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Ocean Rover

A 19th century Dutch writer once described Indonesia as "wrapped around the Equator like an emerald band". Ever since, this island nation has captured the imagination of everyone who visited there. Those who have explored the underwater world of Indonesia's agree that it has one of the most diverse marine environments on the planet.

North Sulawesi, the area around Manado, is one of the best-known diving destinations in the country. It is easily accessible by air fromSingapore with Silk Air four times a week andJakarta & Bali with Garuda Airlines daily. The topside scenery is dramatic with jungle clad mountains and volcanoes dominating the landscape. Unlike most of Indonesia, North Sulawesi's inhabitants are devout Christians and a pleasant sense of calm and peacefulness prevails.

After our successful first series of cruises in the summer of 2004, we decided to return to this unique area for a three month period every year and conduct a limited number of 9-day cruises.

Ocean Rover's departure point in Manado is the deep-sea port of Bitung in theLembeh Straits. Each cruise will start and finish with a full day of diving in this location of choice for underwater photographers in search of unique macro subjects.

Our divers will also spend time enjoying the world-class diving around Bunaken National Marine Park and Bangka Island. Here divers will encounter spectacular walls and reefs of hard and soft corals, an underwater environment that has enchanted divers from all over the globe.

Ocean Rover then journeys further north to a chain of volcanic islands, the Sangihe Archipelago: dozens of islands, some of which are over fifteen hundred meters high and densely covered by coconut palms. This area has some of the deepest and clearest water on the planet.

Some of the highlights include an underwater lava flow, a natural hot spring jacuzzi and a dive at Mahangatang, an underwater volcano which releases silver bubbles into the sea, an unforgettable sight. Conditions permitting, we also do a spectacular pinnacle dive at Para Island. And because a Sulawesi cruise is not complete without a day at Minahasa and Popo (a.k.a. Bethlehem), we visit these newly discovered critter sites as well.

Overall, Ocean Rover offers the most comfortable way of experiencing all that North Sulawesi has to offer in one single cruise.

Part of each cruise will take place in the Lembeh Straits. The reefs surrounding Lembeh Island offer an immense variety of marine life and have become the destination of choice for underwater photographers in search of unique macro subjects: wasp fish, weedy/lacy scorpion fish, pygmy seahorse, nudibranchs and frogfish to name but a few.

Passengers on our cruises will also spend time enjoying the world-class diving around Bunaken National Marine Park as well as Bangka Island. Here divers will encounter spectacular walls and reefs of hard and soft corals, an underwater environment that has enchanted divers from all over the globe.

Ocean Rover then journeys further north to a chain of volcanic islands, the Sangihe Archipelago: dozens of islands, some of which are over fifteen hundred meters high and densely covered by coconut palms. This area has some of the deepest and clearest water on the planet. Some of the highlights include an underwater lava flow, a naturalhot spring jacuzzi and a dive at Mahangatang, an underwater volcano which releases silver bubbles into the sea, an unforgettable sight.

Passengers staying at Kungkungan Bay or Lembeh Resort before or after the cruise will be picked up and dropped off at the resort docks in Lembeh Strait.

A typical 9 day itinerary will do 38-42 dives.

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