SILADEN Island, Sulawesi – 2023


In 2023, we returned to the locations of our very first dive adventures,
Silden Island, near Manado and the Lembeh Straights, Indonesia.

The Bunaken Marine Park has changed – conservation policies have been successful, with healthy reefs and a fantastic explosion of turtles – we would see at least a dozen on most dives inside the national park. Elsewhere, there are many new sites that focus on smaller, unusual critters,  making Siladen a great all-round destination that more than lived up to our memories.


Read more about diving Sulawesi :
Manado: Bunaken Marine Park | Manado: Coastal regions


1 - Depan Kampung/Green Turtle • 2 - Tiwoho/False Clown Anemonefish • 3 - Mandolin  • 4 - Jalan Masuk/Ornate Ghost Pipefish • 5 - Mandolin/Green Turtle  • 6 - Darunu Point/Yellowbarred Jawfish  • 7 - Kalumpang/Hairy Squat Lobster
• 8 - Lekuan Three/Green Turtle • 9 - Jalan Masuk/Reptilian Snake Eel  • 10 - Jalan Masuk/Ornate Ghost Pipefish
• 11 - Fukui • 12 - Darunu Point/Blue Triggerfish Juvenile