Tasik Ria Resort Spa & Diving

Go Diving
The on-site Tasik Divers Manado is a PADI 5 Star Dive Centre and offers guided diving all year round. The western part of the Bunaken Marine Park is just 30 minutes boat ride away from the resort and Bunaken island itself reached in about 70 minutes. The dive centre has four day boats, complete with toilets and showers and a sundeck to relax on in between dives. Typically, the day boats set off in the morning to make 2 dives in the Bunaken marine park, with lunch served on board. Snacks and soft drinks are also served throughout the dive day.

The dive centre also has two fast speedboats, available for private charters or small groups.

Tasik Divers are very committed to customer satisfaction and keep the dive groups small, at just 4 divers per guide, ensuring that photographers in particular have the time and space they need to capture the wonderful marine life to be found in the Bunaken reefs.

Tangkoko National Park
Tangkoko National Park is home to the world’s smallest nocturnal primate –the Tarsius Spectrum- which is endemic to Sulawesi. This tiny little creature measures around 15cm from head to tail. With a bit of luck, you may also stumble across black tailless macaques, cuscus and the large hornbill bird, amongst other flora and fauna.

This trip is a nice way to end your stay at Dive Into Lembeh, allowing you time to off-gas before flying the next day. The tour starts after lunch, so you can still dive in the morning, and you will be back at the resort around 19:00pm, in time for dinner. We strongly advise people to wear long trousers with socks and trainers, as you will go into the rainforest where there are mosquitoes, ants and other insects.

The guide cost per person for this trip is US $75 and includes a local lunch, bottled water, English speaking guide and air-conditioned transportation. A minimum of two people is required to run the trip.

Minahasa Highland Tour
Full day tour commencing after breakfast at around 08:00AM and you will be back in the resort in time for dinner. We take you to visit a variety of sights around the highlands of North Sulawesi, including:-

• “Sawangan”, an ancient cemetery with beautifully decorated graves called “Waruga”, that each tell their own story.
• The small village of Woloan, where you can see the Minahasan traditional houses being built, ready for delivery or shipping.
• The traditional food and flower market in Tomohon.
• The high hill of “Rurukan”, with views that stretch as far as the Lembeh Strait in the distance.
• The beautiful “Lake Tondano”, where the mountain air is cool (600 m above sea level) and where you have a beautiful view of the lake and can see the hot spring.
• “Lake Linau” –also known as the three coloured lake- because of the volcanic gas around the shores. 

The guide cost per person for this trip is US $90 and includes a local lunch, bottled water, English speaking guide and air-conditioned transportation. A minimum of two people is required to run this trip.

Please note that at some of the above mentioned sights, it is greatly appreciated to leave a small donation for the local communities, which are not included in the cost of the tour. Please also note: you are in the Minahasa highlands and they do sell local “delicacies” (think bats, jungle-rats and dogs), so please let your guide know if you do not want to see these and we will avoid this section of the market.