North Sulawesi Underwater - by Pim van Schendel

I'm Pim van Schendel and have been living & working in North Sulawesi since 2008. Since 2015 I started documenting the underwater world of North Sulawesi. In 2018 I also started documenting the amazing top side of North Sulawesi with my drone. 

North Sulawesi is the most northern province of Indonesia, in the center of the Coral Triangle. The Coral Triangle has by far the highest biodiversity of all the seas & oceans around the globe. North Sulawesi is surrounded by unique dive destinations with each its distinct features. 

Bunaken National Park was created in 1993 and the first of its kind. For a long time its immense walls & drop offs were the main attraction for visitors to North Sulawesi. Soon after that  the Lembeh Strait was named the muck diving capitol of the world and is full of wonderful and weird critters that swim & crawl across the volcanic sand. The Bangka archipelago is known for its pristine pinnacles, covered in soft corals, & dramatic underwater scenery.