Dive Review of Gangga Island Resort & Spa in
Indonesia/North Sulawesi

Other dive reports on Gangga Island Resort & Spa

Other Indonesia reports
Subscriber Content Preview
Active subscribers go here

Gangga Island Resort & Spa, Oct, 2009, by Michael J. Millet, CA, USA ( Top Contributor 96 reports with 60 Helpful votes). Report 5282.
No photos available at this time
Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Gangga Island Resort is off the north side of North Sulawesi and takes a rather long, bumpy ride to the dock then about a 15 minute boat ride to reach. The rooms are duplex units all facing a long white sand beach. The units are need of upgrade, which is in process. The rooms are roomy with large deck porches. There is wireless internet in the main lodge but it is slow and unreliable. The meals are both buffet and ala carte; the food is plentiful and very good. The staff is very friendly and helpful. My wife's dive bag had a handle coming loose so a staff member obtained some bolts, nuts and washers from Manado for the repairs. The dive boats are spacious with heads and lots of cover. AM dives are 2-tank; the PM dive is one tank. The dive crew is very helpful and friendly. They are also very knowledgeable regarding the dive sites and the marine life. They will make the extra effort to find unique critters to photograph. I essentially had my own dive guide, Dolfi, who was excellent. The resort offers diving at North Sulawesi, Bangka Island, Bunaken, and Lembeh Strait. The latter 2 sites require about an hour + boat ride each way and are 3-tank trips. We had a couple of dives with a pretty stiff current but in general, the diving was slow and easy. There is a variety of dive sites -- walls, coral gardens, sandy bottom, muck. I would definitely return to Gangga Island Resort if diving in North Sulawesi.
Websites	Gangga Island Resort & Spa
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Micronesia, Galapagos, Solomon Islands, Palau, Vanuatu, GBR, Fiji, Socorros, Indonesia, all over the Caribbean.
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	50-75 Ft/ 15-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	just stay with the guide guide; had several dives in excess of 1 hour.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Superb topside camera facility with spacious work stations, battery chargers, rinse area, well lit, A/C. The dive crew was careful with gear; rinse tanks on boats could have been larger.

Leave a comment (Subscribers only -- 200 words max)
Subscribers can comment here

Subscribers can post comments, ask the reviewer questions, as well as getting immediate and complete access to ALL 1443 dive reviews of Indonesia and all other dive destinations. Complete access to all issues and Chapbooks is also included.

Other dive reports on Gangga Island Resort & Spa

All Indonesia Dive Reviews and Reports
Diving Guide to Indonesia
Diving Reviews for All Dive Destinations

Featured Links from Our Sponsors
Interested in becoming a sponsor?

Reef & Rainforest, Let our experience be your guide -- Reef and Rainforest

Reef & Rainforest is an agency for travelers that scuba dive. Looking for Biodiversity, critters, Komodo, Raja Ampat, temples? We specialize in adventures to Indonesia.

Want to assemble your own collection of Indonesia reports in one place?
Use the Mini Chapbook Facility to create your personalized collection.

Note: The information here was reported by the author above, but has NOT been reviewed nor edited by Undercurrent prior to posting on our website. Please report any major problems by writing to us and referencing the report number above.

Undercurrent Home

Page computed and displayed in 0.22 seconds

Get more dive info like these and other important scuba updates sent monthly to your email. And a FREE Recent Issue of Undercurrent
Get a free monthly email and a sample issue!

Dive Review of Gangga Island Resort & Spa in Indonesia/North Sulawesi

Gangga Island Resort & Spa, Oct, 2009,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Dive Review of Gangga Island Resort & Spa in
Indonesia/North Sulawesi