Bunaken National Park, an area of ​​73,983.29 ha, is administratively located in Manado City, North Minahasa Regency, Minahasa Regency and South Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi Province.Bunaken National Park as a marine conservation area is a representative of Indonesia's tropical marine ecosystem.The fringing reef type is the most frequently found as well as various types of mangroves and seagrass types.Bunaken National Park is also a protected route for several types of marine mammals.

As a favorite marine tourism destination, there are more than 53 divespots spread across the waters of Bunaken Island, the waters of Manado Tua Island, the waters of Mantahege Island, the waters of Siladen Island as well as the coast of Tanjung Pisok and the coast of Arakan - Wawontulap (Tanjung Kelapa).Getting to the accessibility area is very easy from the city of Manado, and several surrounding coastal areas, with a travel time of + 60 minutes by motor boat to Bunaken Island, + 90 minutes to Mantehage Island or Manado Tua Island and + 120 minutes to Pasir Timbul Bungin Nain.

In Bunaken National Park there are several tourist facilities including the mangrove information center, mangrove trail, viewing tower, Tawara coral nursery center, Manado Tua signage, etc.To access the Bunaken National Park area, you only need to pay an entrance ticket to the area of ​​IDR 10,000 per person per day for domestic tourists, and IDR.150,000,- per person per visit for foreign tourists.

Bunaken Island as a barometer for tourist visits There are diving spots that have a unique character with a unique diversity of marine biota and coral reefs.Apart from having a dive spot, tourists can enjoy extensive mangrove forests with tourist trails on Mantehage Island, the waters of Nain Island, apart from the raised sand, Bungin offers rural seaweed farming tourism and village tourism, as well as the North Coast of Tanjung Pisok in Tiwoho Village, apart from the unique underwater features, there is a mangrove trail.The land of Manado Tua Island is inhabited by Sulawesi black monkeys (Macaca nigra) and cuscus (Phalanger celebensis). On Mantehage Island there are deer (Cervus timorensis). The mangrove forests on Mantehage Island contain several species of Rhizophora and Sonneratia.

The seascape in the waters of Bunaken National Park is very distinctive.To the north of North Sulawesi there is no continental shelf, so there is a direct meeting between the seabed and the continental slope. This evidence is shown by the fact that Mantehage Island is one of the outermost parts of Indonesia in the north.Deep water is found in the straits between the islands and the mainland of North Sulawesi as well as the straits between the islands.The ancient fish that has been caught in Bunakan National Park is the Sea King fish (Latimeria menadoensis) or coelacanth which was discovered in 1998 around Manado Tua Island. Bunaken National Park is a world-class marine tourism destination located in North Sulawesi.This area is internationally recognized as one of the most beautiful marine parks and richest in biodiversity in the world. The main attraction of Bunaken lies in its extraordinary underwater beauty, especially due to the unique "coral wall" formation that rises steeply under the sea, clear waters and abundant marine life.