About 30 minutes drive from the hustle & bustle of Manado is Tasik Ria Resort & Spa. Here with its peaceful and scenic palm fringed backdrop is a family owned and run resort that offers not only luxury and comfort but also a level of warmth and hospitality which in today's frantic world is such a rarity.

With the Bunaken National Park only a 45 min boat ride away, you can be assured of some of the best diving in the world. At Tasik Divers we can say we truly look after divers and non-divers alike!

Tasik Ria - Resort & Facilities
Comfortable rooms, exquisite dining and entertainment
With its peaceful and scenic palm fringed backdrop the family owned and run Tasik Ria Resort & Spa offers not only luxury and comfort but also a level of warmth and hospitality which in today's frantic world is a rarity. Pool View Rooms and Sea View Cottages. The resort's 34 rooms are in 3 categories, all have full air conditioning, mini bar, safety deposit boxes, en-suite bathrooms, cable tv, IDD phone and coffee/tea making facilities. Twenty standard Pool View Rooms are conveniently situated around the large free form freshwater swimming pool. Some have inter-connecting doors, ideal for families.

For those looking for a more romantic hideaway, the  Sea View Cottages offer more privacy and look out onto the beachfront, affording a beautiful view across the jetty into the horizon, in the early evening the sunsets can be spectacular, whereas our newly renovated rooms offer and outdoor bathroom experience along with vaulted ceiling with fan & AC, wall mounted lcd tv’s and sustainable wooden flooring, both affording the chance for either a romantic stroll hand in hand, sipping champagne or maybe a cocktail either in the comfort of your private veranda or in the cool atmosphere of the jetty bar.

Spa & more
During your stay let us tempt you with our luxurious spa treatments. With love and romance in mind, why not let our professional therapists rejuvenate and relax you with our "honeymoon" package in the tranquil oasis that is the Matana Spa. Leaving you to indulge yourselves in either a bubbling Jacuzzi or hot tub scented with sensual essential oils in the privacy of one of our traditional wooden gazebos. Tasik Ria Resort & Spa can cater for all your romantic needs, from arranging a wedding, honeymoon, or simply a special treat for the one you love. With personal attention from all the staff, let us prepare dishes for you from our award winning chefs. Let us look after you as only we can.

Dining:
European-trained chef and Resident Manager, Daniel Green, combines his talents with those of the Executive chef, Suwanta, to infuse the best flavors from European and Indonesian cuisine. Along with their dedicated team of chefs, their repertoire includes a delicious choice from freshly made croissants to classic beef rendang - and all tastes in between. Savour a choice of mouthwatering menus that embrace both East and West, served in the relaxed atmosphere of the Bunaken Restaurant.
Or, why not enjoy a romantic candlelit dinner for two either on the beach, around one of our two pools or undercover and away from prying eyes in our intimate wooden hideaway. Anywhere you choose, you can be assured of dedicated staff on hand for your attention.

Whether at the resorts weekly BBQ, seafood night, Indonesian style buffet or a la carte evenings, the chefs are happy to discuss and advise on favorite menus and personal dishes for events such as birthdays, honeymoons or simply a private romantic dinner!

The Pool Bar serves tropical drinks and snacks all day long whilst the Sunset Jetty Bar overlooks Manado Tua Island and offers panoramic sunset views; simply the perfect place to relax at the end of the day. Our highly trained and experienced team lives for the diving so each one is the ideal buddy for your Tasik diving experience.

DIVING:
When you have the right buddy, the right equipment, the most comfortable boat, pristine warm water, a variety of options, tasteful food and an amazing place to discover…what else do you need? The answer to that question is that it's what we do every day. We are especially attentive to all but also know that some divers need a specific care. Whatever your need, let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you.

Passionate about photography? Our wall of fame photographs is enhanced with photos from our visitors who give us their best shots. Our photography clinic is a good way to learn or to improve your skills. Our Camera Room is equipped to give you the best so you can care for and maintain your equipment.

We keep learning from each one of the disabled divers who has visited and we continue to work to make the scuba-diving accessible for all and to assure that people with impairments are given the same opportunity to enjoy dive adventures as the next person.
If you have impairments and would like us to make adjustments to meet your needs as a disabled person, please ask and we will do our best for you.
Sooner or later every serious diver learns to take underwater pictures; "I swear it was a blah shark" and no-one believes you! Get the proof! Bring your camera! We know when the right moment is to take the best shot so let us share our experience with you. Scuba diving is a safe sport but it needs proper training, equipment and preparation. That's the reason why our technical divers are there to help you.

