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Anky...!!!
Thank you for a pleasant stay. Our 3 days stay there was more
than just an amazing and beautiful view, it was the friendship
and bonding that we also take along back home. You and your
team are really good people, and that's why after we compared
to other cottages/place, we came back to "SDQ" as
we felt most like home and welcomed.
Send my greetings and Hi to Opa, Joe and Carlos. Is Joe a
father already by now..
Dian, Jakarta, Oct 2006 ( dkupukupu@yahoo.com
)
Dear Anky-san,
Thank you very much for the pleasant moment that we had together
at Bunaken the other day. Joe's guiding was excellent and
I really enjoyed watching and taking pictures of interesting
underwater creatures that he showed me.
Please send him my regards.
Hope to be able to come back to Bunaken again in the near
future.
Best regards,
Comment From :
Hideo Yagami, Japan, Oct 2006 ( hideo.yagami@nifty.com
)
 "I
really recommend this place for diving. For me it was the
first time I tried to dive, so I took the "IntroDive"
course and it was great! I was a little bit scared about diving
before this course, but here I felt
really safe. Besides, the underwater lanscape in Bunaken is
just amazing! I am looking forward to the next time!!!
Comment From :
Alexandra, Colombia, Oct 2006 ( almurci55@hotmail.com
)
 I`m
Marina from Rome and i passed all month of August 2006 in
Bunaken and also two beautiful days in Lembeh in Sulawesi
Dive Quest.
Personally, I would like express my deepest thanks to all
the staff in Bunaken and in Lembeh specially for their warm
- hearted hospitality, their great courtesy and moreover for
the opportunity they gave me of living a wonderful holiday
rich of emotions.
I still have clear in my eyes the intense light blue of the
sea and in my heart the magic atmosphere of the sunset in
Bunaken.
Eventhough i have been practicing the snorkelling only, I
saw an inimaginable quantity of colourful fishes of any variety
and also some marine turtle and a devil fish.
Day by day , the marine landscape offered me the emotion
of being completely absorbed in a word of rare beauty where
the colours seem to dance with the light. On the other hand,
the beach of Bunaken and of Lembeh also offered me a particular
enchantment with Nature, while a great energy letting me perceive
the beauty of Life.
I would like say a special thank you to Luis, to Anky, to
Haris, to Theodorus and to Nan who sincerely offered me their
smile and their deep friendship.
See you soon to all my very nice friends in Bunaken and in
Lembeh...
Comment From :
Marina Proto, Italy, Aug 2006 ( mproto@iol.it
)
It's Julian and Hiroko.
We've just left Manado a couple of days ago, and are back on
Java now. Just wanted to take a moment to thank you and all
of the SDQ staff on Lembeh and Bunaken for taking such good
care of us while we were in N.Sulawesi. We really enjoyed our
time there, above and below the water! We will be sure to recommend
you to all the other scuba divers that we meet along our travels.
Please pass our best regards on to the rest off the SDQ staff,
and thanks again for everything!
Comment From :
Julian & Hiroko, July 2006 ( unclehoolio@hotmail.com
)
Julia <Julita
from Singapore>
Halloo again Anky :) We would like to thank you for the hospitality
& great diving experience we had in Bunaken. People are warm
& friendly... we feel like we are at home. I would like to
thank Winston especially for being such a caring dive-guide
under the sea... and Nan for our very first lessons in diving....
Thanks a lot, guys! The food are good especially ikan bakar,
nasi goreng, kolak & doughnout made by Mr Randy's wife :)
Not tomention the arrangement to have bubur Manado at Waikiki
Rd. It was superb & I feel like having it again and again...
yummy... Looking forward to join you next time :) Cheers,
Julia from Singapore
Franch <pasquier_audrey@hotmail.com>
So, first, THANK YOU SO MUCH for the very good organization.
Since the very beginning until the last minute of our journey,
everything went so smoothly thanks to you, Mr. Anky :-D...
Even in your first e-mail, we can feel that you are nice and
friendly... The only regret I have is that we were such in
a rush in Manado that we even did not have time to take picture
of you !! So bad !!! :-D Again, it was nice of you to bring
us in this yellow rice restaurant and to spend time explaining
us the kill-dog customs of Manado !! Okie...enough for you
Anky.. already too much compliments !!
So apart this side, our 4 day stay in Bunaken was simply great.
The SDQ
staff welcomed us very warmly. they are all helpful, nice
and friendly
people.
