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CELEBES DIVERS

Celebes Divers operates out of Mapia Resort in Manado (right) and Onong Resort on Siladen Island (below). Four large traditional wooden boats carry up to 40 divers in total and are each equipped with an oxygen tank, first aid kit and toilet. The crew, who are all trained in Emergency First Response, will also set up your dive equipment for you. Dive equipment is available for rent and Nitrox is FREE for appropriately certified divers.

During the dives you will be guided in small groups of 4-5 divers for safety reasons, as well as to guarantee that everyone can enjoy observing even the smallest critters. Of course, the professional guides give everybody more than enough time and space to film or photograph everything. The groups are organized according to experience level to ensure that all divers get the most out of their dives. In between dives, cookies, fresh fruit, water, tea & coffee are served.

Most of the diving from Mapia Resort is done on the Sulawesi coastline, which can be described as a cross between Lembeh Strait and Bunaken Island. On some dive sites you can find the best of both worlds…critters and nudibranchs in the beginning, followed by beautiful corals in a coral garden or at a small wall. After two dives in the morning you'll return to the resort for lunch at around 1 pm. After lunch you may spend the afternoon however you'd like: relaxing in the pool, shopping in Manado or enjoying another boat dive at around 3 pm or a dive on the house reef with or without a guide. Around 6 pm you may choose to enjoy a night dive on the house reef to see a completely different set of creatures. Although diving the Sulawesi Coast is diving at its best, trips to Lembeh Strait and Bunaken Island, as well as Mandarin Fish dives, are organized weekly.

Most of the diving from Onong Resort is done on the islands of Bunaken and Manado Tua, where stunning walls drop down to 300 meters or more. Most of the dives are "drift-dives" with currents ranging between moderate and quite strong. The boats with their skilled crew will be standing by to pick you up as soon as you surface. After two dives in the morning you'll return to the resort for lunch at around 1 pm. After lunch you may spend the afternoon however you'd like: relaxing on the beach or enjoying another boat dive at around 3 pm or a dive on the house reef with or without a guide. Around 6 pm you may choose to enjoy a night dive on the house reef to see a completely different set of creatures. Mandarin Fish dives are also organized on a regular basis.