Dive Lembeh Indonesia

One of the richest areas of marine diversity in the world, Lembeh is a popular dive destination for lovers of all critters great and small! Along the strait’s 12 kilometers are packed an uncountable number of rare critters : octopuses, frogfishes, shrimps, nudibranches and seahorses — at more than 40 dive sites between the mainland of North Sulawesi and Lembeh Island!

The Best Time to Dive Lembeh

By virtue of the unique geographic location, Lembeh offers fantastic year-round diving. Although there can be strong currents running through the Strait at some points of the day, there are always areas which are protected and comfortable to dive. Lembeh is also protected from big swells and most of the monsoon winds, which makes it comfortably ‘divable’ all year round. but there is certain seasonality in critters caused by the changing trade winds

There can be swells during January and February in the north of the Strait and we might not be able to dive the true coral sites every day. The swells subside in March and it is easier to photograph small critters, such as Pontohi pigmy seahorse in the shallows. March to May, the weather is generally good to dive all around the Lembeh Island. This is also the time we might be lucky to see a whale shark or even a whale. There isare skipjack tuna schooling on the outer side of Lembeh.

April to October is considered as the best critter season. The visibility is lower and the temperature drops down gradually to 26- 24 Celsius in July, which may be the reasons there are more critters. As a few examples, At this is the time we find thee most Hairy frog fish, robust ghost pipefish, cephalopods etc.. July is the months mimic octopus are seen has been seen mating and between January to July, Fflamboyant cuttlefish are most abundant. You can be lucky and see them mating, laying eggs or hatchling.

Accommodation on Lembeh

Lembeh Resort @ Lembeh

Resort Representative is waiting at the arrival hall at the airport. He or she will be holding a sign board with your name. They will assist with your luggage and escort you to our transfer vehicles. The total transfer time is between 1.5 and 2 hours so if you need to use the restroom, please do so inside the arrival hall.

• Fully air-conditioned bedrooms
• Ceiling fans
• En-suite Balinese-style (open air) bathrooms.
• Bathrooms have either a bathtub & shower or two showers with plenty of hot & cold water.
• Custom blended shower gel & shampoo made from therapeutic essential oils.
• Locally inspired furnishings
• Mini bar
• Complimentary tea & coffee-making facilities
• Personal safe
• Laundry service

Lembeh Dive Sites

Goby A’Crab


One of the few dive sites situated far south in Lembeh strait.
Excellent coral growth in the shallows, with a steep white sand slope below. Visibilty is generally better then on the dive sites situated in the middel of Lembeh strait.
A good mix of muck and coral species, though rarely exceptional in either category, this is still a site which always gets glowing reviews from divers.

Dante’s Wall

At the very northern tip of Lembeh Island, this dive site has a beautiful wall going down to 30-35 metres, covered in black corals and sea fans. Where the wall ends at a slope, in the shallows there is small opening to a huge cave with shrimp, lobsters and flashlight fish.

California Dreaming


A stunning site. This is a seamount out from the island of Pulau Putus. Twin peaks with a sand flat in between, the shallows are good for giant frogfish and tiny boxer crabs. The coral slopes down on either side, but the most exposed section is a series of steps formed by boulders and sand shelves which descend into the depths, covered with a kaleidoscope of soft corals making for Lembeh’s most colourful dive. Passing mackerel and tuna are the larger fare, but like most of Lembeh, the critters are the main draw, though at this site the scenery overwhelms the occupants.

Mawali Wreck


The most popular wreck in the Strait, this huge WW2 Japanese freighter lies on her side, offering a coral-encrusted oasis. This is a very good nudibranch / flatworm dive, with huge scorpionfish and lionfish guaranteed. Also good for cuttlefish, ghost pipefish and mantis shrimps.

Magic Crack


A continuance of the gentle sand slope, the highlight of this dive is a coral and rubble patch stretching from 12 – 27 meters and is the best place in Lembeh to find thorny seahorses – up to 7 in a dive. There is a good cleaning station, a strong nudibranch representation, frogfish, ribbon eels, ghost pipefish and it is also a good spot for wonderpus. In the shallows towards the bay is sand, but there is a healthy hard coral garden to the side, stretching southward out of the bay.

Angel’s Window


The most popular of the island-side sites, this is a twin-peaked pinnacle that comes within a meter of the surface. A large cave offers a swim-through for divers on the deep end of the pinnacle. One side is a coral slope leveling out onto a sand flat at 15 meters and on the other side is a wall to a shelf at 8 meters, then a small plateau and another drop-off, down to 20-32 meters. This site offers schooling fish, numerous pygmy seahorses, leaf scorpionfish, Octopus cyanea, cuttlefish, nudibranchs and much more.