Message to Nan : Hallo Funcky man..Yeah...definitely, you
are the funkiest..The picture we took with you on the boat
are so nice !!! I hope you don't feel too sad without your
3 favorite girl students :-P... I really want to thank you
to have made me feel so relaxed in the water. I guess I would
not have fell so fine without your good advices. Btw, you
know what !! Julia and I are going for our PADI license...So
get prepared not to be the only dive instructor on Bunaken...cause
we will have it very soon !
Well, i should stop here... I guess you understand how happy
I was there...
Cannot refrain myself to look at the pictures again and again..For
sure, I
will come back in Bunaken !
I really wish you all the best and hope to see all of you
very soon ! Luv, Audrey
Moon Yong -
Singapore <moon_y88@hotmail.com>
My fovorite dive site is Mandolin Point.
Super strong current in certain dive site.
BUT, it is cool to experience it. To many CUTE creatures arround
the beautiful corals. Of course the helpful and friendly staff
/ dive guides. Keep up the GOOD work !!!! I will bring more
friends here.. Bye moon Yang
Karyn Huang -
TAIWAN <eggu68@giga.net.tw>
Likuan 1 and 3 is my excellent dive site :)
The crew was great. Jerry was very good dive guide ! Friendly
staff. I had som much fun, thanks to Winston, Jerry and Johny,
Sony martin, Dey Vincent and all those who names I have not
pronounce properly. Thank you all. Karyn..
Kennoth Lam -
USA <kml212@yahoo.com>
I had a great time getting my PADI Advanced Open Water Diver.
My favorite dive site on Bunaken island is Lekuan 3. It is
beautiful water on Bunaken island. Hope fully I will be back,
but I have to work and get monet first :) I will see you later
my friends. Cao !
Franch - Wednesday,
Jose and Dams <jose_romerofrance@yahoo.fr>
It's been a fantastic time to come and dive with you guys. Love
your place, excellent facility, good and new dive equipment,
excellent guide and very flexible for divers. I will be back
soon. The wall is just fucking good :) on bunaken island !!!
USA- Thursday,
Jason <bruinjason@yahoo.com>
The best diving in Indonesia is Bunaken island !!! The best
shop in Bunaken island is Sulawesi Dive Quest !!! Had wonderfull
time diving and learning. Frans is a great PADI instructor.
If you do need to do the course, Frans is the name and this
is the fabulous place to do it. Frans help me dramatically improve
my diving. Enjoy...My Favorite dive site is Lekuan 3. I saw
3 eagle rays here !! :)
Germany -
Walter <wkoditek@hotmail.com>
Excellent Place :
-Nice bungalows and beach
-Nice Staff
-Beautiful surrounding
-The diving is magnificent
So many things to tell and see for photograph. I will come back
again for sure next time. Walter and Monika. Selamat tinggal
and Terima kasih ( Thank you )...
Jakarta -
Vivi <vivinovianthi@hsbc.co.id>
Akhirnya bisa lihat Pygme juga.
Frogfish, buanyaak sekali. I need more Nudi...Nudi...
I will come back soon........
This is the best dive sites I have ever been.......!!!
Thanks to SDQ Team, especially to Paulus and bubur tinutuan
( manado food ) Proffesional Team, Keep up the good work !!
Sampai Jumpa nanti..
Holland -
Weng Lynn <mildred.disselkoen@hotmail.nl>
We dived many times with Sulawesi Dive Quest on Bunaken island
last time. This year it was impossible to dive with SDQ Bunaken
and we tryied to dive with other dive club on bunaken. We
felt very sad and unsafe with other dive club on bunaken island
when we dived with them. But now, Coming here ( On SDQ Lembeh
island / the other dive operator of Sulawesi Dive Quest )
felt as coming home. The staff works as a team. Paulus is
very experienced and love the all underwater creatures. The
food is the best, we eat in indonesia. The place is very quite
and our doughter Indra had a wonderfull time here. We will
come back this christmas this summer. Terima Kasih. Marcel,
Mildred, and Indra from Holland.
Singapore -
Weng Lynn <wsbuggy@hotmail.com>
This messages is for Sulawesi Dive Quest (SDQ) Lembeh Resort
on Lembeh island: Just planning for the next trip here. Dive
sites are fantastic and lots of new things to see. Mandarin
Fish mating, white V Octopus, Frogfish and many more. Amazing,
pretty to much ! Hairball is really hairy place, FULL OF SURPRISES
!!! Many of creatures that I have seen on the book came a
life right in front of me. Not just one, but Tons of them.
A fun of them like Devilfish, Cacatue fish and more fish...To
many to write on. I will be back again, but with the camera.
I will taken them on pictures instead of words...:) Great
service, Paulus ( The dive master ) and Johan is simply too
great. All of you on lembeh, keep up the good word !
