9 Facts About Hard Corals
Bunaken Marine Park is known for it’s incredible hard corals and is home to over 390 different coral species. The stunning coral reefs and walls support an incredible diversity of marine life which depends on the corals for food and
8 Essential Scuba Diving Techniques
It’s easy with time to forget some of the basic diving techniques that we learned in our scuba training courses. To refresh your memory here are 8 diving tips that will help you to dive like a Pro, whatever your
Tasikoki Black Macaque Rescue
Murex Dive Operations Manager, Pim van Schendel was recently involved in the successful rescue of a black crested macaque (locally called Yaki) from one of the local villages close to Murex Manado. Read on to find out more! The male black
The Pioneering History of Murex Dive Resorts
Murex Dive Resorts was founded in 1988 by Dr. Hanny and his wife, Ineke Batuna. As the first scuba diver in North Sulawesi, Dr. Batuna pioneered many of the dive sites we dive today including our most popular sites at
Dive, Discover & Protect North Sulawesi’s Reefs
The stunning reefs and rare marine life of North Sulawesi are well documented and we recognize that we are very fortunate to be based in such an incredible area. We are extremely privileged to have easy access to some of
Up Close and Personnel with Murex Dive Guide Laurens
Many of you who have dived with us will be familiar with our Murex Dive Guide Laurens. Laurens is a favorite guide with many of our guests and he is well known for his permanent smile! In this edition of
8 Things You Never Knew About Banded Sea Kraits
Here at Murex Dive Resorts in North Sulawesi we are lucky enough to see banded sea kraits at many of our dive sites. We say “lucky” because despite many misconceptions and fears of snakes these are a quiet species and
Roger Tours Passport to Paradise
Roger Tours’ North Sulawesi Passport to Paradise This week we welcomed back to Murex Manado Roger Winter who is the owner of Roger Tours – a large scale German dive travel agency that organises group and individual dive travel all over
Having a Whale of a time at Murex
Here at Murex in Manado we are exceptionally fortunate to be positioned on the Manado coastline looking directly over to Bunaken which not only means we have access to all of the best dive sites, it also means that we