Kusu Island Resort
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About Kusu Island Resort
South Halmahera, Maluku Utara, Indonesia
How To Get There
Guests can fly into the Bali, Jakarta or Manado international airports and connect to Labuha via Ternate. From there, Kusu Island Resort staff will take you to the resort via car (20 minutes) and later a speed boat (40 minutes).
Dive Overview
Halmahera is the largest of the Indonesian Maluku Islands. Being tropical, it is covered with lush forests that remain intact and unspoilt. All across the island, majestic volcanoes rise out of a calm sea fringed by pristine beaches of white sand. The surrounding coral reefs offer exceptional conditions for scuba diving, swimming, and snorkeling.
[Read More: Halmahera Dive Travel Guide]
Accommodation Overview
The Kusu Island Resort offers guests 8 beautiful villas. These 72-square-meter villas are built on stilts over the ocean, offering both a breathtaking ocean view and complete privacy. Each open-plan villa is unique, complete with sustainable design features and furniture. The villas are outfitted with either a king-sized bed or twin beds, are completely air-conditioned, and come equipped with a mini-fridge and a room safe. The bathrooms are equipped with Balinese-style showers with hot water, as well as sustainable toiletries and sun lounge towels.
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Ocean Villa
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En Suite Bathroom
Hot Water Shower
Ocean view
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$290 pp/pn
Room price based on double occupancy
Food & Drinks
Guests are served meals three times a day, as well as afternoon tea completed with freshly baked delicacies. Coffee, tea, and fresh fruit are also available throughout the day. The restaurant is built by the sea with a full window facade. Complete with comfortable couches and coffee tables and built with sustainable materials, the restaurant is the ideal spot to relax and enjoy the ocean view.
North Mollucas Dive Overview
Scuba diving in North Mollucas is not only exceptional but also extraordinarily varied: wrecks in Ternate, emerald waters and schools of fish in Tidore, vertiginous and pelagic walls in Bacan, drift dives in the Patinti Strait, not to mention beautiful coral gardens.
You can expect to see an abundance of small and medium reef life including barracudas, surgeonfishes, bumphead parrotfish, trevallies, giant trevallies, spadefish, Napoleon wrasse, tunas, bonitos, waow, manta rays, and mobula rays.
There is also some excellent muck diving with highlights including pygmy seahorse, frogfish, leaf fish, and scorpionfish.
All this to a backdrop of black coral forests, gorgonian fields, soft corals, and so much more...
Diving Conditions
- Water temperature 27C - 29C.
- Medium - strong currents (depending on themoon phrases in this area)
Dive Center Information
Dive Center Overview
Conveniently located at the end of the jetty, the Kusu Island Resort Dive & Water Sports Center offers easy access to the magnificent house reef. Featuring a camera room and personal equipment storage area, the dive center is sure to cater to a diver's every need. There is also a small shop section where guests can buy souvenirs. Due to the limited amount of snorkeling and diving rental gear available, guests are requested to reserve the required equipment at the time of booking. Kayaking in wooden boats is also offered.
Dive Center Features
- You can choose to dive air or nitrox
- 1:4 guide to guest ratio
- Full set of PADI courses in English, German, Spanish and Italian
- Equipped with Bauer compressors and 4 diving boats
- 11-liter and 15-liter tanks available
- Aluminum tanks with INT and DIN valves (DIN adaptors are also available)
- Camera room
Resort features
Air-conditioned villas
Restaurant
Spa & wellness treatments
Dive & water sports center
2 jetties
Other activities such as bird or butterfly watching tours
Resort activities
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Snorkeling
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Kusu Island Resort Reviews
Anne R
Nestled among pristine mangroves and surrounded by vibrant coral reefs, Kusu Island Resort is a remote paradise offering both tranquility and adventure. From the moment I arrived, I was warmly welcomed by the owners, Barbara and Chris, who made me feel at home right away. The resort’s layout is spacious and private, with beautifully designed bungalows (Barbara and Chris made everything by themselves and pourred a lot of love in it!) —some perched directly over the water. I was even lucky enough to spot baby blacktip reef sharks cruising just outside my room, born right in the surrounding mangroves! With just a couple of other guests on the island during my stay, the experience felt intimate and personalized. Kusu is especially well-equipped for underwater photographers, boasting a proper camera room and thoughtful touches for divers. Diving at Kusu Island Diving here is designed with flexibility and comfort in mind. There are four scheduled dives daily: 8:00 AM 10:30 AM 2:30 PM Night dive (optional) You can pick and choose which dives to join, and the boat always returns to the dive center between dives for snacks, drinks, and a short rest. The use of speedboats allows for quick access to nearby dive sites—nothing is more than 25 minutes away. Other Highlights * Two pontoons offer access to different parts of the reef: one for the more adventurous, and a second, more sheltered option that’s easier to access. * Delicious meals and snacks are served between dives—expect fresh sandwiches, fruit, and cookies. * Minimal internet access (only in the restaurant) means this is truly a place to disconnect and unwind. Kusu Island Resort is a gem for seasoned divers looking to explore the less-traveled waters of South Halmahera. Just be prepared: this isn’t a destination for beginners or those seeking ultra-luxury—it’s for those who love wild, rewarding diving and value genuine hospitality in a stunning, remote setting.
Read MoreAnne R
Nestled among pristine mangroves and surrounded by vibrant coral reefs, Kusu Island Resort is a remote paradise offering both tranquility and adventure. From the moment I arrived, I was warmly welcomed by the owners, Barbara and Chris, who made me feel at home right away. The resort’s layout is spacious and private, with beautifully designed bungalows (Barbara and Chris made everything by themselves and pourred a lot of love in it!) —some perched directly over the water. I was even lucky enough to spot baby blacktip reef sharks cruising just outside my room, born right in the surrounding mangroves! With just a couple of other guests on the island during my stay, the experience felt intimate and personalized. Kusu is especially well-equipped for underwater photographers, boasting a proper camera room and thoughtful touches for divers. Diving at Kusu Island Diving here is designed with flexibility and comfort in mind. There are four scheduled dives daily: 8:00 AM 10:30 AM 2:30 PM Night dive (optional) You can pick and choose which dives to join, and the boat always returns to the dive center between dives for snacks, drinks, and a short rest. The use of speedboats allows for quick access to nearby dive sites—nothing is more than 25 minutes away. Other Highlights * Two pontoons offer access to different parts of the reef: one for the more adventurous, and a second, more sheltered option that’s easier to access. * Delicious meals and snacks are served between dives—expect fresh sandwiches, fruit, and cookies. * Minimal internet access (only in the restaurant) means this is truly a place to disconnect and unwind. Kusu Island Resort is a gem for seasoned divers looking to explore the less-traveled waters of South Halmahera. Just be prepared: this isn’t a destination for beginners or those seeking ultra-luxury—it’s for those who love wild, rewarding diving and value genuine hospitality in a stunning, remote setting.
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