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Dear Travellers Hope you all had a fab 4th of July. We celebrated at the new Hard Rock Hotel in Macau where the party for 3,000 people was cancelled due to rain, grrrrrr (more on that to come!). Read on for more top stories, hot shots, travel videos and the latest from our blog. Thanks and happy travels, The iloho team www.iloho.com

Top Travel News Stories

The 96th Tour de France kicked off last week. To get into the spirit of things, here is a list of the top cycling holidays in Europe. Read more...

Paris's marchés aux puces, or flea markets, are centuries old. Scouring the stalls for treasure is one of the best ways to get under-the-skin of the City of Lights and bag yourself some serious bargains in the process. Read more...

Do miles make you an airline's least valuable flyer? No doubt this question has sprung to mind if you've cashed in hard-earned air miles for a free air ticket. Find out just how far down the pile you rate when you travel with airlines for "free". Read more...

Travel Video of the Week

At The Edge of The Kingdom: Yushu Horse Festival by WildChinaTravel WildChina says: "Every July, an ancient Tibetan town in western China, Jyekundo, hosts one of the world's greatest historical equestrian events - the Yushu Horse Racing Festival." Get a taste of the festival here.

On the Blog

If you're willing to venture off-the-beaten track in Scotland you'll be rewarded with stunning islands, gorgeous beaches, charming villages, and a peaceful experience where time slows down. Read more...   Unleash your hidden Hollywood diva next time you travel to London. Claridge's and Christian Dior have teamed up to offer guests the "Dior Dressing Table at Claridge's" experience. Read more...

Hot shots

St Paul's Cathedral, London by izzyoconnor Izzy says: "A picture of the London landmark, St. Paul's Cathedral, in the summer sun. There was a red tour bus parked outside, sadly these old Routemaster buses are few and far between now, so it was good to get a photo of one on my travels to London."  For more travel photos of London, click here.  Please do add your own!

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Bunaken marine park, pt 2

Bunaken National Marine Park ranks amongst the best snorkeling destinations in the world. Here you have a rare combination of marine bio-diversity And Bunaken Island is Surrounded by reefs that are more or less easily accessible from the beaches, and crystal clear water with visibility up to 40 metes. Naturally, the first tourists to Bunaken were keen divers on the look out for a new destination.
Now days Snorkelers from all over the world are traveling to Bunaken to see what all the "Fuss" is about.
Bunaken National Marine Park Manado with its pristine reefs, kaleidoscope of colours and unequalled abundance of marine life will remain with you, beckoning you to return time and time again.





Liang beach is the main beach of Bunaken island, located on the west side. Its located 2km from Bunaken village and about 1km from the middle of the eastside ( Pangalisan, Bunaken Timur ). You can go snorkelling just from shore.

Some 20,000 people live on the natural resources of Bunaken National Marine Park. Although there are inevitable conflicts between resource protection and use by people, the Indonesian government is taking a fairly unusual and pragmatic approach to park management. The idea is to promote wise resource use while preventing overexploitation. Local communities, government officials, dive resort operators, local nature groups, tourists and scientists have played an active role in developing exclusive zones for diving, wood collection, fishing and other forms of utilization.
If successful, Bunaken Marine Park will stand as an important example of how Sulawesi, and the rest of Indonesia, can work to protect its natural resources.



Manado can be reach from Jakarta, Bali, Singapore or Kualalumpur by direct flight daily or three times perweek. While from Manado harbour, Bunaken is only less than an hour by public boat.
There are various homestays on the island from budget minded traveller to upmarket tourist.
Bunaken truly is wonder of the world, a tropical paradise in the pacific.

bunaken marine park, north sulawesi

Bunaken, manado can be reach by direct flight from Jakarta, Bali, Singapore.

The Bunaken National Marine Park lies just of the coast off Manado, north Sulawesi, was formally established in 1991 and is among the first of Indonesia's growing system of marine parks. The park covers a total surface area of 89,065 hectares, 97% of which is overlain by sparkling clear, warm tropical water. The remaining 3% of the park is terrestrial, including the five islands of Bunaken, Manado Tua, Mantehage, Nain and Siladen. Although each of these islands has a special character, it is the aquatic ecosystem that attracts most naturalists.


Bunaken Island, right in the heart of the award-winning Bunaken Marine Park, the diving offers beautiful corals, lots of fish, amazing small critters, and some larger exciting creatures including reef sharks, turtles and barracudas.

The Bunaken - Manado Tua National Marine Park geographically located in Indo Pacific region and holds the richest marine diversity on the planet, where the Bunaken island is considered to be one of the top diving destinations.


Bunaken island received some publicity when the marine biologist Dr. Mark Erdmann found a living Coelacanth here, a specie of fish some 60 million years old and have never been seen before.
Bunaken Island is the main island of the theMarine National Park and became famous through it's world class diving and snorkling spots.

The 5 island were established as marine park in 1991.
Indeed, Bunaken was identified as home for more fish species than even the Great Barrier Reef by the International Oceanographic Institute. There are quite many phantastic places around Bunaken Island but also on the neighbouring Islands and the mainland are wonderful places, wich you should not miss.
bunaken liang beach
bunaken sunset

bunaken underwater life
A high diversity on corals, fish and special underwater creatures.
Bunaken National Marine Park is chosen as a one of "10 Top Snorkeling Spots" in the world by Forbes Traveler.com.

The waters around Bunaken island are home to dolphins, whales, turtles, sharks, rays, sea snakes, sea cows, barracudas, tunas and the list goes on.
Bunaken was identified as home for more fish species than even the Great Barrier Reef by the International Oceanographic Institute.

Water temperatures in Bunaken island vary between 27-30 degrees Celsius all year around with a visibility generally between 20 40 meters

There are many options for guest to take advantage of the outstanding snorkeling opportunities just 100 meters in front of the resort, at dawn or night above the magnificent drop-offs.
Remote, unspoiled, Bunaken with its stunningly romantic settings, private beach and extraordinary house reef makes an excellent choice for couples, groups of friends, families, divers and non-divers alike.