Gangga Island The closest city is Manado, capital of the North Sulawesi (former Celebes) which is one hour by car and 30 minutes by boat from 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. It is an ideal starting point for the dive sites of Bangka Island, Bunaken National Marine Park and the world famous muck diving of the Lembeh Strait, making it a favorite destination for underwater photographers.
To enhance the underwater experience, Pulau Gangga's in-house marine biologist offers seminars to preface the diving at the world famous Bunaken National Marine Park and the Lembeh Strait, where the biodiversity reaches the highest levels, and she will accompany you during snorkeling excursions. If you are lucky, You may even see the sirens! …Yes, they really exist and live in the form of the Dugong, a large and charming mammal of the Sirenides species. They live in the shallow waters of these islands and have been observed basking in the setting sun of a Gangga evening.
From Pulau Gangga it is an easy trip to visit the Minahasa Highlands, scattered with active volcanoes, and Lake Tondano, a scenic crater lake, and the Tangkoko National Park, home to the world's smallest primate, the tarsier.
DiveGangga Diver's PADI Five Star Dive Center is run by International dive instructors, with qualified guides and dive masters, offering a personalised 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.
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