Sunshine

Boat

Sunshine was built in Bira (South Sulawesi) following the centuries-old tradition of shipbuilding Phinisi entirely of wood. Measuring 30m long and 6.5m wide, it can welcome a maximum of 8 to 10 divers per trip.

Sunshine's upper deck has a chillout area for briefing, de-briefing or just relaxing and relaxing between the dives. During special evenings the buffet style dinner will be served in the open air chill out area. There is a staircase leads to the restaurant and another to the sun deck.

On the main deck, there is the diving platform at the back. There are also storage areas for cameras, dive lamps etc. and several rinse tanks. The diving equipment is stationed and the tanks are filled. From the diving area it goes directly to the diving platform and to the diving boat.

In the restaurant the food is taken, drinks are available. There is also a charging station where stationary cameras, lamps and laptops can be supplied with energy.

Cabin

Sunshine has 5 cabins and can accomodate up to 10 divers on board:

All cabins have individually controlled air conditioning, en-suite bathroom, storage area, electricity.

2 Double Cabins：
Located on the upper deck, this cabin comes with one king-size double bed or two single beds side by side, windows.

1 Onwer Cabin：
Located on the lower deck, the largest cabin onboard, this cabin comes with 1 double bed and 1 single bed in bunk style, portholes.

2 Double Cabins：
Located on the lower deck, this cabin comes with 1 double, portholes.

Diving

• 3 dives per day + alternating additional night dives.

• Only 2 dives will be provided on the last diving day.

• No dive provided on the day of arrival and departure.

• All diving will provide experienced guide to lead the dive.

Other Informations

• Nitrox：Available with additional cost
• 15L Tanks：Available with additional cost
• REBREATHER Dive：Not available at the moment
• Dive Equipment Rental：Available with additional cos
• Dive insurance：All divers must have valid dive insurance
• Wi-Fi Internet ：Not available at the moment
• Laundry Service：Not available at the moment
• Massage Service：Not available at the moment
• Payment on board：By cash (USD/EUR/IDR)
• Crew Number：9, include 2 dive guides

Bunaken, Lembeh, Buyat Bay, Togian Islands, Tompotika, Sangihe Islands SITARO, Halmahera – Our Liveaboard KLM Sunshine takes you in many untouched diving stinations around Sulawesi and Halmahera.

If Halmahera, Sulawesi or Sangihe Islands – Here we present our destinations to you. Of course we are flexible, we can shorten or extend the tours according to your wishes, if it fits to the KLM Sunshine tour plan. We will bring you in still untouched Dive Destinations around Sulawesi and Halmahera,

Lembeh Strait and Bunaken Tour: 6 to 7 days

Whether you are interested in shoals of fish or muckdiving, this tour will get you started. We bring you the steep walls of Bunaken, shoals of fish off Manado Tua, show you the barracudas and hammerhead sharks off the islands of Montehage and Nain. Black sand bottom and critter at Lembeh or corals like before Lion Head, Batu Punteng, Batu Kapal or Angels Window.

You‘ll see the black sandy soils of Popoo and Bethlehem, head for Manado dive sites with us before heading back to Sahaung via Tanjung Tarabitan and Gangga/Lihaga.

Depending on your wishes this tour can be longer or shorter.

Tompotika Central Sulawesi

Tompotika is THE new Dive Area in Central Sulawesi at the Moment. The Tompotika Dive Sites are located on the east coast of Central Sulawesi at the tip of the Balantak Peninsula, Pulau Dua. The nearest airport is Luwuk and can be reached by domnestik flights from Manado or Makassar. We are happy to help you with the booking of the flights.

KLM Sunshine cruises into this region in the months of July and August. Before and after the Tompotika Tours, our Vessel will cruise from Bangka – via Lembeh Strait, Gorontalo, Una Una and the Togian Islands to Pagimana. These Cruises offers a high variation in diving, inlcuding Lembeh Strait and Togian Islands.

The Trips for Tompotika then starts from Pagimana and already offer unique Dives and also above water scenery on the way to the Tompotika region.

Sangihe-Archipel Tour

The islands of Biaro, Tagulandang, Siau and Mahengetang form the Sangihe archipelago, some 200 kilometres north of Sahaung. Since the sea can be very rough here, this tour depends on weather and waves.

Biaro Island is the first in the chain of islands, recognizable by a shiny 200-meter cliff in the south. A large flooded depression opening to the sea on the western side forms a sheltered spot. The sunken rock needles „Bomb Rock“ and „Zaccharias Rock“ in the north of the island show amazing coral growth, and „Kalokoki“ is a gently sloping reef with incredibly colorful soft corals.

Ruang and Tagulandang Island offer several good dive sites. Around the two lava rivers off Ruang there are large schools of fish; black lava rocks form an impressive contrast to the colourful marine life. Siau Island: At night you might see the crater of Karangetang volcano glowing, it is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia. Therefore it can be that you hear a slight rumbling while diving – then the volcano rumbles again. The underwater biotope here is as diverse as on the steep wall off Batu Lehi, which also has a hot spring on the beach.

Mahangetang have an underwater volcano that reaches from over 500 metres deep to just below the surface. Another large volcano forms the southern end of Sangihe Island. Diving here is simply stunning due to the island‘s remoteness and visibility in crystal clear waters of up to 40 metres.

Halmahera Tour

Halmahera, the largest island of the Moluccas, lies in the middle of the coral triangle between the famous diving areas of North Sulawesi and Raja Ampat. The dive sites off Halmahera are considered untouched by diving tourism.

Our tours with KLM Sunshine take you via Lembeh, the islands of Tifure and Bacan Labuha to the Nappo Atoll. We continue on to the islands of Siko Island via Taneti (Aquator Point and Manta Bay) to Lata Lata and Dragon Rock.

The Halmahera Walking Shark, Mantas, Baracuda schools, white and blacktip reef sharks, but also dwarf seahorses of the species Denise, Pontohi and Bargibanti, which was only discovered in 2013, await you on this tour. You can dive with us into untouched reefs and intact coral gardens.