Lembeh Straits is known as the muck diving capital of the world. This means that there are alot of sites which are sandy slopes, often with black sand, and the viz is 10-15m. Due to the black sand it is perfect for photographers as this reduces back-glare, and this is why many photographers like coming to dive Lembeh.

It is also one of the few places in the world where you will see unusual creatures such as hairy frog fish, pygmy sea horse, large sea horses and flambouyant cuttlefish to name a few.

Some of our favourite muck sites include Police Pier, Pantai Parigi, Jahir, Retak Larry, Teluk Kembahu 1 and 2 and Hair ball 1 and 2.

Lembeh also has some great ship wrecks. Most of these are covered in corals and critters so are good as wrecks as well as critter-hunting. The wrecks inlude Bimoli wreck, Kapal indah and Mawali wreck. Check out some great wreck pictures from Richard and Dennis who were here in March 06.

Last but not least, there are also some sites that have small walls and slopes with soft corals such as Nudi Falls, Nudi Retreat and Angels Window.

Basically there is diving for everyone. What can you see? Check out the following pics:

• Tina & Paul's Best Lembeh Photo's

• Video clips of Diving Lembeh with Two Fish Divers

Dive Courses in the area

If you are here, why not take advantage of our instructors and take a course. If you are not yet a diver, many sites are ideal for a Try-a-dive or the Open Water Diver course - an amazing experience in the muck diving capital of the world.

If you are already a diver you could consider the Advanced Open Water Diver or Rescue Diver courses. There are also specialty courses for all levels of divers, and especially good in this area are:

• Peak performance bouyancy - because the bottom of alot of the sites is sandy, you need to have good bouyancy to avoid kicking up a cloud of sand that can reduce your visibility to less than 5m

• Underwater naturalist - this is great to do with the emphasis on the unusual critters in this area

• Wreck diving - there are some great wreck here, some are large at 90m long, and all offer some adventurous penetration options

• Night diving - some critters just don't come out during the day, so this is great to see some other critters

• Underwater digital photography - the photography attractions are world famous so why not get some expert advise on how to capture that perfect image

If you are doing a combo-visit, we would be happy to spread your course over our two centers in Lembeh and Bunaken, but we can only run the Go Pro courses (DiveMaster and Assistant Instructor) from our operation in Bunaken.