Singapore -
Wee-Boon Ang <awb@pacific.net.sg>
Hi! Anky,Paulus,Nan and all the crew of SDQ!
Thanks for making our stay in Bunaken and Lembeh an experience
of a lifetime. In the water,we never stop to mavel the vast
varieties of marine life and the excitement of discovering
a new species in Lembeh . Out of the water its the laidback
environment of the resort that we treasure.The local dishes
were sangat enaaaak!!! ( very delicious )
We will be back for the food if not the dive! Ha! Ha!
Singapore -
Barbara Phua <babala.pan@pacific.net.sg>
This is the second time I dive with Sulawesi Dive Quest.
Thanks again for the great diving experience at Bunaken Marine
Park and Lembeh Straits. If not for the keen eyes of your
divemasters, I wouldn't have gotten all the nice pictures.
Keep up the great Indonesian hospitality and service. I will
be back again!!
Bellingham -
Jake
I just wanted to say that I appreciate the work you are doing.
It makes me want to send flowers to all the wonderful people
I know :)
Thank you. Keep up the good work !
Haarlem / Holland -
Peter en Peggy van Huis <pepe.huis@hccnet.nl>
Hallo allemaal,
Wat hebben wij het weer geweldig gehad bij SDQ!!! We zouden
1 week op Bunaken blijven en 1 week in Lembeh street. We zijn
tenslotte alles bij elkaar 5 weken gebleven!! Iedere duik
was weer een belevenis op zich. Op Bunaken zijn er prachtige
wand en stroom duiken te maken en zie je de wat grotere vissen,
zoals Napoleon, Doegong ofwel een zeekoe moeder met kind,
Diverse soorten haaien, en verder alles wat je maar kunt verzinnen.Ook
pygmy zeepaardjes zijn er tegenwoordig in de buurt van Bunaken.
Zie foto. In Lembeh stonden we echt versteld van wat daar
allemaal te zien is. Er leven diverse soorten prehistorische
dieren. Ooit een Pegasus gezien?? daar zie je ze regelmatig!!!
De meest prachtige slakken, hengelaarsvissen, zeeduivels,
gewone en pygmy zeepaardjes. Zand-aalen, deverse soorten krabben
en kreeften echt te veel om op te noemen. Op Lembeh heeft
SDQ nu mooie bungalows neergezet op het strand. Nou mensen
als je dit leest, dan weet je waar je volgende reis naartoe
gaat (en de onze)mail met SDQ en ze halen je gratis van het
vliegveld af. Ze zijn bijzonder gastvrij en hebben hele goede
gidsen zoals Nan (Bunaken) en Paulus (Lembeh) De Dive master
en teacher Frans is de beste in zijn omgeving!! Dit hebben
we van diverse kanten vernomen. Nou de groeten en heb je vragen
dan hoor ik het wel
Portugal - Monday,
Filipa Mendonça <filipa.mendonca@dgaccp.pt>
Hi Frans, thanks I have just received my new card its very nice,
now I have my permanent PADI certification from Open Water Diver.
Also, Thanks for your patience to teach me, I realy apreciate
to Know the underwatwer life with your team, Thanks to everyone,
Paulus on Lembeh island, Ronald, Johan, John, Nokie, Danny,
Anky ...Cheers
Portugal -
Rogerio Silva <no-topo@no-topo.com>
It's a great experience dive in Lembeh. This special place
is the home of the most incredible underwater criatures. This
is a paradise for macro photos.
Thanks for all the crew of the SDQ to offer me all this things
underwater and for the fantastic stay at your very good dive
resort in Lembeh island.
I hope came back in the future!
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -
Elaine Lam Siew Ling <pirateships@hotmail.com>
It was definitely a memorable experience diving in Lembeh Sraits,
especially with SDQ! Thanks Danny for taking us where we needed
to go. You've been very kind and friendly. We're sorry that
we couldn't see you at the airport. We'll meet again, I'm sure
and hopefully with more people will come ! Thanks Paulus for
showing us all the cool sea life! Was totally blown away! Don't
ever stop playing the guitar!! The crew, Ronald, Johan, John,
Nokie etc, have been so warm that they've difinitely made the
trip special. Thanks again. The simple touches like warm towels
after every dive, food served at the chalet, simple but delicious
food, the bucket of water at the entrance - simply heaven! It
was great knowing you, Franz! Wish we could have dived more
with you. We'll definitely meet again.
BKK, Thailand -
Kanlaya
Hello guys,
It'd been very nice staying at SDQ's in Lembeh. I really appreciated
your good services. Special thanks to Paolos, our great dive
leader, Denny and Anky and other guys who are very very nice.
