Dive Review of Lembeh Divers/Lembeh Resort in
Indonesia/Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi

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Lembeh Divers/Lembeh Resort, Apr, 2009, by phil Johnston, Victoria, Australia ( Reviewer 6 reports with 1 Helpful vote). Report 4713.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	My 2nd time at Lembeh but first time at Lembeh Resort. If you like muck diving & fossicking for rare & unusual critters - Lembeh is the place for you. In only a few days of diving Lembeh produced mimic octopus, 2 species of ghost pipefish, t-bar nudis, several species of lion fish, porcelain crabs, mandarin fish (on the house reef straight in front of the resort), blue & black ribbon eels, cockatoo waspfish, frogfish, collector crabs, sea-whip shrimps & the largest imperial shrimp I have ever seen. The dive guides here are critter-spotters par excellence...I was left wondering how much I have missed over my years of diving at other sites without these eagle-eyed guys pointing things out to me. The guides do this job day in day out but were always enthusiastic in finding new critters for us. The resort itself is the best land based resort I have ever stayed - several other guests I met made similar comments. One guest was making his 3rd visit in the past year. The resort's cottages are 4 star accomodation in a 5 star setting - on a bluff overlooking the strait in attractive, well-maintained gardens. Food at the dining room was consistently gourmet level although not always in large servings. Negatives? Viz was occasionally quite poor, & litter frequently encountered in the water(although this sometimes provides good hidey-holes for critters). Occasional moderate currents. Lovers of pretty hard & soft corals, & large fish/pelagics aren't going to find much to their liking. Overall, a great muck diving experience at a very pleasant & well run resort.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Australia, Fiji, Solomons, PNG, Malaysia, Indonesia, Galapagos, Cocos Island, Tahiti, Tonga, Cozumel
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm
Water Temp	84-86°F / 29-30°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	35-60 Ft/ 11-18 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	No solo diving (guide always provided), return with 50 bar of air left in tank. No diving gloves permitted by the diving operators.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	N/A
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Very good camera room with 14 stations (ie sufficient to cater for full occupancy of the resort). Guests from Australia & US will need to BYO adaptors for Indonesian 220v power outlets. Camera gear available for hire or purchase at dive shop. No dedicated fresh water tubs on diving tenders (although most sites are within 10 minutes of the resort so this wasn't a major problem).

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Dive Review of Lembeh Divers/Lembeh Resort in Indonesia/Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi

Lembeh Divers/Lembeh Resort, Apr, 2009,

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Dive Review of Lembeh Divers/Lembeh Resort in
Indonesia/Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi