Dive Review of Kasawari Lembeh in
Indonesia/Lembeh Straits

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Kasawari Lembeh, Oct, 2012, by linda rutherford, CA, US ( Contributor 17 reports with 7 Helpful votes). Report 6785.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations		Food
Service and Attitude		Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
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Comments	We stayed at Kasawari Lembeh Resort for the last two weeks of a six-week dive trip. It was the perfect ending to our trip, making us regret going home. The most endearing element is the personal service. The famous Lembeh guides from many years ago, Nus and Ali, work here and they add their seasoned influence over operations. We dove with Nus and Ali on the Aqua One live-aboard in 2006 and stayed at Kasawari for two weeks in April 2011. Ali adds so much to the fun. As manager of the dive operation, Ali makes sure that divers see what they come here for. He knows where to find everything. If he can’t find it, then I am at peace that it was not around. I feel a great deal of warmth and affection for him. Another dive guide, “Rusly,” is also excellent. My husband and I had him as a guide, everyday for two weeks. He constantly searched for critters, and took my desire to photo critters seriously. He begged me to take photos before I had even turned on my camera. He likes to line up two or three of a critter for a photo. He didn’t realize that it is very hard to get the necessary depth of field, for example, for three ornate ghost pipefish. I had to tell him that I only had the skill to get two at a time. What is interesting about Lembeh is that the creatures differ by the season. This October we saw 5 or 6 blue ring octopuses, even a pair mating. Last March we saw none. This year we saw no crocodile flatheads, last year we in March, we saw many. So this is a spot that you can visit at different times of the year, and see different species. The new dive boats with double engines and the new extended floating dock, add to the ease of diving from this resort. The boats have shade and use the giant stride method of entry. Kasawari gave a 10% discount for second time visitors, so that was a pleasant surprise. We stayed in Villa #2 which is slightly large than the regular bungalows, but all bungalows are nice. The air conditioning really works in getting your room cool. When we left it was raining, and we dried our wetsuits in front of our highly effective air conditioner. We used our reasonably priced mini-bar. There is a phone in the room to call for room service, although the restaurant is not far away. The restaurant menu can be adapted. For example, I requested an avocado and tomato salad, even though these salads are listed separately. Just explain what you want, and they will do it. There is a large camera room and large camera rinse tanks. They have two large, fast dive boats that come back to the resort after every dive. If you miss a dive because you overslept, then you can catch the next dive. If you request them, there is a Mandarin fish dive at 5 pm and a night dive at 6 pm. All and all, Kasawari is a very pleasant and comfortable place to visit. Two weeks is a comfortable time and is not too long. There are sufficient dive sites to fill two weeks. If you want to see tiger shrimp, boxer crabs, blue-ring octopus, devilfish, and all the other cool stuff, it is here. The staff is so nice that you will definitely regret going home, no matter how long you have been away. I can recommend this resort, without worry, because it is virtually assured that you will have a good time. If there was something negative to say, I would have said it.
Websites	Kasawari Lembeh
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	501-1000 dives
Where else diving	various worldwide
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	rainy	Seas	calm
Water Temp	79-82°F / 26-28°C	Wetsuit Thickness	3
Water Visibility	15-75 Ft/ 5-23 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	no restrictions other than common sense restrictions
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	None	Mantas	None
Dolphins	None	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	None	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish	N/A
Large Pelagics	N/A
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	It is almost expected that you would have a camera. The camera room is nice and large. There are rinse tanks. Staff wait for you to test your camera in the dunk tank before taking it to the boat. No problems for cameras.

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Dive Review of Kasawari Lembeh in Indonesia/Lembeh Straits

Kasawari Lembeh, Oct, 2012,

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Dive Review of Kasawari Lembeh in
Indonesia/Lembeh Straits