Dive Review of Lembeh Resort in
Indonesia/Lembeh Strait

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Lembeh Resort, Dec, 2008, by John Sommerer, MD, USA ( Contributor 15 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 4613.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Lembeh Resort (2nd visit) still a great experience. Food MUCH improved relative to 2005 visit. Hotel staff don't deal well with anything out of the ordinary. Dive staff excellent. Some of the more experienced dive guides have moved on or retired, but remaining guides still do an excellent job of finding the stuff, and are very accommodating in trying to fill in the (formal, written) wish list that you submit at the beginning of your stay. However, there doesn't seem to be the current knowledge of what's been seen where shared between the different resorts, as in the past. Searches for specific critters are based on last sightings by Lembeh staff. For example, no Rhinopias whereabouts for a month or so. There had been a pretty big storm shortly before our stay, and the most famous muck sites (TK, Hairball) had been pretty much scoured of about 6" to a foot of sand, based on the tube worm casings sticking up from the bottom. As a result, most of our targets eluded us. Some lesser known muck sites (e.g. Bronsel) were better. One luckier diver than us got simultaneous mimic and wonderpus! We did get blue-ringed octopus and Lembeh hairy frogfish, plus the usual nudis, OGPs, etc. We did a Minahasa Highlands tour on our final (non-diving day) which was OK, but compromised by Christmas-related traffic and closings. Very nice Christmas Eve dinner with singing by local village children.
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	Borneo, Caribbean, Costa Rica, Easter Island, Galapagos, Komodo, New Zealand, N. Sulawesi, Palau, PNG, Revillagigedos, Tonga, Yap
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, windy, cloudy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	82-84°F / 28-29°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	30-50 Ft/ 9-15 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	[Unspecified]
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
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Great camera room on shore. Padded compartment on boat. Rinse tanks at dock. Very careful handling by staff.

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Dive Review of Lembeh Resort in Indonesia/Lembeh Strait

Lembeh Resort, Dec, 2008,

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

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What I Saw

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Dive Review of Lembeh Resort in
Indonesia/Lembeh Strait