The third week of DMT experience has been amazing! With the swim tests and skill circuit out of the way, I have been able to turn my attention to more student and customer-facing activities. I started with assisting Ilse with her Open Water Course (OWC) student, Thijs, who was visiting from the Netherlands. The…
Discover SCUBA Diving is a PADI program during which the participant gets to experience what it’s like to dive whilst being closely supervised by one of our PADI instructors. The program appeals especially to guests who may not have enough time during their visit to Bunaken in order to complete the open water diver course…
If you’ve always wanted to come to Lembeh with a camera but been put off by the potentially large price tag then we have a solution for you as we now offer camera rental in Lembeh. We now have an Olympus TG-5 with a YS-03 Sea & Sea Strobe available for rental on your arrival…
Turtle city would be a pretty accurate name to describe Bunaken island and if we had to rename the island this would be it. It is truly astonishing just how many turtles we see here. I believe that throughout the 2018 dive season there has not been one guest that stayed with us, that did…
There have been some spooky sightings in Lembeh this week. Halloween has caused an air of mystery and magic to descend over the waters of Lembeh and has resulted in a lot of scary and creepy animals to come out of the sand. A lot of people seem to be scared of sharks for no…
The Lembeh Strait is unlike any other muck diving destination on earth. You may find frogfish in other locations but where else on the planet will you discover numerous species in one area? Right here – and when you are diving in Lembeh you just never know when another species will be identified. This is…
There must be something in the water as love is in the air in Lembeh. The waters have got slightly colder around the Lembeh Strait and it appears to have got many of the creatures in the mood! Over this past week we have been lucky to see Nudis mating, Pygmy Squid mating and the…
We have had plenty of blue ring octopus in Lembeh recently with them being an almost daily occurrence. Blue ring octopus are notoriously hard to spot. While they are one of the most venomous animals in the world, they prefer to use their camouflage to remain hidden rather than attack potential threats. Fortunately, our guides…