(September 9th, 2009)
The long-awaited new bar at Kima Bajo Resort & Spa is open and ready for business! Situated just below the resort’s Nibong Restaurant, the Bunaken Sunset Lounge Bar (BSL) is THE place to hang out and meet other divers and guests. There’s nowhere better to be after a great day’s diving, where you can really chill out, sip a cocktail and watch the spectacular fiery sun sink into the deep blue waters around Bunaken Island and Manado Tua volcano.

BSL has quickly become the social focus of Kima Bajo Resort. With its tropical style bamboo furniture and surrounded by swaying palm trees, the mood is relaxed and casual and has quickly been adopted by divers sharing experiences from their day’s fun below the waves.

“Our plan was to create an intimate, comfortable bar where people can immediately feel at home,” says Phil Hill, General Manager. “Every Friday is Divers’ Night at the Bunaken Sunset Lounge, with an acoustic band playing and Eco Divers offering slide and video shows. Wish you were here!”

(January 5th, 2010)
The Digital Centre North Sulawesi
Opening in April 2010, the Digital Photo & Video Centre will be the only dedicated centre in North Sulawesi for all things photography and videography.
Based at Kima Bajo Resort & Spa, the Centre has been built by photographers for photographers and will be fully equipped with state-of-the-art hardware and software, providing an enormous range of photo, video, editing & printing services:

Digital SLR camera and housing rentals
Compact digital camera and housing rentals
Ports, lens and strobes rentals
HD video camera and housing rentals
Photo downloading / editing / printing
Video capture / editing / disc burning
Tailored photo and video courses
Compact digital camera underwater photo courses
Digital SLR camera underwater photo courses
Buoyancy workshops
Underwater video courses
Photo and video workshops
Guest seminars
Photo competitions / Shoot-outs
Sales of photo and video equipment* with after-sales support
Sales of accessories and memory cards
Souvenir and wedding video service
e-postcards

* By pre-order only

(February 19th, 2010)

If you love marine life, then there is no better place to spend the week of October 16-23, 2010, than at Kima Bajo with Ned and Anna DeLoach, co-authors and photographers of the best field guides in the business: Reef Fish Identification – Tropical Pacific and, just off the press this coming September, the long-awaited Reef Creature Identification – Tropical Pacific.

The special week will include fact-filled workshops ranging from basic invertebrate and fish identification skills to marine life behaviour made simple, photo and video tips for capturing those perfect fishy portraits, plus plenty of time underwater.

Guests will participate in daily and week-long critter hunts for the most exotic animals inhabiting famous Bunaken Marine Park.

Nothing will enhance your underwater adventures more than knowing the names and nature of the fabulous fishes and critters that surround you on every dive. And there are no better informed or more impassioned experts than Ned and Anna. We guarantee that after spending an energizing week of fun and learning with a group of like-minded friends, diving will never be the same.

The date for your diary is 16 – 23 October. Be sure to book today to get your place!

(February 11th, 2010)

We’re delighted to welcome Jason Heller, founder of the popular underwater photo portal www.divephotoguide.com, to Kima Bajo Resort & Spa.
Between 17 & 24 May, Jason will be ‘In Residence’ with Eco Divers, meaning he’ll be available – TO YOU – to give you invaluable tips and advice on how to get that great underwater image you’ve been hoping for.
Jason is known for his great energy, enthusiasm and experience in the field of taking unique photos that everyone will remember.
He doesn’t do average! Want to have fun diving with and learning from one of the best? Then book today and let Jason Heller become a part of your dive addiction that you’ll remember forever. Jason will be the first Guest Lecturer to be In Residence with us since the opening of The Digital Centre full service photo centre.

Hope to see you there!