Dive Review of Eco Divers/White Sands Beach Resort Lembeh in
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Eco Divers/White Sands Beach Resort Lembeh: "Great Week of Muck Diving", Aug, 2023, by Claire Rausch, HI, US ( Reviewer 3 reports with 3 Helpful votes). Report 12755 has 1 Helpful vote.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	My dive buddy and I had been reading about the muck diving of Lembeh and viewing photos/videos from this part of the world for years and decided to take the plunge on this dive trip. Our 18 hour Philippine airlines flight through Manila into Denpasar was uneventful and after clearing Indonesian customs we overnighted at Asta House, a small, but adequate place near the airport. Our Lion Air Flight into Manado the next day had been changed to an evening departure a month prior to our trip (changed from 2:30PM departure to 18:30) allowing for notification to White Sands Resort who kindly accommodated our late night arrival. I was disappointed that we would be arriving after dark, but our driver meet us at the airport as arranged and whisked us the hour and a half across the island per the impressive toll road to Bitung. Given the late hour the driver didn't fall asleep, thank goodness, and we were dropped off in the dark at an unlit pier in Bitung where the boat to White Sands awaited. Seems Bitung port is pretty quiet at night which was lucky for us as for our crossing to Lembeh Island one of the staff with a flashlight stood on the front of the boat serving as the boat's running light for the uneventful 1/2 hour crossing to the resort. The jetty for our arrival and for diving was located in a little bay on the backside of the resort. We’d finally arrived alive and ready for our muck diving experience! The staff carried our bags up and down a small hill which separated the jetty and the nearby located generator from the rest of the resort (eliminating noise of tanks being filled.) We were shown to our very nicely appointed and comfortable cottages to get settled in. Also, we were advised that we should put our dive gear into crates placed on the front porch/lanai in anticipation of diving the next day, what time breakfast would be served, and what we could anticipate for the diving routine the next day. After a great night’s sleep we awoke the next morning o ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here
Websites	Eco Divers White Sands Beach Resort Lembeh
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	Over 1000 dives
Where else diving	Hawaii, Fiji, Palau, Marshall Islands, Pohphei, Kosrae, Saipan, Rota, Tinian, Guam, Egypt, Philippine Islands, Bali, Komodo Nat'l Park, Borneo
Closest Airport	Manado	Getting There	Fly to Jakarta or Denpasar, Bali. Then fly onto Manado on Lion Air, Batik Air or Garuda, but watch for changes in flight times. Some flights transit Makassar, but avoid if you can. Resort will arrange a driver to meet you at Manado airport for transfer to Bitung and the boat to White Sands Beach Resort.
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny, dry	Seas	calm, choppy, no currents
Water Temp	77-80°F / 25-27°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	20-40 Ft/ 6-12 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	no
Enforced diving restrictions	Follow Dive Guide - No Decompression Diving
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	1 or 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	A fresh water dip tank on the boat was available for camera/lighting equipmen ... Subscribe to get the full story. Active subscribers continue reading here

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Dive Review of Eco Divers/White Sands Beach Resort Lembeh in Indonesia

Eco Divers/White Sands Beach Resort Lembeh: "Great Week of Muck Diving", Aug, 2023,

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Dive Review of Eco Divers/White Sands Beach Resort Lembeh in
Indonesia