Living Colours Diving Resort
Pantai Pangalisang, Pulau Bunaken, Bunaken Kepulauan, Manado City, North Sulawesi 95111About
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Added by Jopie, at 27 October 2012
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9 Reviews
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09 September 2017
Awesome place, nice staff and owner, crazy good food, professional diving. Totally recommended.
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22 July 2017
Very eco-friendly! So no AC, lots of stairs, minimal hotel amenities. Also A+ dive program and good food
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23 March 2017
Excellent facilities and location for a dive holiday. Allows you to do many dives per day, including a night dive. Perhaps lacking in luxuries but the basics are all covered and excellent price.
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08 March 2017
Great diving locations with exellent diving guides.
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12 November 2016
nice place
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14 October 2016
Just for diving ad place is quiet and people is very friendly! The food wonderful for a diving people.
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15 January 2015
I had to completely change gears and perspective when moving from the Kungkungan Bay Resort in Lembeh to Living Colours in Bunaken. In an odd way, I felt like I was transported back to Costa Rica—the mangroves, the jungle, the critters. I truly felt close to nature, but I’m not sure whether I was prepared for the reality of it coming from an air-conditioned villa that kept all that away.
ROOM/ACCOMMODATION: The cabins ooze some type of “rustic comfort” -- desk; spacious, beautiful rock bathroom; comfortable bed with mosquito netting (which had few holes on them, but as soon as I told Mia about it, she had someone go and stitched them right up). Please note though that the cabins only carry fans, hot water is delivered by a traditional heater and rooms are not completely sealed off, so critters can easily crawl in and out of your bedroom and bathroom.
Accordingly, the resort provides insect repellent both for your room (the big bottle that could be confused for OFF!) and your body (the pink bottle lotion). I actually only used the mosquito repellent lotion and didn’t see any unusual critters inside my cabin other than geckos, mops, butterflies, and the huge crab that surprised me in the shower haha! Scary at first, but all I had was to sprinkle a bit of water on it for it to crawl right out. All in all, I slept well my whole stay as it never got too hot with the fan as nights were fresh (plus the mosquito netting and lotion kept the mosquitos at bay).
DIVING: I went during the low season (around Christmas), and was told by a visiting dive master and fellow traveler that Bunaken wasn’t nearly as good/alive as it is in the summer months (she got certified here in July and said it was a different story then). Still, I saw a great amount of life and probably the greatest variety of coral I will ever see in my life. Many schools of glassfish, reef sharks, tuna, too many giant turtles to count, and even a yellow box fish hiding in a cranny that talented guide Fickly was perusing in order to find me some more nudibranchs to look at. I can’t complain, at all.
FOOD: I never thought buffet food could be so good. Seriously. Every day we had some kind of incredible curry, chicken, fish, about 2 different kinds of vegetables and tofu or tempeh. I love how it was mostly local dishes with a slight twist to a piece Western palates. Everything was so delicious. Some of my favorites include the pumpkin curry and the Indian yellow curry. Just really really good!
STAFF: I kept debating whether to give the resort either 4 or 5 stars, but after constantly thinking of sweet owner Mia, always so attentive making sure there are no problems with your room and you’re having a great time, to the laid-back dive instructors, guides, and even kitchen staff… I just couldn’t give the property any less than 5.
In conclusion: From the moment you step out of the boat and get the funny, unusual introduction by Mr. Al to the moment you have your first magical bite and change every single opinion you ever had about buffets, Living Colours was top-notch. Just make sure you come with the right expectations—or that this is the right place for the type of traveler you are—and you will have an unforgettable dive vacation.
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24 February 2014
Spectacular sea views from bungalows, relaxed atmosphere, delicious food 3 times a day, good dive operations, colorful corals and marine life just few steps from the beach, one of the best wall and also muck diving spot and managed by fantastic people.
Highly recommended if you are planning to dive in Bunaken Island.response / report this review -
03 November 2012
Factastic dive resort. Highly recommended!!
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