We are also a dive destination for beginners. All divers were new once; as good buddies we will help you to get through your jitters, giving you tips and techniques. The big smile on the face of your dive guide and the support of our dive team will do the rest. We dive with small groups of 4 divers to 1 guide, so all you need to do is relax and enjoy.

If you want to explore one of the most amazing marine places on earth you don't need to be a diver to explore it. Snorkel and discover a world that will not disappoint you. You are most welcome either onboard or to snorkel from our shore. We prepare everything that you need and give you a Tasik Experience from the surface.

PADI Project AWARE Go ECO operator

Tasik Divers Manado is a PADI Project AWARE "Go ECO" operator. We are committed to environmentally responsible business practices and to providing our customers with dive experiences that enhance visitor awareness of our local aquatic environment.




Dive Sites -

Bunaken National Park -
With many wonderful sites to choose from, the Bunaken Marine Park stretches over 75,000 hectares in the deep waters of the Sulawesi Sea. There are five islands that make up the park, Siladen, Montehage, Nain and of course Bunaken. The fifth one Manado Tua stands out quite literally as it is a magnificent extinct volcano which dominates the four others and the skyline from the panoramic view from our jetty.

The beautiful corals here are to be found surrounding the islands and with a depth from 3 meters to 1300 are home to the many species or sea life to be found here, definitely making this a unique diving experience.

With drift diving being the order of the day, we let you "go with the flow" (we do try to avoid up & down currents where possible!) Let your highly specialized dive guide find you the wonders that so many guests will drift pass. Keep an eye on the "Blue" for larger pelagic.

With the water temperature an all year round 26-29°C it is a destination for all seasons, with March to October being the dry season, and the rainy season starting around November through to March/April. The hottest/sunniest time tends to be June to September, but whatever the Month, don't forget your sun cream!

Although primarily a dive destination, the shallow reefs are also a haven for many different fish, starfish and corals, possibly even turtles, thus making it a wonderful experience for snorkelers also. With the coral disappearing into the deep, that's where you will discover so much more! Due to the depths here, we recommend a maximum dive depth of around 25-30 meters, depending on certification.

Here is an idea of some of the dive sites; we do also have a fantastic "house reef" situated a few minutes off the jetty, as well as some other nearby sites that are well worth visiting such as Walet point, Coconut Cove & BMJ.

Critter Circus & House Reef including Reef Balls
Located right in front of Tasik Ria Resort & Tasik Divers, these two sites run into one another. Critter Circus is a gently sloping continuous reef with interesting critters to be found whereas Reef balls got its name from those artificial concrete Igloo shaped structures, which have been dropped on the sandy slope and have become a perfect habitat for a wide range of interesting critters, including different types of pipefish, leaf scorpion fish and flatheads. The most amazing part of this area though, is the extensive sea grass beds in the very shallows. Literally hundreds of pipefish can be found here, fingered dragonets, clown and warty frogfish, elephant trunk sea snakes, and nudibranchs.

Also just a short distance from our Jetty:
Popo Betlehem
A wordplay coming from "Better than Lembeh", describes this site perfectly well. A true "muck" dive like found in the Lembeh Straits, except with warmer water and better visibility. In the shallows extensive beds of Sea grass are found, where you can find different kinds of moray eels, pipe fishes, sea snakes, nudibranchs as well as seahorses and Frogfish. The black sandy slope has hardly any patches of reef but is full of concrete and sand filled bags with ropes attached, which hold the Oyster farm in place, which floats above water. Those offer excellent hideouts for an amazing array of critters and the ropes are used by big schools of long finned squid to attach their eggs. The whole range of "special" critters can be found on this site and photographers can easily dive here for days and days.

Popo Malcolm
To the west of Bethlehem, the black muck goes over into a patch reef on a cream coloured sandy bottom, which eventually ends up in a continuing reef with a short wall and some sand gullies. Beautifully covered in big soft coral bushes, black coral bushes, sponges and hydroids this reef has as much to offer as its "mucky" neighbour. Here too, animals like leaf scorpion fish, crocodile flatheads, Long nose Hawk fish, sail fin gobies and such can be seen but unlike Bethlehem, occasional sightings of Napoleon Wrasse and even Spotted Eagle Rays can happen.


Arguably the best sites around Bunaken are Lekuan 1, 2 and 3. These are really the same site, but with so much to see are separated. With more shelter here and lots of large nooks & crannies to explore, you are more likely to find larger fish like Napoleon wrasse, bumphead parrot fish along with sea fans, giant sponges and turtles.

