Lembeh Strait is renowned worldwide for its exceptional biodiversity, attracting marine experts and budding photographers looking for a first class dive experience with smaller, more enigmatic marine life.
The Lembeh Strait is gifted with black volcanic sand, rare and unusual marine creatures of all shapes and colours are hidden amongst this deceptively thriving seascape. Hairy frogfish, stargazers, blue ringed and mimic octopus, wunderpus, bobbit worms, ribbon eels and mantis shrimps can all be found in this area, not to mention the abundance of nudibranch with their glitzy, and often outrageous, patterns.
Flamboyant cuttlefish and squid are also common, along with rhinopias and other benthic species. The dive guides of the Lembeh Strait are famous for their eagle eyes, finding the smallest of creatures in the volcanic sand. Their superhuman-like skills allow each diver to fulfil their dream marine life encounter. Although the macro and muck sites are a big draw, there are a number of dive sites with wonderful coral displays.
This trip takes you to one of the best macro and muck diving locations in the world, based on seven nights at Dive Into Lembeh Resort, this trip can also be conducted at other resorts listed on the resort tab. Lembeh can also easily be paired with Bunaken National Marine Park and Bangka, both with stunning soft corals, shoaling fish, and turtles galore.
Suggested Itinerary
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Day 1:
Depart the UK for Manado
Fly from the UK to Manado on an overnight flight, normally via Singapore. Guests are also welcomed from other destinations. Please
enquire.
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Day 2:
Arrive & transfer to your resort
On arrival, you will be met and transferred to Dive Into Lembeh Resort, your welcoming home for the next seven nights.
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Days 3-8
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Dive Lembeh Strait
Lembeh Strait is home to a huge array of rare and unusual marine life. Enjoy six days of diving with two guided boat dives and unlimited unguided house reef diving. There's the option to upgrade to three guided boat dives a day, either in advance or locally.
If you share with your guide what your favourite muck or macro species is, they will tailor the dive sites to give you the best change of an encounter. The house reef at Dive Into Lembeh resort is called Hairball. This pure muck site has a slope of volcanic sand running to around 30m, here frogfish and camouflaged scorpionfish and seahorses are waiting to be discovered. Aw Shucks is a nudibranch hotspot with a few coral patches among the black sand. It is even possible to have a day trip over to Bunaken National Marine Park to visit sites such as Lekuan, with is abundant turtle population and dramatic walls.
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Day 9:
Depart Manado
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Day 10:
Arrive UK
