Manado, Bunaken Island Trailing leg is not difficult. For those of you who visit to Manado by air, road to Bunaken Island not far from the airport. You only need to reach the port or dock in Manado to continue the journey by boat to the island of Bunaken.
Backpacker travelers in small quantities that are one or two people, it is advisable to depart from the dock Kuala jeans. From Sam Ratulangi Airport, tourists can ride public transportation to Terminal Pal 2. After that you can connect it to the Market umun transportation 45. From there, you just need to walk approximately 15 minutes to get to the dock Kuala jeans.
"Approximately 45 minutes. To bacpacker we give advice through there," said the tour guide, Leon (29), to KompasTravel in Manado, North Sulawesi, on Monday (26/10/2015).
A trip to Bunaken Island from Kuala jeans was not much. Only 45 minutes, you will reach a paradise of diving in the world. Travelers just need to ride a taxi boat or commonly called by local residents. The price was not expensive, only $ 3 for one road leading to the island of Bunaken. However, passengers have to wait. The reason is, this ship will be the way, after fully charged.
Meanwhile, if you do not want to be bothered, then a trip through a tour agency can be enjoyed by tourists. Many agencies are now emerging through the online system. You can choose your own criteria for a travel agency to Bunaken Island.
Arriving on the island of Bunaken, if through travel agents, no need to bother. Therefore, all facilities are provided, both for lodging, meals, up to a game for snorkeling or diving.
If you are a backpacker, certainly have to find a place to stop and others. Type of venue in Bunaken Island quite a lot. Ranging from houses, homestay until the resort. Each offers a sense and different facilities.
Houses, for instance, you do not need to pay expensive. Simply ask permission from the owner of the house, and you can share the cost of cooking to eat per day. Meanwhile, for homestay and resort, you can pay a minimum of about $ 20 and $ 100. With the cost of the facilities offered was different.
For the backpacker, you can rent snorkeling equipment at a price cheap enough at $ 10 per day. Meanwhile, for diving, the owner of rental equipment has its own price range.
Just the tips for those who want to visit the Bunaken Island, famous place is visited in May to August. Meanwhile, in December and January, the water in the ocean tide. Thus, tourists are advised to visit in the months of solid off-season visits or during high tides.