Lekuan 1
Another long beautifully covered reef, located in front of Bunaken Island, which seems impossible to be done in one dive. With visibility often 30 to 40 meters, sightings of larger species such at sharks, turtles, and schools of trevally and Napoleon wrasse are very common. Start on the sandy slopes which slowly get into the wall part of the site. Bannerfish and Napoleon Wrasse are resident in this famous diving spot including school of Pyramid Butterflyfish. Small whitetip reef sharks can be found here sleeping in crevices.

Lekuan 2
Continuing the first part of the famous long reef located in front of Bunaken Island is Lekuan 2. It is a vertical wall covered with different types of hard and soft corals which have beautifully decorated this site and welcome a wide array of marine live. Great overhangs and small caves covered with soft corals combined with it's crystal clear water are one of the main reason for wide-angle photographer's to visit this site. Napoleon Wrasse and big Green Turtles often visit this area. It is also a good place to find Purple Dart and Sailfin Gobies.

Lekuan 3
One of Bunaken Best dive sites, as it starts with a nice sandy slope with underwater pinnacles and continues to a wall, which drops to over 200m. Groups of Jacks and Barracudas are often found. Not to miss the small creatures who are resident to this site too, like cleaner shrimps, a nice variety of Nudibranchs and Flat worms to name a few. Gorgonians and big sponges decorate the wall in a magnificent way and complete it with a huge range of colorful fishes.

Barracuda point
...is as its name suggests a great place to see schooling giant Barracuda alongside jacks & tuna, this is one of the sites on Montehage Island. You can expect to see a huge school of up to 200 great barracudas, and large schools of giant and big-eye trevally, and bumphead parrotfishes with up to 30m visibility its a delight. The large sand slope is also a favourite of dogtooth tuna and eagle rays. Currents can be unpredictable here so it is only advisable for the experienced diver.

Siladen 1 & 2
Siladen Island is a small island surrounded by a beautiful white sandy beach. The southern side of Siladen Island, Siladen 1 has a vertical wall in large steps. The reef top is spectacular with a huge variety of hard & soft corals, and it is therefore an excellent spot for snorkeling. The colours of the corals here are just amazing - it is always amazing to find up to 10 different-coloured feather stars attached to a single large sponge. the sandy bottom offers lots of tiny creatures to be observed. White tip Reef Sharks are regular visitors as current is often present on this site. Siladen 2, on the northeast side, is a white sandy slope with big boulders, soft corals, and table corals. Larger pelagics frequent the area, including sharks, Napoleon wrasse, and bumphead parrotfish. Due to its strong current, this is a site for advanced divers only.

Panggulingan
This site starts off with a slope going down to 30m and then continues to a vertical wall with a large reef flat rising to about 5m. Large Schools of big sized Barracudas, Bat fish Napoleon Wrasse, schooling Banner fish and Butterfly fish can easily be found in this area. There are quite strong prevailing currents on this site, which make it a good place to see Sharks and Spotted Eagle Rays.

There is also a diveable wreck, The Molas, which from what we can discern, takes its name from the village of Molas, on the more Northern side of Manado. The history books are not too clear about its fate, but we again have good reason to believe it was torpedoed around 1942. Sitting upright starting around 10m the propeller sits at 40m. Although not safe for penetration, remember to bring your dive light. You can opt to "sit out" the wreck and explore a reef close by instead.

Batu Hitam (Black Rock)
This site is the continuation of the Molas wreck reef slope in an easterly direction. It is a gentle dive with hardly any currents and great for macro lovers. The reef consists of a sandy slope with coral patches and finishes off as a little wall. Great for critters like ribbon eels, rare nudibranchs, leaf fish and frogfish, crocodile flatheads and such. It is a perfect dive to do in combination with the Molas wreck.

Celah - Celah (Cracks)
This site offers a deep wall with large cracks everywhere. A great site especially with a bright sunlight passing through and brightens up the blue water. It is one of the favorite areas for photographers.

Mandolin
...tops out near the surface, with a wall that is alive with fishes such as fusiliers, surgeon fish, unicorn fish and bannerfish. Mandolin is named after the same traditional musical instrument due to its shape from a birds eye view. Small schools of Reef Fish, Angelfish, Bumphead Parrotfish and Gobies are there for your enjoyment. Not to forget the groups of large sized Barracudas, together with different colours and types of sea fans. In the deeper part, there is possibility to see Blacktip Reef Sharks.

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