Stand Up Paddle Board – SUP
Don’t Get Bored - Get Active and Grab a Stand Up Paddle Board!! Are you looking for a bit more action in your surface intervals? Are you bringing the kids with you and want to get them active and have some fun? Are
Hippocampus Makes Happy Campers
Monthly Marine Life Feature: Seahorses This month our marine life Blog takes a look at seahorses species of North Sulawesi: where they can be found, how to recognise them and how to see as many species as possible during your Murex
Up Close and “Personnel” : Basrah
Murex’s Senior Dive Guide Frequently guests who dive with Murex make friends with their dive guides and many guests say that they are keen to know more about them – in and out of the water! To help you to get
10 Facts About Spinner Dolphins (Stenella longirostris)
One of the highlights of staying at Murex Manado Resort and diving in the Bunaken Marine Park is the incredible pods of spinner dolphins that we see while out on the boats. Imagine cruising over millpond still, crystal clear water,
Passport to Paradise
With Murex Guests Robyn and Scott As most of you probably know Murex Dive Resorts operates 2 resorts and 1 dive center in North Sulawesi’s top diving areas: The Lembeh Strait, Manado - Bunaken and Bangka Island. What you may not
The quest for Lynne’s Pipefish
Diving in the coral triangle never gets boring. You think you have seen it all but then always something new and exiting pops up. Over the last months I had several conversations with our dive guide Aswar regarding a pipefish he
You don’t bite the critter that cleans you!
You would think if you swam around in water all day you’d be clean, so why on earth would a fish need to be cleaned? Seems kind of redundant doesn’t it? Well it’s not like they have soap and shampoo,
Q-Divers duikvakantie op Sulawesi
Eind oktober was het eindelijk zover, de jaarlijkse duikvakantie van duikvereniging “Q-divers” uit Culemborg, we vertrekken vol verwachting met 10 leden richting Sulawesi. Na een voorspoedig verlopen reis vanuit Amsterdam naar Singapore en daarna door naar Manado, worden we opgehaald door
Free snorkel lesson and House Reef dive
The walls and reefs in the Bunaken National Park and around Bangka Island are some of the best in the world. Fortunately, you don’t have to be a diver to experience them; snorkelers can admire the beauty of these amazing
Story from a dive legend!
I take great pride when I look back on a mainly trouble-free diving career spanning some 45 years and more than 10,000 dives. Aside from a couple of minor hits of the bends and a few scary encounters with sharks