Photo by Rantje Allen
Photo by William Tan
Photo by Rantje Allen
Photo by William Tan
Photo by Rantje Allen
Simpang Siur adalah salah satu dari beberapa tempat penyelaman yang terdapat di Cagar Alam Desa Olele di Gorontalo. Salah satu ciri khasnya adalah terumbu karang yang masih perawan justru di depan kampung. Nama Tempat Penyelaman Simpang Siur Tahukah anda mengapa dinamakan Simpang Siur? Karena pada saat kita melakukan penyelaman di situ, terkadang kita harus ikut… Continue Reading
Crustacean identification guide Coral Reef Crustaceans is newly available at Apple’s iBooks Store. By a Diver for Divers Mr. Andrey Ryanskiy is the author of this interactive crustacean identification guide. He is a Moscow-based financial consultant. He and his wife Irina are avid underwater photographers. The book represents countless dives over six years. The goal… Continue Reading
A killer whale cruised Gorontalo waters on New Year’s Day. Killer Whale Sightings in Gorontalo Waters off most dive sites in Gorontalo plunge to hundreds of meters. These deep waters bring large cetaceans close to land. Miguel’s Diving staff have discovered the ocean paths that large sea creatures use. One is along Olele Village Marine… Continue Reading
Scuba Diver Australasia Indonesia magazine selected Gorontalo as its featured destination in its final 2014 edition. Scuba Diver Australasia Indonesia Magazine This premier dive magazine is published five times a year. Scuba Diver Australasia Indonesia is written in Bahasa Indonesia. It works in partnership with the English language edition. Ibu Jilm Astina and Bapak Arief Yudo… Continue Reading
Gorontalo merupakan tempat penyelaman yang termasuk paling baru dibanding Kepulauan Togian, Taman Nasional Bunaken dan Lembeh. Gorontalo sendiri mempunyai 38 tempat penyelaman yang sudah mempunyai nama. Masing-masing tempat sangat berbeda termasuk Goa Jin. Bentuk Goa Jin Goa Jin terletak kurang lebih 500 meter dari Desa Olele bagian timur. Mengapa sampai dinamakan Goa Jin? Karena bentuk… Continue Reading
Mobile devices are increasingly used by divers to locate the best scuba diving available. Divers Using Mobile Devices Although Miguel’s Diving has been operating for over a decade in the same pristine reefs of Gorontalo, Sulawesi, our diving guests are on the move. Smart phone use has exploded since we opened twelve years ago. So,… Continue Reading
Basket stars can be observed on night dives in Gorontalo. Symmetrical Beauty Basket stars are beautiful marine invertebrates. Starfish and brittle stars are their distant relatives. They have a central disk and arms branching from it. The arms are many times the diameter of the central disk, which looks small in comparison. The number of… Continue Reading
Side gilled sea slugs are a delight to find during night diving in Gorontalo. Nocturnal Sea Slugs Nudibranchs usually have their gills exposed on the top of their bodies. But side gilled sea slugs have large plume-like gills tucked between the mantle and the foot. The gills are usually on the right side. They mostly… Continue Reading
That tumbling mass is really sea hare mating! Imagine the surprise of divers looking for critters at Sand Castle, one of Gorontalo’s muck diving sites. On the sand in shallow water were masses that looked like sea weeds, rocking back and forth in the gentle surge. In fact, there were patches of algae on the… Continue Reading
A whale shark encounter was in store for two American divers. On their way to the Togian Islands, they made a last minute decision to make two dives in Gorontalo. That decision made memories to last a lifetime. World Class Diving in Gorontalo Sadly, many travelers miss diving in Gorontalo on their way to its… Continue Reading
