Murex Bangka Dive Resort

Oh WOW, out of the 3 Murex resorts Bangka is the most remote but has the most superb vibe. ALL Staff brilliant, happy, helpful, knowledgeable, interesting and enjoyable. The diving is the best of muck diving, drift diving and night diving. The house reef is one of the best house reefs I have ever dived at. So easy to access and so many stunning things to see. Food is amazing, accommodation is stunning ( we stayed on the 'hill) the view is superb The walk to the village is an added must do. Its a semi tough walk but well worth the effort. Cannot wait to return

12 avid snorkelers/freedivers just returned from the Passport to Paradise trip offered by Murex Manado/Bangka and Lembeh Resort. From start to finish Murex Bangka staff were so welcoming, accomodating, flexible and open to allowing us alot of water time & being involved with snorkel site selection. The banner that they made for us, followed us throughout our stay, how kind! Danica was receptive to talking to me, upon arrival, about how best they could meet our snorkeling needs. The cottages, food ( thank you Chef Joe!), service and staff/guides were fantastic. We really enjoyed the continuity of having the same 3 guides, Tian, Carter and Alvian (for 12 of us) follow us through all 3 resorts and the ease of transfer via boat with 2 snorkels enroute. This was so efficient and made it alot of fun. There was so much site diversity, too, and the opportunity for land tours, spa services and cocktails at the bar offered more variety. I loved my tranquil hillside cottage in the forest, the a/c was nice and cool and the rooms were spotless. The house reef was a highlight-vast, healthy, diverse reef and critters, we loved our 6am morning swims with cuttlefish and rays! The beach loungers amongst the trees were so peaceful. We will be back! Terima Kasih!

A peaceful dive resort in a tropical paradise, friendly welcoming staff from the minute of booking. Simple but very comfortable chalet accommodation , very clean and well maintained. simple but very tasty food. Dive services are outstanding with short boat rides to stunning reefs . Probably the best dive sites we have been to in over 15 years of diving

We had such a wonderful stay with Murex Resorts at Bangka. The diving was really lovely! Healthy reefs, and wonderful critters to find. We also stayed at their Manado resort; and what stood out at both resorts was the super tasty food; lovely and very comfortable accommodations and the fun and friendly nature of all the staff. Both resorts are undergoing a transformation with new villas and restaurant areas and once completed they will be at an even higher level than the great experience they already are. We would highly recommend both resorts for a relaxed, fun and friendly diving holiday!

For those who don't want to get tired (travel aside), want rest and tranquility, excellent food, impeccable service, courtesy that borders on friendship, this is the right place. The seabed is a wonder hard to believe for the variety of soft and hard coral small creature and unimaginable colors. A guide with two, maximum three divers, very comfortable boats, assistance and spaces for underwater photographers. It is not common to see large fish, at least I have not encountered any; there was almost never any current. Super suitable for macro lovers.

We arrived at Murex Bangka on the 5th of March 2025 for a two week holiday and 20 dives package. Staff met us at the airport and drove us to the pier where we were given re-useable drinks bottles and fruit and then got the short boat ride to the Island. On arrival we were met and shown to our room (Hillside villa) which was both sizable & very comfortable. A great start to our holiday. The restaurant was a buffet style set up serving a wide variety of well-presented food. All of the staff working in the restaurant were both helpful and friendly, but special mention goes out to Ryan, Sergio, Nadia, Bella, Jennifer, Melisa and Yunita who went the extra mile to make us feel relaxed and pampered. We really did feel as though we’d known them for a long time, a part of the family and they all looked after us really well. Bangka beach is something very special. Perfect for lazing on the beds and hammocks, and swimming or lazing in the warm waters. The house reef is just a short way off the beach and perfect for swimming over, and snorkelling (and the kayaks are worth a go!) We didn’t have any problems, but Chris who’s the resort manager was as friendly as everyone else, & continually took time out to talk with us ensuring everything was going just as we wanted it to. Everybody made it their mission to make our stay as good as it could be. The owners even stayed for a short time whist we were there and were friendly, engaging and made themselves very approachable (if it’s good enough for the owners to stay at, then that’s the very best of recommendations!) The diving is superb. A very big thanks goes to our dive guide Billy, who made the diving safe, enjoyable, and let us just get on with observing the amazing sea life there. He planned some spectacular diving sites where we saw a turtle giving itself a scrub & spa day on the reef (apparently it’s lucky to see a turtle at Bangka!), a couple of fleeting shots of passing white tip sharks, and so many macro fish that I still have no idea how he spotted them. The boat crew of captain Hopni and Rizky made the boat trips very easy. We spent the last few days of our holiday at Murex Manado and our dive guide, Reykmond was equally as good as Billy. The diving off of Bunaken Island was brilliant and the turtles were amazing. The housekeeping team are brilliant, keeping everything clean and just so and all done behind the scenes, with no fuss. The turn down service was superb. The whole holiday experience was a 10 out of 10, we were genuinely made to feel part of the family and we would definitely recommend going there. So much so, we’re already planning a return passport to paradise!