Lembeh Resort

Hotel Services/Facilities: Lembeh Resort is well-placed for both diving and total relaxation. Guests can enjoy spending time in the freshwater pool which offers the perfect combination of sun and shade. A range of therapeutic and relaxing Spa services is also available including various massages, facials, manicures and treatments for post-dive pampering.

The pool deck has additional seating and sun loungers with views of the Strait, the volcanoes on the mainland and stunning sunsets. There is a book exchange/ library located in the lobby area, along with a computer for guest use. A laundry service (surcharge applies) and complimentary Wi-Fi is available throughout the resort. A range of land activities and tours can also be booked through the reception.

Lembeh Resort is renowned for its excellent underwater photography and videography facilities and the resort boasts a full time Photo Pro and a well-equipped Camera Centre to take care of all your imaging needs.

Food, Beverage & Entertainment Facilities: Lembeh Resort is a full board resort and all stays include three meals per day in the restaurant and snacks between dives at the pool bar. Complimentary brewed coffee, tea and water are available throughout the day at the restaurant or pool bar. The open-air restaurant and bar are located in the centre of the resort.

Breakfast is a plentiful buffet with hot and cold choices including Indonesian, English and European breakfast choices

Lunch offers a great variety of fresh Indonesian, Western and Asian dishes, salads, soups, fruit and desserts.

Dinner is served à la carte (four courses) with a selection of local and Western dishes.

Transfers: Guests fly into Manado’s airport, the international gateway to North Sulawesi. The drive to Lembeh Resort takes an hour, followed by a short 10 minute boat journey.

Lembeh Resort’s beautifully styled rooms and bungalows are strategically positioned to give views of either the ocean or tropical gardens. Guests can choose between 8 Premium Luxury Cottages, 5 Hillside Luxury Cottages, 6 Garden View Rooms, or the Cliffside Villa complete with private swimming pool, 180° views of the Lembeh Strait and private butler service.

All cottages and rooms are air-conditioned and offer an en-suite bathroom with hot water showers, spacious verandas with outdoor seating, minibar, water dispenser for hot and cold water, complimentary tea and coffee,  complimentary refillable aluminium water bottle to keep, complimentary Wi-Fi , hairdryer,  in room safety box , king size bed (all rooms can be set as double or twin), desk and chair.

The Hillside Luxury Cottages enjoy an elevated position over the resort and spectacular views. The Cliffside Villa is perched on a green hillside, surrounded by colourful floral gardens and is perfect for those who would like a more exclusive experience.

With more than 70 dive sites, most of which are reachable in 5 to 20 minutes, Lembeh is world-famous for its incredible muck and critter diving. Over the years, the area has earned its reputation as the ‘Critter Capital of the World.’

Highlights of Lembeh dive sites include 8 different species of frogfish, 12 species of octopus, numerous crustacean species that cannot be found anywhere else on earth, 3 species of pygmy seahorse, countless nudibranch species and new discoveries are continuously being made. Some of Lembeh’s most iconic species include the hairy frogfish, Pontohi pygmy seahorse, wonderpus and mimic octopus, mandarinfish, rhinopias scorpionfish, flamboyant cuttlefish, blue ring octopus, Banggai cardinalfish and the list goes on.

Lembeh also offers many combination sites which are a mix of muck and reef diving so if muck is not your thing, don’t worry, because Lembeh also has stunning reefs, vibrant corals and intriguing topographies.

The Dive Centre, Critters at Lembeh Resort, has marine biologists, a full time photo pro, and a team of underwater photography and marine biology trained dive guides. The Backscatter authorized photo centre is located in the heart of the resort, and a spacious designated camera room is just a few steps from the boats. All dive guides undergo intensive training programs, which include critter and underwater photography training, so you can rest assured that you are in the hands of professionals.

Dive groups are small so that you will receive a more personal service underwater and both private guide and private boat options are available for those who want a more exclusive experience.

The dive program is based on three boat dives per day (8am / 10.45am / 2.30pm), returning to the resort after each dive. Mandarin fish dives depart late afternoon on designated weekdays. Boat night dives are possible every day and depart at 6.15pm (minimum of two divers) and House Reef night dives are always available (shore diving).  Bonfire and Blackwater dives are a great Lembeh experience and can be arranged for any night.

Dive trips to further away dive sites are available to visit the coral reefs of Bangka Island and the north end of the Strait.

Tailor-made packages are available as are day trips to Bunaken, PADI courses, snorkelling and combination packages with Murex Manado and Murex Bangka. Guests can also opt to book the Passport to Paradise tour and visit all three North Sulawesi dive destinations in one trip – please ask us for details.

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