Battle of the House Reefs – Part 2
3 Sixty Minute Dives: The Battle of the House Reefs is On – Part II Our intrepid Blogger continues the quest to find the winner of the “Battle of the House Reefs” as the Murex Manado, Murex Bangka and Lembeh Resort
Battle of the house reefs part 1
3 Sixty Minute Dives: The Bangka House Reef We have recently challenged our intrepid Blogger to dive the House Reef at each of our three resorts: Murex Manado, Murex Bangka and Lembeh Resort to see how they fair when they go
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