Indonesia: February 4 – 14, 2016

Join us for a trip to one of the world’s richest underwater environments! Gangga offers sensational diving where you can get up close and personal with diverse and remarkable sea life from both the Indian and the Pacific Oceans. The resort is an ideal starting point for the diving sites of Bangka Island, Bunaken National Marine Park and Lembeh Strait. Gangga Island Resort appeals to both divers and non-divers with a picturesque white sand beach, large salt-water pool, and traditional spa.

The resorts experienced dive staff will lead us to some of the underwater world’s rarest and most unusual creatures – Mimic Octopus, Wunderpuses, Frog Fish, Pygmy Seahorses, Batfish, Devilfish and Nudibranchs in varieties found only in this region of the world. Bunaken National Marine Park is a protected park of 75,265 hectares. In this area you find most of the species of coral fishes known to exist in Indonesia. There are more than 30 dive sites around five islands, including Montehage and Manado Tua. Because of its amazing visibility (20-30 meters), it is considered one of the best places in the world for diving. In 1997, a giant, prehistoric fish, the Coelacanth, which was thought to be extinct for more than 400 million years was discovered in this park. Some of the rarest creatures in the world live in the water surrounding this area.

The accommodations at Gangga Island Resort is an exclusive cluster of 15 beachfront bungalows, each with two rooms and built in the simple local Minahasa style. Featuring a total of 30 rooms with a spacious veranda overlooking the beach. Located at the resort, Pasung Spa is an elegant and yet warmly intimate spa with an emphasis on local knowledge and techniques. Don’t leave Gangga without experiencing one of their special treatments, all with a unique Gangga flair. If you can stay awake long enough!!

Looking for a little adventure other than diving or snorkeling? The resort offers and exciting tour or Manado and the Minahasa Highland. Discover rare animals like the world’s smallest monkeys (Tarsius spectrum) and the famous Birds of Paradise in the Tangkoko Nature Reserve, or climb one of the magnificent volcanoes in the Minahasa Highlands.

This is Eat, Sleep, and Dive at its finest!