Tasik Ria & Kungkungan Bay: The best of both worlds

Peter Rowlands · Issue 22, Jan/Feb 2005 · pp. 34–37

Products mentioned: Olympus C40, Olympus PT-012

The offer of a flight only trip to visit two resorts in North Salawesi in early December was too good to turn down. Three days at Tasik Ria Resort and three at the renowned KungKungan Bay Resort would combine diving the spectacular Bunaken Marine Reserve then immerse myself in some glorious ʻmuckʼ diving. As with my previous trip to this area last year I made sure that my flights to Singapore and from there to Manado were less than 24 hours apart so I could check my baggage all the way through yet still overnight in Singapore for a useful adjustment time for both body clock and climate. Jim Yanny of Eco Divers, who had offered us the trip, met us at the airport and his welcome staff made light of the luggage. Less than an hour later we had driven through the seemingly endless sprawl of Manado, survived numerous near head on collisions and were entering the impressive Tasik Ria Resort. ʻR…