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Indonesia Dive Resorts | Indonesia Liveaboards

Bali: Mimpi Resort Menjangan | Mimpi Resort Tulamben | Scuba Seraya Resort
Kalimantan: Maratua Paradise Resort | Nabucco Island Maluku: Maluku Divers

North Sulawesi, Bangka: Bangka Bungalows
Bunaken: Gangga Island Resort | Kima Bajo Resort | Minahasa Lagoon | Murex | Santika | Siladen Resort | Tasik Ria
Lembeh Strait: Black Sand Dive Retreat | Kasawari Lembeh Resort | Kungkungan Bay Resort | Lembeh Cottages | Lembeh Resort
Buyat Bay: Lembeh Resort in Combo with Buyat Bay

Raja Ampat: Kri Island Resort | Misool Eco Resort | Raja4Divers | Raja Ampat Dive Lodge | Sorido Bay Resort
Wakatobi: Wakatobi Dive Resort

North Sulawesi

If you have the desire for an exciting and unusual destination for your next dive holiday, then North Sulawesi is perfect. In this tropical paradise you can explore one of the worlds most unspoiled marine wilderness areas, fully protected from spearfishing, coral or fish collecting, the rich coral life and unbelievable sea gardens are a diver's dream come true.

Spectacular marine life yields a kaleidoscopic submarine view of endless varieties of corals and tropical fish. The area consists of several National Parks, the best known diving areas are as follows; The Bunaken National Park and Lembeh Island. What you see will blow your mind, fantastic underwater walls, cut with many crevices and caves. A collection of marine life thrives: red and orange encrusting sponges, christmas tree worms, basket and tube sponges, soft and hard corals of all colors, sea fans, anemones stoked with clown fish, red-blue-pink and brown starfish, bright colored crinoids, giant tunicates, sea-whips, nudibranch (Spanish dancer), transparent and red striped coral shrimps, lobsters, crabs, thousands of ornamental coral fish and the larger pelagics. Often seen are giant Napolean wrasse, angel fish, turtles, blue ribbon eels, stingray and eagleray, snapper, grouper, tuna and sea-snakes. You will bewitched by the unspoiled beauty, nature at her very best. This is a world yet to be discovered

Black Sand Dive Retreat

A Quality Dive Resort in Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi

Black Sand Dive Retreat is a small 6-bungalow quality dive resort located on a sheltered bay in a natural setting on Lembeh Strait , Indonesia ’s Exotic Critter Capital. This resort is the realization of a long-term dream of Bruce and Fung Moore, who have extensive experience in North Sulawesi over the past decade.

We specialize in personalized service both above and below the water, offering an exceptional dive holiday experience in "The Mecca of Muck Diving" Lembeh Strait for our discerning guests.

We understand that visiting divers have very limited holiday time and want to get the finest experience possible during their stay with us. It is the incredible diving that draws visitors to Lembeh Strait , but we are committed to providing an equally memorable resort experience.

The Location in Lembeh Strait

Our superb location in Kambahu Bay means that we are right in the middle of Lembeh’s best dives and most of the sites in the strait are within five minutes by speedboat. Directly off our fine black sand beach lies our exceptional House Reef, offering calm and current-free conditions so that dedicated critter hunters and shutterbugs can have fantastic dives at whatever time they choose.

The Bungalows

Each coconut-wood bungalow offers wondrous views over Kambahu Bay and Lembeh Strait. The bedroom is equipped with both a ceiling fan and a/c for your comfort, with complimentary drinking water, coffee and tea close at hand. Each unit also has a walk-in closet to keep your bags and belongings organized and out of the way as well as a walled open-air “Bali-style” garden bathroom with a hot water shower to help reheat you after long repetitive dives.

Our Diving Center

We have equipment closets for guest equipment to drip dry in the breeze between dives and provide space for easy suiting up.

Within meters are showers as well as rinse tanks for washing both diving equipment and for soaking underwater camera gear.

There is a dedicated camera room that is mosquito-screened and fan-cooled, offering two heights of camera stations, each with outlets for charging both 220 V and 110 V.

Our two compressors and Nitrox blending system have their own room, there is a WC for guests, a rental equipment room, and a briefing center, covering all your diving requirements.

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