Dive Review of lumbalumbadiving in
Indonesia/Manado, Sulawesi

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lumbalumbadiving: "Supurb in all regards.", Mar, 2014, by Daniel O. Benson, OR, US ( Sr. Contributor 24 reports with 14 Helpful votes). Report 7945.
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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
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Comments	This is the greatest place on earth! Excellent diving and a heck of a value. This resort is small, only 6 bungalows. It's on a very steep hill not far from Manado and near Tasik Ria. The resort is run by a dutch expatriate couple. He tends to the dive center and she to the grounds. They live on the grounds, and are attentive to all aspects of running a very upscale resort. The grounds are a botanical fairytale. Orchids abound as well as many other tropical plants. The rooms are very nice. Double or queen beds in an immaculate bedroom. A shower with stone walls and a toilet in a different part of the bungalow. There is a large house that would accommodate about 6 people, and then 3 individual bungalows. And the diving. Ah yes. The house reef is remarkably nice with resident Mandarin Fish, Cuttlefish, etc. And it's is readily accessible. And there is also a very spacious purpose-built dive boat. This boat will take you the hour ride to Bunaken National Park, or closer by if you wish. And because the resort is so small the most divers we had on the boat was 6! For this luxury you'd expect to pay a premium. But you don't. It's very reasonably priced. A real diamond! But shhhh. Keep this one a secret for Undercurrent readers only! Beware. There are TWO lumbalumbadiving resorts in Indonesia. The other is way west at Aceh. So be sure you look at the correct dive center! This one is in Manado, Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Websites	lumbalumbadiving
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Worldwide. Red Sea, Malaysia, Philippines, Hawaii, U.S. and Caribbean
Closest Airport	Manado	Getting There	It's an ordeal any way you go. Best is though Singapore direct to Manado on Silk Air. HOWEVER, you can also go through one of the world' worst airports: Jakarta, Indonesia and thence to Manado
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, no currents
Water Temp	80-81°F / 27-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	50-80 Ft/ 15-24 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Come back alive. You're an adult. Act and dive accordingly.
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	Separate rinse tank aboard for cameras. We took our camera gear to our room so we could look at our pictures so I can't comment about camera facilities at the dive shop.

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Dive Review of lumbalumbadiving in Indonesia/Manado, Sulawesi

lumbalumbadiving: "Supurb in all regards.", Mar, 2014,

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

Overall Rating

Reporter and Travel

Dive Conditions

Dive Policy

What I Saw

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Dive Review of lumbalumbadiving in
Indonesia/Manado, Sulawesi