C with monthly fluctuations ranged from 10°C to 20C. Minimum air temperature monthly average is 19C, while the monthly maximum air temperature is 34C. Sea surface temperature around the park ranges between 27C and 29C throughout the year. However, higher sea water temperature 30oC at low tide.What is the level of rainfall in Tamana National Park?

Average rainfall in the northern part of the Garden of 3001-3500 mm per year, and the southern average is 2501 -3000 mm per year.

       Potential land islands national park is rich in species of palm, sago, woka, silar and coconut. Types of animals living in terrestrial and coastal including Sulawesi black macaques (Macaca nigra nigra), deer (Cervus timorensis Russa), and possum (Ailurops ursinus ursinus).

       Plant species in the mangroves of Bunaken National Park namely Rhizophora sp., Sonneratia sp., Lumnitzera sp., And Bruguiera sp. This forest is rich with various kinds of crab, shrimp, mollusks and various types of sea birds such as seagulls, herons, sea virgin, and cangak sea.

       
       This type of algae found in this national park include the type of Caulerpa sp., Halimeda sp., And Padina sp. Seagrass beds are dominated mainly on the island Montehage, and Nain island of Thalassia hemprichii, Enhallus acoroides, and Thalassodendron ciliatum.

       Recorded 13 species of live coral in the waters of Bunaken National Park, dominated by fringing reefs and coral reef barrier. The most interesting is that the high vertical cliffs 25-50 meters. There are about 91 species of fish in the waters of Bunaken National Park, including fish gusumi horse (Hippocampus horse), white oci (Seriola rivoliana), yellow tail lolosi (Lutjanus kasmira), goropa (Ephinephelus spilotoceps and Pseudanthias hypselosoma), ila trunk (Scolopsis bilineatus) , and others. Types of mollusks like giant clams (Tridacna gigas), head of the goat (Cassis cornuta), hollow nautilus (Nautilus pompillius), and tunikates / ascidians.

 The best visiting season: May to August each year.       

How to reach the location: Bunaken National Park can be reached via the port of Manado, Marina Nusantara Diving Centre (NDC) in the District of Molas and Marina Blue Banter. From Manado harbor by boat to the island Siladen motor can be reached 20 minutes, 30 minutes Bunaken island, island Montehage 50 minutes and 60 minutes Nain island. From Blue Banter Marina with a yacht that is available to the tourist area on the island of Bunaken are within 10 -15 minutes, while from the port of NDC to the dive sites at Bunaken island by speed boat to within approximately 20 minutes. Please come and try out the beauty in the Bunaken national marine park, good fun.

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