• Photo by Rantje Allen

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  • Photo by Rantje Allen

  • Photo by William Tan

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Category Archives: News

Certificate of Excellence 2016 from TripAdvisor

Certificate of Excellence 2016 for Miguel’s Diving Gorontalo was just announced by TripAdvisor®. Certificate of Excellence 2016 Now in its sixth year , the achievement celebrates hospitality businesses that have earned great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Certificate of Excellence 2016 recipients are not only dive centers. They include accommodations, eateries andContinue Reading

Thai Dive Expo 2016

Thai Dive Expo 2016 marks its 11th anniversary this year. Also PADI (Professional Association of Dive Instructors) marks its 50th anniversary. Miguel’s Diving will be in Bangkok to help celebrate! We have been operating for over 13 years now. Indonesia Pavilion Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism has an entire pavilion. It is located next to theContinue Reading

Whale Shark Encounters in Gorontalo

Whale shark sightings have always been common in Gorontalo. But this month we are encountering these giants daily. Sightings in Gorontalo Since beginning operations in 2003, whale shark sightings with crew and guests have been numerous. On average, we encounter these giants twice per month. Any month will do. In other places in the world,Continue Reading

DEEP EXTREME Indonesia 2016

DEEP EXTREME Indonesia 2016 marks its 10th anniversary this year. Miguel’s Diving will be there to help celebrate! We remember the first DEEP expo. We have been operating for over 13 years now. Booth D-7A Gorontalo Province has invited Miguel’s Diving to provide banners for its booth. The booth location is D-7A. This year’s themeContinue Reading

Indonesia Visa Free Travel

Indonesia visa free travel regulation was just expanded to citizens of 45 countries. Visa Free Travel to Indonesia On 9 June 2015 Indonesian President Joko Widodo signed a new law. Presidential Directive No. 69/2015 expands the list of countries whose citizens can enter Indonesia visa free. This marks an effort to boost tourism from thoseContinue Reading

Crustacean Identification Guide for Divers

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 goalContinue Reading

Scuba Diver Australasia Indonesia Features Gorontalo

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 YudoContinue Reading

Mobile Devices Compatibility

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

Diving Rates Revision for Next Dive Season

We have just completed updating the web site to reflect the upcoming diving season, which will begin in mid October. We have been able to negotiate special discounts for divers, so our diving rates are actually lower than last season! That is great news for divers who want to get the most value. Gorontalo has enteredContinue Reading

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