Kusu Island Resort

Destination: Indonesia

Pulau Kusu, Desa Sabatang, Kec. Bacan Timur, Kab. Halmahera Selatan, Maluku Utara | Full-board + 2 dives from $288++/pp

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Located in the heart of the Coral Triangle, the Kusu Island Resort is known as a tropical paradise. Perfect for both sports enthusiasts and nature lovers alike, the resort is one of the region's most luxurious and exclusive dive resorts. With its surrounding reefs virtually untouched and overflowing with marine life, guests staying at this secluded island resort are sure to experience a unique and unforgettable holiday.

Quick Information  

• No. of Rooms: 8 villas
• Dive Center: On-site
• Amenities: AC, restaurant, dive center, and 2 jetties
• WiFi: Yes
• Nearest International Airport: Manado International Airport
• Airport shuttle: Yes, surcharge

How to Get There

Guests can fly into the 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.

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Accommodations

Types of Rooms, Amenities and Photos

kusu island resort accommodations

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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Resort Facilities

kusu island Resort Features 

• Air-conditioned villas
• Restaurant
• Spa & wellness treatments
• Dive & water sports center
• 2 jetties
• Other activities such as bird or butterfly watching tours

kusu island Resort 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.

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PackageS & Rates

Kusu Island Resort Rates

2023 Accommodation Rates

All rates are in EUR, per person, and include taxes. Valid until June 30, 2023.

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2023/2024 ACCOMMODATION RATES

All rates are in EUR, per person, and include taxes. Valid from July 1, 2023 until June 30, 2024.

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accommodation package Inclusions

• Ocean villa accommodation with hot water shower
• 3 meals, morning and afternoon fruits, and snacks with coffee or tea (international and Indonesian cuisine)
• Coffee, tea and water
• Welcome drink
• Internet with 2 GB data per 7-night stay
• Not included – soft drinks, alcoholic beverages, laundry service, government entry fee 100.000RP (approx. 6.5 EUR, subject to change), transfers

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2023 Diving rates

All rates are in EUR, per person, and include taxes. Valid until June 30, 2023.

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2023/2024 DIVING RATES

All rates are in EUR, per person, and include taxes. Valid from July 1, 2023 until June 30, 2024.

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DIVER PACKAGE INCLUSIONS

• 3 dives per day (excluding day before departure)
• 1 night dive for both the 7 and 10-night packages. 2 night dives for the 14-night package, and 3 night dives for the 21-night package
• Weights, weight belt, aluminum scuba tank (11.3l), dive guide, beach towel, water bottle, light refreshment between dives in the morning
• Unused dives are non-refundable

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Can't find the information you need? Drop us an email at bookings@bluewaterdivetravel.com or call us at +1-310-915-6677 and we will gladly help you plan your dream dive vacation!

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Dive Information

Halmahera Dive Overview 

Scuba diving in Halmahera 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 27°C - 29°C.
• Medium currents

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Dive Center Information

kusu island Resort 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

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Other Information

Practical Information 

• Electricity: 220V
• Time zone: UTC+8
• Languages: Indonesian, English
• Local Currency: IDR (Indonesian Rupiah)
• Accept credit card?: Yes

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