Diving News

Are you planning on doing a PADI dive course on your next holiday but don't want to spend the evenings studying? PADI offers eLearning option for those who want to relax on their vacation but still want to learn new dive skills on the destination.

With PADI eLearning you can complete knowledge development for many popular courses at you own pace and everywhere you want. All you need is a high speed internet connection and you are good to go! Click here to learn more about eLearning and sign up for the eLearning.

Currently available courses:

• PADI Open Water Diver Course Online - available in English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, and Russian
• PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course Online - English
• Enriched Air Diver Course Online - English and Japanese
• Digital Underwater Photographer Course Online - English
• Scuba Tune-up Online - English
• Dive Theory Online (Divemaster course) - English and Japanese
• Rescue Course Online - English
• Divemaster Course Online - English
• Instructor Development Course Online - English, Japanese, and Spanish

What is the right dive course for me? Read more about Living Colours' dive courses here.

In March 2013 AirAsia has started new daily flight connection from Makassar to Manado. Through Makassar AirAsia connects Manado to many new destinations in Indonesia and Malaysia.

Good news: Manado is back in AirAsia's route map! Daily flights from and to Makassar (Ujung Pandang) in South Sulawesi offers Bunaken-lovers new low cost route options. From Makassar AirAsia flights in Indonesia to Balikpapan (BPN) in Kalimantan, Jakarta (CGK) and Surabaya (SUB) in Java and Bali (DPS). Makassar also connects Manado to destinations in Malaysia: Kota Kinabalu (BKI) in Borneo and Kuala Lumpur (KUL).

Check out the route map and book your flights in AirAsia's webpage

How to get to Bunaken? 

Living Colours together with Raya Divers are arranging two liveaboard trips to two of the world's richest coral reefs in January-March 2014. Trip begins from Living Colours Diving Resort, which is located in the heart of Bunaken National Marine Park and continues to tropical underwater paradise of Raja Ampat National Marine Park with liveaboard MSV Amira.

Almost three week trip will start from Living Colours Diving Resort situated on Bunaken island, North Sulawesi. With Living Colours we will have six diving days around the marine park. Bunaken is famous for its breath taking drop offs, but the area has also world class muck diving sites for critter lovers. All the divers are accommodated in traditional wooden bungalowes with great sea views and the restaurant serves both local and western delicacies.

Raja Ampat, the wet dream of divers around the world, will be the second destination of the trip. We will flight from Manado to Sorong, where liveaboard MSV Amira will pick us up and take us to Raja Ampat's amazing dive sites.

MSV Amira is equipped with a state of the art navigation system, security and rescue equipment and technology. With a length of 52 meters Amira offers 8 comfortable double cabins and two single cabins, all equipped with personal showers and toilets and natural lighting. There is a cozy restaurant, a romantic lounge area and a huge sun deck on board.

In eight days of diving we will explore Raja Ampat's excellent diving spots with over 1300 reef fish species including manta days. In the marine park there is also found more than 500 different species of corals, and the region has been proven to have the greatest coral reef biodiversity for its size in the world.

Reservations and more information Sanna Länsivierto, Tour Operator Aventura Latina Oy This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Learn more about MSV Amira.

BUNAKEN - RAJA AMPAT #1
Trip leader marine biologist Markus Dernjatin.

(Wednesday 29.1.2014                            Flight Singapore - Manado)

Wednesday 29.1. - 5.2.2014                    Living Colours (7 nights, 6 days)

Wednesday 5.2.2014                               Flight Manado - Sorong

Wednesday 5.2. - 14.2.2014                     Amira liveaboard  (9 nights, 8 days)

Friday 14.2.2014                                     Flight Sorong - Manado & over night in Manadossa (1 night)

(Saturday 15.2.2014                                Flight Manado - Singapore)

BUNAKEN – RAJA AMPAT #2
Trip leader marine biologist Markus Dernjatin.

(Wednesday 12.2.2014                             Flight Singapore - Manado)

Wednesday 12.2. - 19.2.2014                    Living Colours (7 nights, 6 days)

Wednesday 19.2.2014                              Flight Manado - Sorong

Wednesday 19.2. - 28.2.2014                    Amira liveaboard (9 nights, 8 days)

Friday 28.2.2014                                      Flight Sorong - Manado & over night in Manadossa (1 night)

(Saturday 1.3.2014                                   Flight Manado - Singapore)

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