You guys make me feel that Manado-Lembeh, a wonderful world,
is my home. I will be there again next year (hopefully).
See you all there.
Thailand -
PORNTIP PUNGPAPONG <nicole_pop@hotmail.com>
I really happy to know all staffs of SDQ. U all are very
good friends.
It was very great fun diving there (Lembeh and Bunaken). I
saw many things that i hvnt seen before. Very very happy..!!
I really happy with all ur services .Thats all.
Thanks everyone. Miss u all so much.
Bangkok, Thailand -
Buddhidha P.
Hi Marthen, Nan, Paolos,Anky, Noki and all of you.
Thank you so much for your memorable warm welcome and taking
good care of me. I really enjoyed diving with you guys here
and had a wonderful time. It had been very exciting every time
I geared up and ready to jump out off the boat and thought what
I gonna see under the blue water down there; what you would
show me this time. Bunaken is fascinating while Lembeh is unbelievable.
I have done the most dives in my life and took picutes most
in my life too (within only one trip ! ).
Your team are very efficient and excellent, good service-mind
and helpful at the same time. Don't loose these qualifications.
I'm sure you will get repeted guests more and more including
me. See you again (soon).
USA -
Jason and Jocie <jasonhuber76@yahoo.com>
Hallo SDQ!
Jocie and I returned from our SE Asia adventure in February
and it took us this long to get settled. After six months in
SE Asia we can look back and say with confidence, "The
diving on Bunuken was the best!!!" Nan, Max and the rest
were terrific. I always felt safe and they pointed out the coolest
marine life. They can spot anything. Thanks so much for taking
us out. Over 25 dives for each of us! You guys can't be beat
!!!
Grenoble France -
thomas chapon <tomchap1fr@yahoo.fr>
Salut
je tenais à laisser un message sur le livre d'or de SDQ
car c'est à coup sur un des meileur centre de plongée
où je sois allé. L'équipe est très
sympa et s'occupe de tout pour que votre séjour sur l'île
de rêve de Bunakan soit une réussite complète.
Le seul regret que j'ai eu de mon expérience là-bas
c'est d'avoir oublier de prendre un appareil de photo aquatique.
Si vous allez plonger avec eux passer le bonjour à tout
le monde. Ils peuvent programmer tout ce que vous voulez tant
pourla plongée que pour les transports et l'hébergement
Si j'avais de l'argent en ce moment au lieu de passer mes exams
à la fac je serais sur cette île paradisiaque avec
tout ces gens formidables. Porfitez en thomas ps si vous avez
des photos de plongée à bunakan je suis preneur
mon mail est tomchap1fr@yahoo.fr
Thailand, Phuket -
Hanne Kyhnau Hansen <hkh3@hotmail.com>
Sulawesi Dive Quest is a highly professional Diving Center with
good natured, professional and knowledgeable diving guides.
Sulawesi Dive Quest also has one of the most important qualities
of them all...They are a lot of fun ! The diving was great !
There were magnificent small creatures, popping up everywhere
! The Pygme Sea horse was absolute number one experience !
Bunaken has somthing to offer everyone..From the Open Water
student to a highly spoiled dive instructor like my self :)
Germany -
Torsten <t.bluewater@gmx.de>
Hallo Ihr Lieben!
Nun bin ich schon zum zweiten Mal bei Euch gewesen; Nicht nur
der Tauchplätze wegen, die sicher zu den Top10 der Welt
gehören, sondern auch wegen der angenehmen Atmosphäre
bei Euch... Vielen Dank an Euch alle---wir sehen uns wieder.
London -
Aldus and Jenny <alduswhitfield@hotmail.com>
The best diving we have had to date on our travels and really
friendly and fun staff. Nan is a fantastic dive guide and we
were very impressed with the attention to safety and comfort.
We did about 8 dives on various wall sites and they were all
excellent. If you are thinking of diving in SE Asia this is
the spot. Much better than the Gilis or Bali or Kho Tao or the
Perhentian Islands. Truly spectacular wall dives with plenty
to see even at 5 metres making for really long dives. Those
frog fish are mad!
Germany -
Andrea <adi0412@aol.com>
An alle Tauchbegeisterten:
Nord-Sulawesi bietet keinen Luxus,oder Comfort im komerziellen
Sinne, und beim Tauchen gibt es meistens etwas Strömung.
Wenn man aber etwas indiwiduell eingestellt ist,vermisst man
nichts mehr
das muß man gesehen haben!
Viel Spaß und viele Grüße !
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