Photo by Rantje Allen
Photo by William Tan
Photo by Rantje Allen
Photo by William Tan
Photo by Rantje Allen
There is no potential for tsunami to reach Gorontalo from today’s huge earthquake in Japan. Our thoughts and prayers go out to those whose family and friends are affected by this disaster. Oddly enough, the moon is approaching its closest position to the earth in the last 20 years. This will occur at the full… Continue Reading
GARUDA INDONESIA opens its new Jakarta-Makassar-Gorontalo route on 16 February 2011. The airline is offeringpromotional rates of only Rp. 700.000 for Jakarta-Gorontalo flights taken 16 – 28 February. The promotional rate for Makassar-Gorontalo is only Rp. 300.000. Take advantage of these great rates and come dive in Gorontalo!
Gorontalo diving is featured in the December 2010 edition of Hungary’s dive magazine SUBMARINE. Thanks to loyal guest Attila who wrote the text and supplied the great photos. Attila is currently enjoying his fourth trip to Gorontalo.
Diving these last few days has generated delight and surprise for those lucky enough to be diving Gorontalo’s hidden paradise. First, divers enjoyed a slow pass by a pygmy manta (mobula ray). The dive boat crew didn’t know about the manta but asked if we saw the large Risso’s dolphin jumping over our heads. Since we… Continue Reading
Congratulations to the winners of the recent underwater photo competition held in Gorontalo. The winning photos are available to view on this Facebook link.
The list of new species found in Gorontalo continues to grow! Miguel’s Diving staff have noticed a particular kind of lionfish over the past several years that has a different appearance from the other ones. We have now confirmed it is the newPterois andover, named in 2008. Its dorsal fins are noticeably taller than other lionfishes’… Continue Reading
This week in one location where Miguel’s Diving brings diver is a rare natural phenomena: the sudden appearance of millions of Bennett’s tobies. They form moving carpets that sail along the coral walls. Divers can swim through the schools, watching them part for divers and bubbles. This event is only recorded from two of Sulawesi’s diving locations,… Continue Reading
On an exploratory dive last week Miguel’s Dving accidently found a large wreck. It turned out to be a Korean fishing boat that sunk in the 1980s. All valuable and removable metals like the round window hatches and propeller had been removed by salvagers long ago. It sits upright and has a striking profile. Because of… Continue Reading
With the annual changing of east to west winds on Sulawesi’s vast Tomini Bay, diving in Gorontalo has resumed. Divers no longer have to brave crazy surface conditions, multiple thermoclimes and rapidly changing visibility common in early October. Not only are humans returning to Gorontalo’s amazing underwater paradise but hawksbill turtles are back a bit… Continue Reading
Today’s wreck diving was postponed a bit for another pelagic encounter, this time tuna. As divers were getting ready to enter the water, sudden splashes disturbed the still surface of the ocean. Towards the new moon, minnows start massing for migration up the Bone River where Miguel’s Diving has its docks. These minnows in turn… Continue Reading
