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Eco-Divers/Kungkungan Bay Resort, May, 2008,by Steven Levin, Virginia, United States ( Reviewer 5 reports). Report 4334.
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| Comments |
Lembeh Straits continues to be my favorite place in the world for small and unusual creatures. I visit the area two to three times a year. In the last year I believe the very large number of resorts and liveaboards are beginning to impact the ecosystem. Lembeh is an area that has gone from one resort ten years ago to 20+ and no liveaboards to 5-10 operating in the area - many all year long. The Lembeh diving areas are few and small and the areas are showing the impacts of having as many as six boats diving a single small site repeatedly every day. The liveaboards with up to 20 divers are having an even greater impact. Kungkungan Bay Resort (KBR) has changed very little due to the almost non-existent investment by the owners and Eco-Divers management. Some rooms have seen some upgrades. The resort has three dive boats and it is not unusual for one of them to be non-operational. Even when there are three boats divers are often crowded into two boats. Food remains very average with virtually no changes in five years. The guides and staff at the resort are very good. The same can't be said for the resident managers. |
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Reporter and Travel |
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| Dive Experience | Over 1000 dives | ||
| Where else diving | World-Wide | ||
| Closest Airport | Getting There | ||
Dive Conditions |
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| Weather | rainy | Seas | calm |
| Water Temp | 79-81°F / 26-27°C | Wetsuit Thickness | 5 |
| Water Visibility | 35-65 Ft/ 11-20 M | ||
Dive Policy |
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| Dive own profile | yes | ||
| Enforced diving restrictions | None. | ||
| Liveaboard? | no | Nitrox Available? | N/A |
What I Saw |
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| Sharks | None | Mantas | None |
| Dolphins | None | Whale Sharks | None |
| Turtles | None | Whales | None |
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Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best): |
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| UW Photo Comments | Camera room for charging. Rinse tanks. Tanks would get crowded with many photographers with cameras piled on each other. Rinse tanks are not shaded. | ||
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