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Indonesia Dive Resorts | Indonesia Liveaboards

Bali: Mimpi Resort Menjangan | Mimpi Resort Tulamben | Scuba Seraya Resort
Kalimantan: Maratua Paradise Resort | Nabucco Island Maluku: Maluku Divers

North Sulawesi, Bangka: Bangka Bungalows
Bunaken: Gangga Island Resort | Kima Bajo Resort | Minahasa Lagoon | Murex | Santika | Siladen Resort | Tasik Ria
Lembeh Strait: Black Sand Dive Retreat | Kasawari Lembeh Resort | Kungkungan Bay Resort | Lembeh Cottages | Lembeh Resort
Buyat Bay: Lembeh Resort in Combo with Buyat Bay

Raja Ampat: Kri Island Resort | Misool Eco Resort | Raja4Divers | Raja Ampat Dive Lodge | Sorido Bay Resort
Wakatobi: Wakatobi Dive Resort

North Sulawesi

If you have the desire for an exciting and unusual destination for your next dive holiday, then North Sulawesi is perfect. In this tropical paradise you can explore one of the worlds most unspoiled marine wilderness areas, fully protected from spearfishing, coral or fish collecting, the rich coral life and unbelievable sea gardens are a diver's dream come true.

Spectacular marine life yields a kaleidoscopic submarine view of endless varieties of corals and tropical fish. The area consists of several National Parks, the best known diving areas are as follows; The Bunaken National Park and Lembeh Island. What you see will blow your mind, fantastic underwater walls, cut with many crevices and caves. A collection of marine life thrives: red and orange encrusting sponges, christmas tree worms, basket and tube sponges, soft and hard corals of all colors, sea fans, anemones stoked with clown fish, red-blue-pink and brown starfish, bright colored crinoids, giant tunicates, sea-whips, nudibranch (Spanish dancer), transparent and red striped coral shrimps, lobsters, crabs, thousands of ornamental coral fish and the larger pelagics. Often seen are giant Napolean wrasse, angel fish, turtles, blue ribbon eels, stingray and eagleray, snapper, grouper, tuna and sea-snakes. You will bewitched by the unspoiled beauty, nature at her very best. This is a world yet to be discovered

Gangga Island Resort & Spa

Manado, Lembeh, Bunaken & Bangka - More than a diving paradise -

On the tip of a small island near Manado in North Sulawesi, Indonesia, lies Gangga Island Resort & Spa. The resort's fifteen wooden bungalows are discreetly set on the edge of a long, white sand beach in the shade of coconut trees.

Gangga Island - Location An unparalleled scuba diving experience is waiting for you at Gangga! Gangga offers sensational diving where you can get up close and personal with diverse and remarkable sea life from both the Indian and the Pacific Oceans. The resort is an ideal starting point for the diving sites of Bangka Island, Bunaken National Marine Park and Lembeh Strait, making it a favorite destination for underwater photographers.

For both divers and non-divers the picturesque white sand beach, the large salt-water pool, a traditional spa and the high quality of service at Gangga Island Resort will guarantee a peaceful and relaxing stay.

The magic of Gangga Island...

The resort lies on a white sand beach surrounded by a garden of tropical trees and plants at the base of a jungle covered hill. Your stay with us begins with our air-conditioned vehicle picking you up from the Manado International Airport and taking you through the beautiful North Sulawesi countryside. After an hour's drive you arrive at a pier, where one of our spacious boats is waiting to take you across the strait to Gangga Island.

Upon your arrival on the island, our staff will welcome and assist you to settle down in one of the fifteen wooden bungalows built on stilts with high ceilings and a spacious veranda overlooking the beach. Your elegantly furnished room will have air conditioning, a ceiling fan, a satellite television with international channels, a bathroom with hot water, tea and coffee making facilities and a mini bar.

Gangga Island Resort features:

• The fully-equipped Gangga Divers dive center
• A salt-water eternity swimming pool on the edge of the ocean
• The Pasung SPA
• Two restaurants serving Mediterranean and Indonesian dishes
• A full bar
• Free babysitting services
• A boutique featuring an exclusive selection of jewelry, textiles and gifts from around Indonesia

Discover the Underwater Worlds of Bangka, Lembeh Strait and Bunaken

Gangga Diver's PADI Five Star Dive Center is run by International dive instructors. Qualified guides and dive masters pride themselves in offering very personalized diving service to suit and divers of all levels of experience. The dive center provides racks for each room to store equipment and has toilet and shower facilities with hot water- perfect for after those night dives.

With its more than 30 world-class diving locations, the island offers a wonderful variety of marine life with rare species and pristine reefs. Gangga is the ideal starting point for diving the Bangka Archipelago, Bunaken National Marine Park (near Manado) and Lembeh Strait. During your stay, the dive guides will help you discover the marvelous underwater world and see the astonishingly rich variety of flora and fauna which delights underwater photographers. Scientists of marine biology from all over the world come to study and photograph the marine life found here.

Gangga Divers has 5 all-wood boats specifically built for diving, three with onboard toilets, all with easy on and off access. The engine power ranges from 80 plus horsepower to 360 plus. The staff on the boats is trained to anticipate all your diving needs. Each boat is also full stocked with towels, freshwater tanks for cameras, drinking water, hot drinks and snacks.

Gangga Divers also has a regulator service room and three of the guides have diplomas for repairing and maintaining Scuba Pro and Aqualung regulators.

Being a member of the North Sulawesi Watersports Association (NSWA), Gangga Island Resort is committed to protecting the local reefs and is involved in conservation and development projects aimed at helping the local communities create sustainable tourism activities.

Management:

Gangga Island Resort & SPA is operated by a couple of Professional Hoteliers. Gaspare and Hanne are educated in Hotel Management in Denmark and Switzerland. Gaspare is a Certified Hotel Administrator by the AHMA (American Hotel & Motel Association); together they have managed 5 Stars Hotels and Hotel Schools in Europe and Asia. Gaspare has a long association with Indonesia where in the eighties he assisted the Ministry of Tourism in the opening of the first Vocational Hotel Institute in Bali. They find in Gangga a congenial way of life; they are keen and experienced diving professionals and in love with the environment and the people of North Sulawesi.

Their mission is to develop an Eco Resort where the protection of the marine resources and the development of the local villagers are paramount. They strive to create a resort for serious divers who also like comfort, good service and good food, and last but not least a good SPA treatment after a day of diving. Their professionalism reflects on the attention and care that all the staff of Gangga from the guide to the cook provides to the guests and contribute to making every day a new and pleasant experience.

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