Easily accessible

Unlike many other famous dive destinations, Bunaken can be reached easily. Once you arrive at Manado Airport it takes less than two hours to get to the resort and if you make a reservation, the trip from the airport will be arranged and escorted by our resort.

Since Gecko dive center is located on Bunaken Island, you are very close to the many dive sites in the Bunaken area. Many good spots are only a 10 minute boat ride away from the resort.

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Welcome to Gecko dive center

Dive the amazing walls of Bunaken with Gecko dive center, a professional dive center that offers not only dive and snorkel tours but also PADI dive courses. Experienced local dive guides are available to guide you through the underwater wonders of Bunaken National Park. Expect to see more than you ever imagined possible on daily dive trips around Bunaken and to further away dive sites within the Bunaken National Park.

Gecko dive center is owned and managed by Ron Sierveld, a Dutch PADI dive instructor with many years of experience in the Bunaken area. Ron has lived and worked on Bunaken for over 10 years and therefore has a lot of knowledge about this famous dive destination.

Gecko dive center is located on the premises of Cicak Senang resort on Bunaken's Liang Beach, a long sandy bay on the south side of the island. Cicak Senang means Happy Gecko in the Indonesian language and that is how the dive center got its name.



Bunaken

Bunaken is famous throughout the world to keen scuba divers and snorkelers for the steep drop offs that surround the island. Together with the islands Siladen, Manado Tua, Mantehage and Nain and some parts of the coastline along the mainland, Bunaken island is part of Bunaken National Park, located just off the coast of Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Unparalleled in its marine biodiversity, Bunaken National Park sprawls over 89,000 acres, sporting not only an abundance of coral reef fish, but also a heady mix of hard and soft corals, many at shallow depths, making it the perfect spot for snorkeling as well as diving.

Bunaken has two main beaches, Liang Beach on the south side of the island and Pangalisang Beach on the east side. The coral reef lies all around the island, so both beaches offer amazing snorkeling and scuba diving possibilities.

The two beaches are joined by a path that also joins the three villages on the island. It takes about half an hour to 45 minutes to walk from Liang to Pangalisang. On Bunaken there are no cars, the only means of transport are by foot or on a motorbike.

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