Boats & Schedule
The Lembeh Strait has long been established as one of the best macro diving spots on the planet. Although famous for its ‘muck diving’ on black volcanic slopes, the area also boasts some wonderful coral dive sites.
We schedule up to 3 day dives per day on our twin engine fiberglass dive boats, to a choice of more than 60 dive spots in the Lembeh Strait. After every dive, the boats return to the resort so you can enjoy your surface interval by the swimming pool or make any adjustments to your camera before your next dive. A night dive by boat is available daily, providing we have a minimum of two people.
The Camera Room
We have a large camera room with dedicated well-lit work stations for each guest, as well as separate rinse tanks for cameras.
Our dive guides are trained in camera handling and are specialised in working in Lembeh’s unique underwater environment.
Dive Centre & Equipment
There is also a guest dive gear locker room, with equipment rinse tanks and showers for after the dives. All tanks and weights are provided.
House Reefs
If you have booked a diving package (starting from three nights with two days of diving), we offer complimentary access to our two world-famous house reef dive sites — ‘Hairball’ and ‘Aw Shucks’ — between the hours of 8AM and 6PM.
Muck Diving in the Lembeh Strait
Lembeh was the first real muck diving destination in the world.
You need lots of nutrition in the water to feed the small crustaceans and fish that form the beginning of a plentiful food chain. Crystal-clear blue water is wonderful, but it lacks the nutrients required for critter diving. Frogfish, seahorses, scorpionfish, octopus, crabs, shrimps, eels, nudibranchs, puffers, soles — they're all here.
White clean sand looks beautiful, but it's not ideal for critter photography. The light from your strobe bounces back into the lens, giving bad contrast and over-exposed shots. Volcanic black sand solves both problems — nutrient-rich substrate and a perfect dark backdrop.
Lembeh has critter-infested black sandy slopes, but also beautiful coral dive sites. Angels Window and California Dreaming are two of our favourites — proof that the strait offers far more than its 'muck' reputation suggests.