Hotel Santika Manado
and Thalassa Divers

Best Diving to Bunaken Marine Park, Manado, Indonesia

Beautiful Coral Reefs - Excellent Fish Life
4-Star Luxury Resort * * * * * 5-Star PADI Dive Center

View of the pool at Hotel Santika Manado

Hotel Santika Manado is located 20 minutes from the city of Manado, Indonesia, bordering on Bunaken National Park. A new and enticing five-star property, Hotel Santika is the closest hotel to the reefs of Bunaken. The boat trip to Bunaken takes only ten minutes or so. The hotel itself has 101 guestrooms, most of which are oceanview. Amenities include restaurant, beautiful open-air lobby bar, swimming pool, barbecue, jogging track, shopping arcade, free shuttle to town, international phone system, and 24-hour room service. Santika is clearly the diver's best option in Manado.

Thalassa Dive and Watersport Center is in-house at Hotel Santika Manado. It is a fully equipped 5-star PADI diver center providing a very high level of service. Thalassa offers you a choice of two or three boat dives per day. In addition to diving, guests have the option of renting water-skiing, sail boats, kayaks, glass bottom boat tours, snorkeling trips, etc. Boat night dives are also available at additional cost.

A Thalassa Divers Speedboat

Getting to Manado is easy - International flights connect from Los Angeles to Singapore or Bali. From there fly Silk Air or Sempati to Manado. Dive package includes transfer from Manado airport to the resort. Simply contact Island Dreams for more information, discounted airfares, and confirmed reservations.

Jet service between Singapore and Manado currently operates Tuesday, and Saturday on award-winning Singapore Airlines (and its subsidiary Silk Air). You'll enjoy superior jet service (and two checked bags at 66 pounds each) all the way.

Thalassa Divers Logo Package Pricing -- Our Hotel Santika / Thalassa Divers program includes lodging and diving as indicated, hotel tax, airport transfers, and 3 meals daily. The following prices are per person in U.S. dollars, based on double occupancy. The diving is indicated at individual one-tank dive trips. It is provided by the in-house operator, Thalassa Divers.

Lodging Options -- You will note a choice of two different room categories, Deluxe Room or Cottage. Both are fully air-conditioned, with cable TV and modern conveniences.


All Season 2007: Valid now through March 31, 2008
(excepting Christmas and New Years)
Deluxe Room
Meals Included
Diver
Single occ.
Scuba Diver
Double occupancy
Vacationer
Double occ.
3 nights lodging / with 4 boat dives $ 456 $ 340 $ 210
4 nights lodging / with 6 boat dives $ 629 $ 475 $ 280
5 nights lodging / with 8 boat dives $ 803 $ 610 $ 350
6 nights lodging / with 10 boat dives $ 976 $ 745 $ 420
7 nights lodging / with 12 boat dives $1150 $ 880 $ 490
8 nights lodging / with 14 boat dives $1324 1015 $ 560
9 nights lodging / with 16 boat dives $1497 $1150 $ 630
10 nights lodging / with 18 boat dives $1671 $1285 $ 700
Prices are per person, based on double occupancy, and subject to change.
Rates are in U.S. dollars. Diving is listed as individual single-tank boat dives.
Each day, up to three (3) day boat dives, and one (1) night dive are possible.
Additional dives may be purchased at the cost of $30 per single tank boat dive trip.
Package includes round-trip airport hotel transfers, deluxe oceanview room and meals as indicated.
  • Breakfast is included in the lodging program.
  • Lunch is provided on board the dive boat each day.
  • The cost of Dinner at the hotel has been added into these packages.



  • Sunset view of Manado Tua from Santika Hotel


    All Season 2007: Valid now through March 31, 2008
    (excepting Christmas and New Years)
    Cottage Room
    Meals Included
    Diver
    Single occ.
    Scuba Diver
    Double occupancy
    Vacationer
    Double occ.
    3 nights lodging / with 4 boat dives $ 503 $ 364 $ 234
    4 nights lodging / with 6 boat dives $ 692 $ 506 $ 311
    5 nights lodging / with 8 boat dives $ 881 $ 649 $ 389
    6 nights lodging / with 10 boat dives $1071 $ 792 $ 467
    7 nights lodging / with 12 boat dives $1260 $ 935 $ 545
    8 nights lodging / with 14 boat dives $1449 $1078 $ 623
    9 nights lodging / with 16 boat dives $1639 $1221 $ 701
    10 nights lodging / with 18 boat dives $1828 $1364 $ 779
    Prices are per person, based on double occupancy, and subject to change.
    Rates are in U.S. dollars. Diving is listed as individual single-tank boat dives.
    Each day, up to three (3) day boat dives, and one (1) night dive are possible.
    Additional dives may be purchased at the cost of $30 per single tank boat dive trip.
    Package includes round-trip airport hotel transfers, deluxe oceanview room and meals as indicated.
  • Breakfast is included in the lodging program.
  • Lunch is provided on board the dive boat each day.
  • The cost of Dinner at the hotel has been added into these packages.



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