White Sands Beach Resort Lembeh by Eco Divers

How To Get There

• Via Singapore - The most direct way to reach Manado is via Singapore. Singapore Airlines offers reasonable rates from most European, North American and Asian cities. Singapore to Manado is on SilkAir, Singapore Airs regional wing, with four direct flights per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday). During summer months a fifth weekly flight can be added.
• Flight time from Singapore to Manado is 3 hours and 20 minutes and many of the overnight flights from Europe and North American arrive early enough in Singapore to connect with the flight to Manado, with just a short transit (flights from Singapore to Manado depart at 9.25 in the morning).
• Via Jakarta and Denpasar/Bali - There are daily flights to Jakarta and Bali from many European and American cities. From there to Manado there are sometimes direct flights and sometimes a short stop is required, Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air and several other airlines connect Manado with those airports, please check with your booking agent about flight details and prices.

Dive Overview

Lembeh Strait is known for its world-renowned muck diving, making it an underwater photography haven.

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Accommodation Overview

Each of the 12 Oceanfront Cottages is comprised of a spacious bedroom, an airy open bathroom (warm water shower and basin, western toilet) and a large wooden terrace with ocean view. All cottages are equipped with air conditioning, ceiling fan, drinkable water from a gallon (the resort does not use single-use plastic), free WiFi internet connection, safe and an LED high definition flat screen to watch your movies or photos from your thumb drive. Multi-adapter electrical sockets carry 220 V.

Food & Drinks

Every meal will be a mouth-watering feast of delicious Indonesian and international favorites. Select from the extensive a la carte menu where all food is prepared fresh on a daily basis even the fish is sourced in the local market each morning.

Dive Information

World-famous for its macro life, this is most probably simply the best place in the world for macro photography! Lembeh Strait plays host to a cornucopia of weird and wonderful creatures to be found here and here alone and dive in Lembeh Strait is a unique experience with no equals in the world.

We moor over shallow black sandy slopes where seahorses and nudibranchs are in abundance. Then there are the inimicus devilfish, pegasus sea moths, frogfish, flying gurnards, wonderpus, mimic, blue ring and coconut octopus, flamboyant cuttlefish, hairy frogfish, Ambon scorpionfish, ornate ghost pipefish, ribbon eels, and many other species.

Truly a one-off opportunity for all photographers and anyone looking for the unusual and unseen. You are sure to see something that you have never seen before, no matter how experienced you are.

The dive guides will take you on a guided tour around Lembehs wonderland and thrill you with its magic. They have experience working with BBC, Animal Planet, National Geographic and many famous photographers like Martin Edge, Douglas Seifert, Jason Isley, Takako Uno, Steven Wong, William Tan, Wolfgang Poelzer, Ned & Anna DeLoach just to mention some.

Night Dives

A night dive in Lembeh is truly not to be missed. You see many weird and wonderful critters here during the day time, so why not enjoy the nocturnal ones as well. Night dives in Lembeh are full of fascinating surprises! You could see a starry night octopus, a stargazer, a bobbit worm (which inspired the sandworm from Star Wars movie) just to name a few.

Mandarin Dives

These little beautiful fishes perform the most amazing courtship dance, culminating in the full spawning.. Every day at dusk.

Do not miss this unique show and see them rise together cheek to cheek. It is every dedicated photographer's dream scene. Definitely worth the 4th dive of the day!!

Dive Center Information

Dive Center Overview

Eco Divers is a professional PADI 5 Star Centre. Their service focuses on safety, organization, relaxation, and comfort. They are an environmentally and socially responsible tourism operator. The diving services will be run by their well-known team - Horin, Fendy, Nipen, Heinz, Samuel - on 15 meters fiberglass speedboats to quickly reach, with comfort, all dive sites in Lembeh Strait.

The standard program includes two dives in the morning and a third dive after lunch, night dives are available every night. They offer PADI courses and you can book your nitrox diving package.