• Photo by Rantje Allen

  • Photo by William Tan

  • Photo by Rantje Allen

  • Photo by William Tan

  • Photo by Rantje Allen

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Category Archives: News

Gorontalo Hidden Paradise at MIDE 2011

Miguel’s Diving would like to invite you to visit our booth at the upcoming Malaysia International Dive Expo (MIDE) in Kuala Lumpur. The event will be held from 1 – 3rd July 2011 at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) from 10:00am – 7:00pm. The Gorontalo booth will be #B19, all the way in the back. OneContinue Reading

Garuda links Singapore to Makassar

Beginning today, Garuda Indonesia links Singapore with Makassar (Ujung Pandang) with daily flights. Leaving Chiangi at 1850 hrs, travelers arrive at 2200 hrs. After overnighting there in Makassar, divers can take one of three domestic flights to Gorontalo the next morning. Ask about arrival day diving! The trip back to Singapore takes only one travel dayContinue Reading

Garuda In-flight magazine feature

Gorontalo is the featured destination in this month’s edition of Garuda airline’s in-flight magazine. The article appears in three languages: English, Indonesian and Japanese. Congratulations to local underwater photographer Dr Dedy Cono whose wide-angle shot of a diver hovering over a Salvador Dali sponge is featured on the cover.

Gorontalo in National Geographic Traveler

This month Gorontalo is the featured destination in the Indonesian edition of National Geographic Taveler. The extensive spread features various articles about Gorontalo accompanied by excellent photos. Congratulations to Gorontalo native underwater photographer Dr Dedy Cono who contributed three photos for the article on diving in Gorontalo.

Tsunami and the moon

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 fullContinue Reading

Garuda Indonesia flies to Gorontalo

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 in Hungaria’s Submarine

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.

New daily flights from Manado

At long last Miguel’s Diving is happy to announce daily flights to Manado in North Sulawesi. Wings, a subsidiary of Lion Air, opened this new route on January 22. The 52-seat, twin-prop DASH8-300 series airplane leaves Sam Ratulangi International Airport in Manado at 1825 hrs, arriving 40 minutes later in Gorontalo. After spending the night here, theContinue Reading

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