Passport to Paradise 2025
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May 2 - 14, 2025
Passport to Paradise is a unique diving experience which allows you to explore three of the best and most distinct diving destinations Indonesia has to offer in one trip.
Availability: In Stock
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Skill Level: All Experience Levels
Murex Manado, Murex Bangka, Lembeh Resort
Trip Leader: Steve Weaver
Passport to Paradise is a unique diving experience which allows you to explore three distinct diving destinations in one trip. You’ll have just over 150 dive sites to choose from and with seamless boat diving transfers from resort to resort. There’s no gear packing, no wasted transfer days, just relax, enjoy and dive, dive, dive. We have created a sample package which is based on providing you with the opportunity to experience the diversity of North Sulawesi. This package allows you to enjoy the friendly-luxury service and have a fun, flexible, and relaxing stay.
Trip Inclusions:
- 4 nights in a Deluxe Cottage Murex Manado
- 3 nights in an Ocean Front Cottage at Murex Bangka
- 5 nights in a Garden View Room at Lembeh Resort
- 26 guided resort dives + 4 boat transfer dives with Nitrox
- Unlimited complimentary self guided house reef dives with Nitrox
- Arrival aiport escort service (upon exiting terminal) & return airport transfer
- All meals & snacks; unlimited drinking water in the room, coffee & tea station available at restaurants of Murex Manado and Murex Bangka; Coffee and tea station in the room at Lembeh Resort
- Complimentary WiFi (in public areas)
- All taxes
- Ocean First trip leader
Not Included:
- Roundtrip airfare
- Compulsory Bunaken National Park fee (approx. $10) payable at Murex Manado
- Bangka Conservation Fund donation (approx. $9)
- Group Dinner (in town) on Friday, May 7
- Rental diving equipment
- Night dive surcharge
- Land tours
- Personal expenses on site
- Any unforeseen cost at the time of booking.
- Travel insurance (highly recommended)
Trip Cost:
- $4,150 based on double occupancy
- $4,795 based on double occupancy
Payment Schedule:
- Nonrefundable deposit required to reserve: $1,000
- Passport must be valid for 6 months after departure date
Cancellation Policy:
- Changes made to the reservation may result in additional fees.
- Cancellation 180 days or more: refund given based on reselling the space, minus the initial deposit.
- 179 - 120 days: payments made to date are forfeited as well as any vendor fees.
- 119 days or less or a no-show: no refunds given.
Travel Insurance is strongly recommended. Ocean First recommends Allianz Travel Insurance
Standard Recommended Accessories:
- GoBe S500 LED light
- Safety sausage w/ whistle (SMB)
- Squeeze Lock knife
- Reefsaver
Trip Specific Recommendations:
- Hood and/or hooded vest
- Reef hook
- Primary dive light
- Fish ID certification
- Shark ecology certification
- Marine ecology certification
- Waves, Tides, Currents certification
- Nitrox certification