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
Catlin Seaview Survey
The last few weeks we had the pleasure of having a research team from the Catlin Seaview Survey project as our guests, a scientific survey of the reefs of the world, funded by global specialty insurance company Catlin Group Ltd.
Murex Bangka House reef
Murex at Bangka has a healthy, rich house reef with good visibility. The Bay, where Murex resort spreads its cottages along its white beach is protected the majority of the year from the wind. However, it can be subjected to
Murex Manado House Reef
Murex Manado House Reef spreads over quite a large area. It offers shallow water coral reef patches and black volcanic sandy slope. There are dozens of reef balls placed on the house reef in small groups in depth from 10-
Dugongs and Mermaids
Recently, guests of Murex Bangka had a wonderful sighting of a Dugong and were able to video it foraging for food. Since many Facebook followers seemed to be interested in the video, we decided to post a little information on
From Greek Mythology to Manado Dive Resort
Being new to Murex I was curious about the role the Batuna's and Murex Resorts had in the evolution of diving in North Sulawesi. While speaking with Mrs. Batuna recently, she showed me a photo album a past guest had
New Oceanfront duplex Bungalows
Reserve your Oceanfront duplex Bungalow now! Murex Bangka has always been a family friendly resort and we’ve just completed 2 new duplex Bungalows. Our Oceanfront Bungalows are the perfect combination of privacy and convenience. With adjoining rooms you can put the
Underwater Hot Springs around Bangka Island
Close to Bangka Island there are several dive sites that have these underwater hot springs. Water is heated up by geothermal activity within the earth's crust and this water is pushed out through a hydrothermal vent. The vent is a
Visa on Arrival
Nationals of 62 countries may apply for a Visa on Arrival (VoA) for a length of stay of 30 days on arrival in Indonesia. A new regulation regarding this VoA has been introduced and is effective since the beginning of