Panorama Dive Center - Sulawesi
Panorama Dive Center, right in the heart of Bunaken National Marine Park, is a solid base for exploring the area's famed wall diving. We like centres here that truly understand the local conditions, and Panorama’s guides definitely do, often finding the sweet spots along the reefs where the currents bring in the bigger stuff, like reef sharks and eagle rays. They’re a good pick if you’re keen on maximizing your bottom time on those dramatic drop-offs, especially if you appreciate a relaxed, unpretentious atmosphere after a day of diving. Just remember, Bunaken is about walls, so if macro is your primary goal, you might find some other spots more rewarding, but for sheer reef topography, it’s hard to beat.
- Location
- Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia
- Coordinates
- 1.614043, 124.769540
- Website
- bunakendiving.co
Dive Sites Near Panorama Dive Center
Panorama Dive Center provides access to 15 dive sites in Sulawesi.
- 45 Bananas - 10-30m (reef)
- Aer Bajo 2
- Aer Banua 1
- Aer Banua 3 - 5-25m (reef)
- Air Prang
- Alung banua - 15-35m (wall)
- Angels Window Bukabuka Isl. - 15-40m (reef)
- Angels Window Bukabuka Isl. (reef)
- Angel Window (cave)
- Annie point
- Apollo
- Apollo (reef)
- Apollo - 15-30m (wreck)
- Apollo (reef)
- Aringkambin - 5-25m (reef)
Other Dive Centres in Sulawesi
Best Time to Dive in Sulawesi
The warmest water temperatures in Sulawesi occur in November, averaging 30.4°C. The coolest conditions are in September at 28.7°C.
Monthly Water Temperatures
- January: 29.5°C
- February: 29.4°C
- March: 29.8°C
- April: 30.3°C
- May: 30.3°C
- June: 29.7°C
- July: 29.1°C
- August: 28.8°C
- September: 28.7°C
- October: 29.5°C
- November: 30.4°C
- December: 30.2°C
Marine Life in Sulawesi
Home to 252 recorded species including 162 reef fish, 53 hard corals, 9 seagrass & algae, 9 sea snails & nudibranchs, 6 clams & mussels, 4 sea cucumbers.
Notable Marine Life
- Species code: Ea (Enhalus acoroides) - Seagrass & Algae
- thalassia (Thalassia hemprichii) - Seagrass & Algae
- Staghorn coral (Acropora cerealis) - Hard Corals
- Small giant clam (Tridacna maxima) - Clams & Mussels
- Boring Clam (Tridacna crocea) - Clams & Mussels
- seagrass (Halophila ovalis) - Seagrass & Algae
- Branch coral (Acropora florida) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora caroliniana) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora hyacinthus) - Hard Corals
- Staghorn coral (Acropora indonesia) - Hard Corals
Recommended Packing List for Sulawesi
Based on average water temperature of 29.7°C, currents 4 cm/s.
- Shorty or Rashguard - warm 30°C water needs minimal exposure protection
- Mask - essential for every dive
- Fins
- BCD - buoyancy compensator
- Regulator - your most safety-critical piece of gear
- Dive Computer - tracks depth, time, and NDL
- Surface Marker Buoy (SMB) - essential for boat pickups
- Dive Torch - useful for crevices and colour at depth
- Underwater Camera - capture your diving memories