Murex Dive Resort Manado
I traveled to another resort before booking at the last minute my stay at Murix Bangka, so I traveled by boat from Lembeh resort, diving along the way to the resort. I was warned ahead of time hat it is basic and limited electricity, and no internet. I am so glad I did not let this stop me!! Frogfish, seahorses, pipe fish, shrimp, stone fish, eels, I could go on and on. When I say frog fish I mean many on each dive. Ok, let me get on with this review, I also traveled by boat to catch my taxis to the airport in Manado. All went smoothly and I was taken care of very well.
The accommodations: Basic, you will need bug spray and don't read in bed because you will have a lot of bugs in bed with you, and yes you have a mosquito net. The bed was very comfortable and clean, shower was solar heated. You have a small deck on the front of the hut to enjoy the ocean and relax on.
The food was just a few selections, not sure if they could make special diets, it was hot, tasty and plenty to fill you. I don't use oil in my diet so they cooked me vegetables each day, enough to share with my table of new friends. Bring your own adult beverages, they were out when we were there.
The dive operations: The boats had plenty of room, nitrox and water was available. My dive guide was very helpful in finding critters and a hand with your gear if you need it. I think this was the best diving I have done in all of Indonesia, except for the muck diving at Lembeh. It is not muck diving, very nice corals and plenty of fish every where. I repeat best wide angle diving I have done in all Indonesia, so the rustic conditions are worth it. Electricity is from 6pm- 5 am, so you can run the air-conditioning and charge batteries. A generator is used, but I could not hear it from my room.
