Dive Review of Kasawari Lembeh Resort in
Indonesia/Lembeh Strait

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Kasawari Lembeh Resort, Sep, 2008, by Paul Vitkus, NV, USA ( Reviewer 6 reports). Report 5187.
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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	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	If there is a dive heaven, Kasawari Lembeh Resort just might be it, a small "botique" dive resort with 8 cabanas and 2 villas. The cabana that I stayed at was spacious, comfortable and daily maid service. Very popular, after a day of diving, was an infinity pool overlooking the strait....as was the availability of massueses, who were also very popular. Meals were served buffet style in a covered, but open-air dining area adjacent to the bar area. Menus had an asian flavor, which I thoroughly enjoyed, but some of our group were hoping for something more "American". Also snacks were served after the afternoon dive. You could run a tab on the bar and settle at end of trip. The resort and dive staff were very good, although at times the accented English was hard to understand. The diving is a critter-loving, muck-macro divers paradise! The 2 divematers assigned to each of three boats, which had a max capacity of 6 divers per boat, were wonderful in finding and pointing out all the little critters. We easily saw at least half-dozen new creatures, never seen by us before, on each and every single dive! This is one place that you want to stick with the divemasters! While most of the diving is "muck" diving, there were some reefs and a wreck to dive, offering a diversion from "muck" diving. This is macro paradise! If you want pelagics or larger creatures, you will need to go elsewhere. Boats were easy to use, getting off and back on. Hot towels provided along with fruit and snacks immediately upon boarding the dive boat. All your gear along with camera gear is swiftly carried to the boat...all you have to do is put on your wetsuit in the spacious covered dive deck area and simply saunter down the stairs to a deck area for a dive briefing and then off to diving. Not much for entertainment other than a TV in the bar area, but when the diving and other amenities are so good...why complain? If you are looking for big resort activities and entertainment options, then this resort is not for you. But this resort is for me....I'm already planning a return to this little dive jewel!
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Florida, Roatan, Truk Lagoon, Britis Columbia
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, rainy, cloudy	Seas	calm, choppy, currents
Water Temp	81-82°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	15-50 Ft/ 5-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Dives with divemasters were approximately 1 hour long, although we logged some dives at 70-75 minutes. No depth limits specified but for best diving - stick with divemaster.
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
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Best camera room I have ever seen. Each dive photographer had their own dedicated camera desk and area. Bright, clean with plenty of outlets and fresh dry camera towels provided every day.

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Dive Review of Kasawari Lembeh Resort in Indonesia/Lembeh Strait

Kasawari Lembeh Resort, Sep, 2008,

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Dive Review of Kasawari Lembeh Resort in
Indonesia/Lembeh Strait