Dive Review of Kasawari Lembeh in
Indonesia/Lembeh Straits

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Kasawari Lembeh, Oct, 2011, by Barbara M Shively, MD, US ( Sr. Reviewer 7 reports). Report 6256.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
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Comments	The Kasawari-Lembeh resort is as nice as the other rave reviews describe. I second their praise except in for area of food. The menu was ambitious but the food didn't live up to expectations. It was a solid "ok". Staff was extremely nice and attentive. The dive operation was as great as described in other reports but when they say "muck diving" they aren't talking about what I expected from my other experiences. Where I have done muck diving in the past the muck referred to the sea bottom of sand, coral rubble, sea grasses, maybe some old tires, cement blocks, etc. Here the muck is also suspended in the water! The black sand beaches are ringed with trash and there is garbage and trash in the water as well as a lot of other stuff I didn't want to even think about.
Websites	Kasawari Lembeh
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Caribbean for 20+ years, Hawaii, Costa Rica
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	choppy, no currents
Water Temp	81-83°F / 27-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility	15-30 Ft/ 5-9 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	?
Enforced diving restrictions	You were expected to stay with your dive guide but this was not a hard and fast rule
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
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
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Don't bother to bring a camera unless you are set up for macro. Most everything you will see is between 1" and 6" long. There is so much crud in the water you have to shoot from very close to the subject anyway.

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Dive Review of Kasawari Lembeh in Indonesia/Lembeh Straits

Kasawari Lembeh, Oct, 2011,

Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

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Reporter and Travel

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Kasawari Lembeh in
Indonesia/Lembeh Straits