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Dive Review of Kungkungan Bay Resort in
Indonesia

Kungkungan Bay Resort: "Great Muck Diving in Lembeh Straits", Oct, 2018,

by John Yavorsky, NJ, US (Top Contributor Top Contributor 35 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 10709 has 1 Helpful vote.

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

Accommodations 4 stars Food 4 stars
Service and Attitude 5 stars Environmental Sensitivity 5 stars
Dive Operation 5 stars Shore Diving 4 stars
Snorkeling 5 stars
Value for $$ 5 stars
Beginners 4 stars
Advanced 5 stars
Comments [None]Macro diving is not for everyone but this has some of the best macro diving on the planet. I've been to other sites like Anilao in Philippines and this compares very favorably. Dives are 5 to 15 minutes away by small boat. Back to shore after every dive and for lunch. Food had good variety and was made to order: no mediocre buffet. Guides are excellent and work hard to find requests. Blue ring octopus, wonderpus, frogfish, pygmy sea horse, etc. Saw everything except mimic octopus but others saw one of those. Only did 15 dives in week because I did 4 afternoon snorkels with wife on house reef, which had large variety of coral and fish but, unfortunately, also plastic trash (cleanup wouldn't help much as new trash floats in with currents daily). Night dives available most nights. This was a combo with a second week at Tasik Ria Resort, a few hours drive back towards Manado.
Staff went all out for barbeque night with dancers and singing.
Final day was a great safari to a park with Macaques and Tarsier monkeys.
Websites Kungkungan Bay Resort   

Reporter and Travel

Dive Experience Over 1000 dives
Where else diving 26 liveaboards and dozens of land-based world wide.
Closest Airport Manado Getting There Singapore Air to Singapore and Silk Air to Manado and land transport to KBR

Dive Conditions

Weather sunny Seas calm
Water Temp 80-82°F / 27-28°C Wetsuit Thickness
Water Visibility 20-70 Ft/ 6-21 M

Dive Policy

Dive own profile no
Enforced diving restrictions [Unspecified]Up to 6 divers with guide to spot unique and hard-to-find critters
Liveaboard? no Nitrox Available? yes

What I Saw

Sharks None Mantas None
Dolphins None Whale Sharks None
Turtles None Whales None
Corals 2 stars Tropical Fish 5 stars
Small Critters 5 stars Large Fish 2 stars
Large Pelagics 1 stars

Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):

Subject Matter 5 stars Boat Facilities 5 stars
Overall rating for UWP's 5 stars Shore Facilities 5 stars
UW Photo Comments [None]Charging room set up but you can also use your room. Guides handled cameras with care and put into fresh water rinse tank after each dive.
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