Thalassa Dive Resort - Manado - Sulawesi
Thalassa Dive Resort offers a solid base for exploring the Manado area, particularly if you’re looking to progress your PADI certifications. As a 5-star IDC centre, they’re set up for everything from beginner courses to instructor development, which is a good sign for their training quality. We’ve found they attract a friendly crowd, often focusing on skill development or longer stays to dive the local sites like the famous Bunaken National Park. While the diving here can sometimes have currents, the payoff is often impressive wall dives with plenty of reef sharks and turtles cruising by. It’s a comfortable, dedicated dive operation, a good choice if you appreciate having your training and diving all handled in one spot.
- Location
- Sulawesi, Indonesia, Southeast Asia
- Coordinates
- 1.579220, 124.821480
- Website
- https://travel.padi.com/dive-center/indonesia/thalassa-dive-resort-manado/
- Certification Agencies
- ["PADI"]
- Courses
- PADI 5 Star IDC [padi:6082]
- Address
- Manado, Indonesia
Dive Sites Near Thalassa Dive Resort - Manado
Thalassa Dive Resort - Manado 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