Dive Review of Lumbalumba Diving Centre in
Indonesia/Sumatra, Pulau Weh

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Lumbalumba Diving Centre, Aug, 2005, by Michael Bode, Nds, Germany ( Sr. Reviewer 11 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 2339.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity	N/A
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$	N/A
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Pulau Weh is easy to reach via Medan and Banda Aceh. Two fast ferries from Banda Aceh connect every day to Weh (1 h). It is another hour by taxi to Gapang beach, where Lumbalumba Diving Resort is situated. There are decent bungalows close by, some even with a/c. We were the first guests to visit P. Weh after the tsnunami. There is little damage under water. The main dive sites did not show any signs of destruction. Biodiversity is high with nice coral (hard and soft)and big schools of fish, many different species of moray eels, scorpion fish and nice nudibranchs. Highlights are the underwater volcano - much better and more active than the underwater volcano north of Manado in the Sangihe Archipelago - and the WW2-wreck of Sophie Rickmers, which lies in more than 40m on the sandy bottom. There are regular Manta sightings - we did not see them. Lumbalumba is a professionally organized dive base with two dive boats (no sun protection)and well maintained dive gear. We will come back!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, PNG, Solomon Islands, Indonesia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	choppy, currents
Water Temp	27-28°C / 81-82°F	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	15-25 M / 49-82 Ft
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Special freshwater tank for photographers. No special area for photographers. There is a lot of sand around. So be careful!

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Dive Review of Lumbalumba Diving Centre in Indonesia/Sumatra, Pulau Weh

Lumbalumba Diving Centre, Aug, 2005,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Lumbalumba Diving Centre in
Indonesia/Sumatra, Pulau Weh