Bunaken National Marine Park

    Indonesia

    A celebrated marine park offering deep wall diving and massive sea turtle populations.

    Warmest month is May at 33°C on average. Coolest is January at 31°C. Driest reading falls in August with 11 rain days.

    Costs and travel essentials

    • Rp20,000 (~$1.25)
      Country-level price estimate for Indonesia, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Rp27,500 (~$1.75)
      Country-level price estimate for Indonesia, 2026-07-11. Scaled from a US baseline, not a local survey.
    • Flight timeMethodology
      16h from London Heathrow
      Great-circle plus routing overhead.
    • 4,656 kg return from London Heathrow
      DEFRA 2024 economy factors, includes radiative forcing.
    • FCDO advises against travel to specific parts of the country.
      Advises against travel to central Papua and parts of Papua Highlands. Check the latest FCDO advice before booking.
    • Do not drink from the tap; use bottled or treated water.
    MonthAvg highDaily spreadRain days
    January31°5°C21
    February31°4°C20
    March31°4°C17
    April32°3°C17
    May33°3°C16
    June32°4°C18
    July32°3°C15
    August33°4°C11
    September33°4°C14
    October33°3°C16
    November32°4°C19
    December31°4°C22

    What to do

    • Drift dive along the vertical coral walls at Lekuan
    • Search for elusive dugongs in the sea grass beds
    • Hike Manado Tua, the inactive volcano dominating the park

    How we know this

    Values are the average of the last ten calendar years of daily readings from Visual Crossing, snapped to the destination cluster. Daily spread is the width between the 10th and 90th percentiles of daily highs, not a forecast error margin. Rain days count any day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.