Wall
Mandolin is located on Bunaken Island. The site consists of a vertical wall with some caves located near its deeper part. Diving here is available for advanced divers.
When To Go Diving
Diving is available all year long. The average water temperature varies between 26-30C/78-86F.
What to see
The diverse marine life of the area includes giant barrel sponges, gorgonians, black coral, numerous soft corals, schools of black snapper, fusilier and pyramid butterfly fish. It is also quite possible to spot black and white tip sharks, napoleons, trevallys, dogtooth tunas, turtles, blue spotted rays, scorpion fish, leaf fish, lobsters, nudybranches, flat worms, morays and soft coral crabs.
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Reviews about Mandolin
Mandolin
A dive site whose name comes from a musical instrument because of the harmony this dive site has. It is a deep beautiful wall, again with strong currents. Many schools of fish, a lobster, pipe fish, puffer fish and many species of nudibranchs live here. There are also many table corals, sea fans and especially the top of the reef is a paradise for photographers, you won’t want the safety stop to end!