Dive Into Lembeh

Dive Into Lembeh is nestled in Kasawari bay and has its own resort, located on the main land of the Lembeh Strait, Indonesia, just off the north east coast of Sulawesi and is famous for its muck diving on black volcanic sand critter infested coral reefs. Dive Into Lembeh is the only resort in North Sulawesi that has Japanese style hot tubs on every balcony, and the best thing is, they have two of the most famous dive sites in Lembeh (called Hairball and Aw Shucks) as a house reef. The Dive Center has a resident photo pro and a large spacious camera room with dedicated rinse tanks.

How To Get There

Manado airport, the international gateway to North Sulawesi is called Sam Ratulangi airport (code MDC) and is situated an approximate 90 minute drive from our resort at Dive into Lembeh. MDC airport is reachable by direct flight from Singapore, Jakarta, Bali, Makassar and Sorong (the gateway to Raja Ampat).

Dive Overview

Muck diving is all about spotting weird and wonderful underwater critters, species that you would normally not find during a regular dive. Diving in the Lembeh strait means you are diving with a guide who is trained to show you species such as frog fish, hairy frog fish, mimic octopus, blue ringed octopus, banded sea snake, mandarin fish, orangutan crabs, mantis shrimps and many other critters that are hiding on the black volcanic sand, amongst patches of rubble and coral.

Dive Into Lembeh uses fast twin engine fiberglass speedboats so they can return the resort after every dive. They run Liveaboard style.

[Read More: Lembeh Dive Travel Guide]

Accommodation Overview

Dive into Lembeh's stand alone bungalows have been laid out so that everybody has a great view of the sea. All of the spacious bungalows are equipped with satellite TV, air conditioning, ceiling fan, minibar, safe and ensuite western style bathroom with walk in shower. Drinking water is provided in all bungalows in the form of a five gallon hot & cold water dispenser, with tea and coffee facilities available for your use.

Every bungalow has a balcony with comfy bean bags for your relaxation and a drying rack, as well as its own private Japanese-style Onsen (hot tub), perfect for relaxing after a fabulous day's diving in Lembeh.

Food & Drinks

All meals are served in the open air restaurant/bar. Their experienced chefs provide you with a great selection of local and international dishes. Fresh baked breads are made daily for your enjoyment.

Dive Information

The Lembeh Strait has long been established as one of the best macro diving spots on the planet. Although famous for its muck diving on black volcanic slopes the area also boasts some wonderful coral dive sites (including their housereef).

Dive Into Lembeh schedules 3 day dives per day to a choice of more than 60 dive spots in the Lembeh Strait. After every dive the boats return back to the resort so you can enjoy your surface interval by the swimming pool or make any adjustments to your camera before your next dive.

A night dive by boat is available daily, providing we have a minimum of two people. If you have booked a diving package (starting from three nights with two days of diving), you can enjoy complimentary access to the two-world famous house reef dive sites (Hairball and Aw Shucks) between the hours of 8AM and 6PM.

Dive Center Information

Dive Into Lembeh's fully equipped dive center has a spacious camera room and dedicated camera rinse tanks. There is also a guest dive gear locker room, with gear rinse tanks and showers for after the dive. The dive guides are trained in camera handling and are specialized in working in Lembeh's unique underwater environment. Their twin engine fiberglass dive boats are ready to bring guests to the best dive spots in the Lembeh Strait.